Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[LadiesAndJane]

FYI yall...got my name changed on here - was laneaj
Now Gammas Bearded Babies!

Love it!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

my eggs started to hatch. I have had 2 mistery eggs, either silkie (from my rip roo) or pekin. I helped a chick get out as membrane was as thick as leather and I think it is a beautiful black silkieI didn't want to examine the chick as it is still weak but it seems it has 5 toes. another one is hatching as well as one brahma and one leghorn. I have 3 eggs more, 2 brahma and 1 leghorn.

Congrats!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

I use large flake pine shavings in the run, spot clean daily but no major cleaning maybe every 3 to 4 months at most.
Using sand/PDZ mixture under the roosts helps keep everything clean and easy to maintain.
I also sprinkle PDZ out in the run as needed to keep smell and flies down.
The edges of the run get wet if it’s really windy when it rains but it’s nothing major.

Ok that's bout same as what I do just curious. Thank u!

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

Congratulations everyone on all those beautiful silkie chicks hatching. I'm trying not to get too excited about my 3 developing Chiquita eggs as they still have 10 days to go and I know anything can still happen. All these cute chicks is definitely not helping that.

 

[pekin queen]

i think i can disagree on one thing and that is there laying skills (in my experience)
i think i got approx 10 eggs from this silkie hen (edit in her entire life R.I.P. hazel)

sorry for all the blur in the photo also FYI this is hazel she died rather resiliently she also goes by the name mushroom head cos silkies
and this is her rooster he died approx a year ago

this is spazy he was my sisters and he (wen he was alive )would spaz by rubbing his head in the dirt (thats were he got the name)

 

[pekin queen]

i think i can disagree on one thing and that is there laying skills (in my experience)
i think i got approx 10 eggs from this silkie hen View attachment 2985354sorry for all the blur in the photo also FYI this is hazel she died rather resiliently she also goes by the name mushroom head cos silkies
and this is her rooster he died approx a year ago View attachment 2985358this is spazy he was my sisters and he (wen he was alive )would spaz by rubbing his head in the dirt (thats were he got the name)

FYI i love silkies (and pekins but i think this is not the thread for pekin talk )the post before this is NOT to insult silkies i am just saying i have not got good experience with the egg laying ability's

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I think we can all agree that Silkies can’t compete with egg laying champs like Leghorns and other standard breeds.
Though most of my silkies are fairly decent layers, one even laid 40 eggs before she went broody!
She of course was an exception!

 

[AngBantamLuv]

With the exception of broody time, i was getting eggs every to every other day w my previous silkies. Curious what this tiny silkie is going to do. Today she was able to reach the water without a step finally!

Ugh.. hate that integrating is starting all over.. so stressful! I hate watching the little ones be chased! There was finally peace in the run prior to the freeze.

I notice the little black polkie holds her own.. still runs, but isn't hiding in the mini coop with the others. Hopefully its not more than another day or two of bully behaviors.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

New littles, 2 days old. I shared this photo on the hatching thread as well. So apologies if you’ve already seen it!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Help chick broken leg? Char may have squashed it? It was fine yesterday! Had to be partridge one didn't it!!! Can I help it!?