Silkies

[Mamato6]

@JedJackson we can try something like that maybe put some kind of handle on it to be able to pull it out with a stick or hook or something

 

[JedJackson]

@JedJackson we can try something like that maybe put some kind of handle on it to be able to pull it out with a stick or hook or something

Sounds like a good plan. Worth a try, anyway.

 

[Mamato6]

Yeah, right now we have no clue if they're laying or not, and even if we were to find them (with a flashlight or something) we probably wouldn't be able to get them without breaking them, and if not broken we wouldn't know how old they were.

 

[JedJackson]

Yeah, right now we have no clue if they're laying or not, and even if we were to find them (with a flashlight or something) we probably wouldn't be able to get them without breaking them, and if not broken we wouldn't know how old they were.

Yeah, I would never eat an egg unless I knew how old it was, so I am glad you said that. It's possible they aren't even laying yet but either way it's a good idea to try a portable nest box. Also, silkies are prone to broodiness, as you probably know, so it could help with that.

 

[Mamato6]

If they are laying Im assuming they're not broody at the moment because they do come out every once in a while and they go into the coop at night.

 

[JedJackson]

If they are laying Im assuming they're not broody at the moment because they do come out every once in a while and they go into the coop at night.

No, they're unlikely to be broody in that case and they're probably too young now anyway. But for the future it's best to get the eggs so they won't try to set on them. Unless you want them to set.

 

[Mamato6]

7 months is too young?

 

[SRC87]

Pullet or Roo?!

 

[FrankieDoodle]

@Adrien515 sorry I didn't have any recent ones so I went out and took some.

View attachment 1108310 View attachment 1108311 View attachment 1108312 View attachment 1108313 View attachment 1108314

When I saw those I almost died. I have a weakness for silkies (though I have never had any myself) & those are soooo cute I couldn't stop making aww-ing noises. My sister kept looking at me like I was an idiot. Those are so cute!!

 

[Mamato6]

Lol @FrankieDoodle