Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Sara S]

Any updates?

Nothing yet, but they’re hatching tomorrow!!!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

feeding them, of course.

Do I need to crush em up? Just shelled sunflower seeds?

 

[chickengr]

Do I need to crush em up? Just shelled sunflower seeds?

sesame seeds! they are tiny and chicks go nuts for them.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

sesame seeds! they are tiny and chicks go nuts for them.

Ok...will do! Thank u

 

[chickengr]

Ok...will do! Thank u

good luck! I sometimes get confused too. more often lately, lol.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

The littles love hanging together all day.. while the big girls are perch potatoes in the coop I guess i cant call them chicks or Littles, they are so big (except Bambina).. maybe ill just refer to them as the NKOTB.



I took Betty (the black polkie) out today to show the neighbors, and Barney, the paint roo, got very upset and made attempts at crowing!! Betty and Barney are usually together, so cute.

 

[kurby22]

The littles love hanging together all day.. while the big girls are perch potatoes in the coop I guess i cant call them chicks or Littles, they are so big (except Bambina).. maybe ill just refer to them as the NKOTB.

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I took Betty (the black polkie) out today to show the neighbors, and Barney, the paint roo, got very upset and made attempts at crowing!! Betty and Barney are usually together, so cute.

Ahhh that’s all adorable! Barney loves his Betty!

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Ahhh that’s all adorable! Barney loves his Betty!

They are all very sweet to Bambina, but Betty and Barney are definitely a pair

 

[Chickeria]

The littles love hanging together all day.. while the big girls are perch potatoes in the coop I guess i cant call them chicks or Littles, they are so big (except Bambina).. maybe ill just refer to them as the NKOTB.

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I took Betty (the black polkie) out today to show the neighbors, and Barney, the paint roo, got very upset and made attempts at crowing!! Betty and Barney are usually together, so cute.

I love that your NKOTB (I remember that group) get along so well
And that they do so many things together, like the sunbathing in the picture (it looks like they are all watching tv in that moment, only little Betty doesn't approve the program )
Fred really looks huge compared to the others
Barney and Betty are such a cute pair! I think it's really intersting how cockerels or roosters sometimes do find their special lady.
My Mirabelle never seemed very ...impressed by my little James. There were even some disagreements regarding the frequency of mating. They do have a pet carrier as one of their nest boxes, and some of the girls decided to sleep on it There is not enough comfortable place on the carrier for all 7 and Mirabelle, being the lowest in hirarchy and being very smart decided to sleep in the pet carrier. James joined her after a while. Now they sit next each other at nights, huddled together, like an old couple And I observed that she now doesn't mind the mating at all - their relationship improved extremely. I think this is because they now sleep every night together in that carrier.

 

[Silkie Princess]

I love that your NKOTB (I remember that group) get along so well
And that they do so many things together, like the sunbathing in the picture (it looks like they are all watching tv in that moment, only little Betty doesn't approve the program )
Fred really looks huge compared to the others
Barney and Betty are such a cute pair! I think it's really intersting how cockerels or roosters sometimes do find their special lady.
My Mirabelle never seemed very ...impressed by my little James. There were even some disagreements regarding the frequency of mating. They do have a pet carrier as one of their nest boxes, and some of the girls decided to sleep on it There is not enough comfortable place on the carrier for all 7 and Mirabelle, being the lowest in hirarchy and being very smart decided to sleep in the pet carrier. James joined her after a while. Now they sit next each other at nights, huddled together, like an old couple And I observed that she now doesn't mind the mating at all - their relationship improved extremely. I think this is because they now sleep every night together in that carrier.
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That rooster is gorgeous!