Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[HuffleClaw]

Hi

Hi Don!

 

[sourland]

Hi, Don, how do you prepare your silkies ?

 

[Aunt Angus]

Here are my doofy hatchery Silkies, Violet and Dandelion. They are total lap chickens. I LOVE THEM. Love. Them.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Here are my doofy hatchery Silkies, Violet and Dandelion. They are total lap chickens. I LOVE THEM. Love. Them.
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Oh my gosh! So CUTE!

 

[HuffleClaw]

My current silkie Rooster named Ruby was 8 weeks old when I got him and 2 others. Breeder said they looked to be pullets, but since she wasn’t sure she gave me a $10 discount (still $40 each...). Yeah... all boys! I kept Ruby and I’m so glad I did. He’s a good boy.

 

[casportpony]

Kind of cute!


Love the blue ears!

 

[HuffleClaw]

Kind of cute!
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Kind of?! That’s adorable!

 

[WallyBirdie]

First and foremost - ABSOLUTELY NO HATING ON SILKIES ALLOWED!!! If you aren’t here to support our fuzzy friends, don’t respond.

Silkies get a bad rap for the following:
"Looks like a dust mop"
"Too hard to maintain"
"Poor immune system"
"Dumber than rocks"
"0 predator awareness"
And oh, so much more.

Well my friends - I thought so too, until I actually got silkies for myself. These are some of the most wonderful birds out there.

I’ve found them to be highly heat tolerant, wonderful mothers, having the strongest immune systems in my Bantam flock, GREAT LAYERS (that’s right folks), adorable as all get out, and more.

I currently have 9 silkies - and my rooster has been nothing but a gentleman to his ladies. They free range daily and I’ve not had a silkie get killed by a predator yet. My hens average 5 eggs a week - not too bad for a silkie, eh?


Most of the time, these silkie haters haven’t even owned the breed, but rather pretend they know everything.


So... let the fun begin! Support our silkies!

Pictures always welcome.


-Kayla-

I love silkies but have never gotten to appreciate one personally. I got a day old silkie... named him/her Russel, and lost him after only having him a few hours.
I'd been unaware that the birds I brought were sick. I'd been told that they were inactive due to stress and fatigue... but I later learned they were ill.
It was very upsetting and I haven't tried to get another silkie.

But I do love them. I've only heard (or paid attention to) pleasant things about them.

 

[Don 27]

Hi, Don, how do you prepare your silkies ?

With some thyme and rosemary boiled for a couple hours add the carrot s and your good to go .

 

[HuffleClaw]

I’m about to go get pictures of all my silkies. Be back soon.