SILKIES....Why The Bad Reputation?

[Aria]

We have 23 Silkies and LOVE THEM> We do not have any other breeed.
We had 14 Hens and 1 Rooster

Now we have 8 new Silkies. Not sure yet how many roosters.

Our plan is to keep one more white Rooster....that makes 21 hens and 2 roosters.

Would NOT have any other breed. Our Silkies lay small to medium eggs which are perfect.
Regards, Aria

 

[chickenzoo]

Sophie says " Look into my eyes....... you will love Silkies, .....you will feed us goodies,..... you will let some of us live in the house"

 

[TinyTotsSeramas]

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did you seriously put a bow on her head?!

 

[Imp]

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"OH NO! Make it stop" Imp screams in his head as he heads out to the Silkie Goodies Store.

Imp- and yes there are Silkie Goody Stores.

 

[bckyrdchknluvr]

I have 4 white silkie hens that I got as adults and they don't really like to be touched and do scare easily, but 3 of them just hatched me 23 babies a little over a week ago and are the BEST mommies. I had 5 surprise sebrights hatch from the "silkie" eggs I got and the white moms treated them just like the silkie chicks. I would not pick any other breed as my broodys, I think they are awesome. Yes they do lay smaller eggs, but the eggs mine lay are definitely not too small to eat. We eat them all the time. I do not have them for the eggs though as they will and do go broody over nothing. (part of what I love about them, I think it's cute)I love my girls and would not trade them for anything. I am only keeping two of the chicks but as I am hand raising them, I am exited that I will have at least two that want to be around me

 

[KDailey]

Ya all I've ever heard is that silkies are the sweetest chickens out there and they make great pets. I've got 4 chicks that I got from Ideal along with some other chicks and they've been really sweet and give me quite a laugh every time I go out to the coop/run.

Any comments I've seen about them being evil was made in jest becuase they're all so cute and adorable that they "take over" your barnyard with their cuteness.

 

[ezekielSM]

Yep, Silkies are evil. The first chicken breed I thought I wanted was a Silkie. Then I decided.. nah. So I wind up nearly getting a Silkie but Red and Ply (a RIR and barred plymouth rock) won out in their cuteness, somehow. Then the next chicken swap I went to had another Silky. Wound up picking up Amberbock and Stormy (amber sex-link and blue Cochin) instead. Then third time around... a blue Silky!- but no money.

Keep me awaaaaaaay from those Silkies!! LOL.. need them out of my head!

 

[SEMCNABB]

I LOVE my silkies they are the best chickens I have! Even the roo, he will not let me hold him but don't get mad about me holding his girls. I also have a RIR roo and He will get mad if I hold his girls. I have 4 new silkie babys now. We have 2 white hens,2 black hens, 2 blue showgirls, 3 blue chicks , 1 light baby still not sure of her color and 1 white roo Wallie. Just love them all.

 

[drdoolittle]

I just adore my silkies! Yes, I do have one tough little roo I named The Gestapo, but I think it's hilarious when he comes after me. He is like the JRT of the chicken world-----thinks he's a Jersey Giant! Here he is:

I love what big eyes he has!

 

[chickenzoo]

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"OH NO! Make it stop" Imp screams in his head as he heads out to the Silkie Goodies Store.

Imp- and yes there are Silkie Goody Stores.

Sophie says she needs another rain coat too..... and more spaghetti