Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[LynnaePB]

Little Sumire just passed. She passed comfortable snuggled up to the teddy bear. She had a bad start, odds were against her. She will be buried under the orange tree next to the other chicks that have died in the past.

I'm so sorry to hear little Sumire didn't make it.

It sounds like you really went above and beyond and did everything you could for her.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Little Sumire just passed. She passed comfortable snuggled up to the teddy bear. She had a bad start, odds were against her. She will be buried under the orange tree next to the other chicks that have died in the past.

So sorry to hear that, unfortunately no matter what you try sometimes their little lives just fail to thrive

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Thank you @LynnaePB and @ForTheLoveOfSilkies , I appreciate you both.
I know in the grand scheme of things, these little creatures are "just chickens", but it is amazing how quickly we get attached to them.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Thank you @LynnaePB and @ForTheLoveOfSilkies , I appreciate you both.
I know in the grand scheme of things, these little creatures are "just chickens", but it is amazing how quickly we get attached to them.

Yes even though you only know the little chick for a day or so it's still very sad when they pass away, as it is with older chickens too, probably because you try everything to help it get better and try to nurse it back to health and you bond more with the chicken in the process.

 

[TJAnonymous]

Well my little 10 day old Silkies are slowly starting to feather out... I've confirmed that at least 1 is a Lavender Silkie.....

btw, the other 5 are hiding under the MHP. They are quite camera shy...lol. I really need to up the amount of time I spend with them to keep them tame, but I've been swamped with work, getting the garden moving, and trying to build them a new coop. I need to hire a chick sitter....lol.

 

[Chickeria]

Well my little 10 day old Silkies are slowly starting to feather out... I've confirmed that at least 1 is a Lavender Silkie.....

btw, the other 5 are hiding under the MHP. They are quite camera shy...lol. I really need to up the amount of time I spend with them to keep them tame, but I've been swamped with work, getting the garden moving, and trying to build them a new coop. I need to hire a chick sitter....lol.

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They are gorgeous Those tiny little wings

 

[TJAnonymous]

I was looking at my little angels tonight... I swear they are the messiest chicks I've ever seen! Anyways, the chick with the weepy eye is still weepy. The feed store has Terramycin on backorder so I had to settle on Theracyn opthamologic gel. I've used it twice now after washing with warm water. I think the poor baby is wishing for my violent death... She is clearly not a fan of the doctoring process.

On another note, I thought my caramel colored chick was going to be a buff colored Silkie. But I noticed today that she has some gray banding on her wings,just a bit. Maybe that means she will be a partridge?

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

My 8 week old chick still hasn't integrated into the main flock, still on its own since the other chick died.
It was attacked by a bird today, lucky I was outside nearby and ran it off.. chick fine. But rooster did nothing, no alarm or anything! I'm guessing it was because the chick isn't part of the flock? Poor little thing
.. At least it's good at getting up high or into little spots to run from the others pecking it ..

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I was looking at my little angels tonight... I swear they are the messiest chicks I've ever seen! Anyways, the chick with the weepy eye is still weepy. The feed store has Terramycin on backorder so I had to settle on Theracyn opthamologic gel. I've used it twice now after washing with warm water. I think the poor baby is wishing for my violent death... She is clearly not a fan of the doctoring process.

On another note, I thought my caramel colored chick was going to be a buff colored Silkie. But I noticed today that she has some gray banding on her wings,just a bit. Maybe that means she will be a partridge?

Sad about your little chicky, hopefully the meds you are giving will help it

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

My 4 month old cockerel (yes I'll have to admit it, even though it doesn't totally seem like it) is so much smaller then my other one, smaller overall and comb size, why is this?- some sort of bantem gene made it small or is it an abnormality that I shouldn't allow to breed?