Six months old! I'm gonna eat my silkies!

[mom2to]

I had some dq roos that no one wanted so a friend of mine baked them. They had a funky flavor but was alright.

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[gritsar]

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That's the only thing saving their fluffy butts at this point.

 

[serendipityfarm]

It could be worse... They could both be crowing.

In the meantime, there's hope.

I love the reply about the 4 eggs in 2 years & broody all the time... SO true!

 

[redhen]

No crowing yet...
I bet you have girls...
Be patient, Grasshopper..

Maybe they have a secret nest somewheres? They're laying hundreds of eggs..for when they go broody. Muhahahahha

 

[silkiechicken]

They say female silkies have more healing properties than males... not that I really believe they are any different than white or yellow skin chickens.

As for your description...

Might wait till 8 months or spring for any eggs...

Roosters should have crowed by now... but not all will...

I almost never see the silkie roos doing their thing....

And the regular chickens ignore the silkies....

That helps huh?

 

[zazouse]

Who told ya silkies laid eggs?

If it were not for my silkie roo i would not have any silkie crosses cause silkie hen is broody or has chicks 24/7 and i got 5 of them little hens.

 

[PamB]

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Yea, I must have a wild one then, because I've seen him many times and he's only been mating for a few weeks. Guess he is trying to get reallly good at it!

 

[gritsar]

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One of my silkies ran into one of my brahma hens (literally). Poor brahma is still traumatized from the experience. May have to get the poor girl therapy.

 

[Brody's Broodello]

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Yea, I must have a wild one then, because I've seen him many times and he's only been mating for a few weeks. Guess he is trying to get reallly good at it!

Practice makes perfect!

 

[drumstick diva]

You don't want to eat them - after you pluck there's nothing left but scrawny little black bodies. I was told even their bones are black. Say it isn't so. That's as unappetitizing as when I put blue food coloring in mashed potatoes. It seemed like a cool idea at the time - none of us would eat it.