Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[CaliFarmsAR]

Tomorrow I’ll try and get good pictures of my Silkie flock

 

[AngBantamLuv]

My poor fluffies are dust bathing in the coop wet sand/dirt. Winter is horrible. The wetness just keeps coming up through the dirt and I keep adding sand bit it is still wet
Chickaletta and her 5 shipped eggs babies attempting to dust bath in the wet sand of the coop..
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And Frostie jumped up beside me on my pallet seat half sheltered from the rain..
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Wow what a poof on that last one!!

 

[kurby22]

Send some of that rain to Tennessee...we r in a drought! I actually have been hosing down my run for the babies cuz they are just pitiful.
But I'm sure it is frustrating to be constantly wet...they don't like that either!

Yeah I turned on the misters today as it was 102…but now the area is all muddy. Ugh!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Yeah I turned on the misters today as it was 102…but now the area is all muddy. Ugh!

Mud is better then being too hot I think at least it should quickly dry out in those temps

 

[chickengr]

My poor fluffies are dust bathing in the coop wet sand/dirt. Winter is horrible. The wetness just keeps coming up through the dirt and I keep adding sand bit it is still wet
Chickaletta and her 5 shipped eggs babies attempting to dust bath in the wet sand of the coop..
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And Frostie jumped up beside me on my pallet seat half sheltered from the rain..
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all of my chickens love wet dust bath, lol. they never miss a chance to do it after rain. these days I spill water in their run and litterary a minute later all of them (5 silkies and 5 leghorns) become muddy piggies.

 

[kurby22]

Mud is better then being too hot I think at least it should quickly dry out in those temps

Yeah! It definitely dries out rapidly! We are over 100 for the next week so I figure it’s better to be muddy and cool at this point! I just wish the soil wasn’t clayey! It’s super slippery

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

all of my chickens love wet dust bath, lol. they never miss a chance to do it after rain. these days I spill water in their run and litterary a minute later all of them (5 silkies and 5 leghorns) become muddy piggies.

Wow really!? Maybe it's good for them in wet dirt to help cool themselves in summer temps but in winter not so good

 

[MamaChicken02]

My Silkie and frizzle Silkie babies! Just hatched yesterday!!! I’ve been trying to figure out colors! But the black and white ones i can’t find possible pictures anywhere!!

Thoughts on any of them?!?

Picture of all babies together!

Picture of babies and Miss Frizzle!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Yeah! It definitely dries out rapidly! We are over 100 for the next week so I figure it’s better to be muddy and cool at this point! I just wish the soil wasn’t clayey! It’s super slippery

Yep I know slippery! My soil is clayey too

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

My Silkie and frizzle Silkie babies! Just hatched yesterday!!! I’ve been trying to figure out colors! But the black and white ones i can’t find possible pictures anywhere!!

Thoughts on any of them?!?

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Picture of all babies together!

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Picture of babies and Miss Frizzle!

Oh my goodness!! Cuteness overload