Tell me everything that I should know about SILKIES!

[cluckfan]

I just brought home two four month old Blue Silkies. Other than looking a bit dirty, they seem to be in good health. I have only owned Big Orpingtons, and have never even touched a Silkie until now. They are supposed to be a pair. Silkie experts give me your tips on raising happy healthy birds. what to look for as far as quality etc. I am calling them Wills and Kate. Hope its not Wills and Wills etc. I will post pics later but one birds is darker blue almost black and the other is more of a blue like I am used to seeing in my Orps. Thanks for your advise. I look forward to learning!

 

[Debbi]

Go to the Silkie thread and learn all you ever wanted to know about Silkies! https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/297632/silkie-thread/20800 Welcome to the crazy and wonderful world of the fluffy butts!

Forgot to add. This is not the only Silkie thread, just probably the most active. There are quite a few of them for the different color varieties.

 

[chickmashnoon]

there is a pretty cute site (and informative) called brown egg blue egg that has lots of info on silkies and pics, and heath care info- the owner also raised araucana too. Can't tell you much myself, I used to think they were pretty ugly and useless, but then I hatched some chicks out for a friend and they have grown on me . . . it's hard to be annoyed by something so docile and fluffy

Hopefully you will get tons of answers, in my experience those who love silkies REALLLY love silkies

 

[cluckfan]

Thanks, I'll check it out. I know there has to be some die hard Silkie fans on here.

 

[cluckfan]

Thanks for the directions. This site is so big that sometimes it hard to navigate!

 

[Debbi]

Any time you get lost in here, just do a search, in the search box on the top of each page for what you are looking for. That will bring up all kinds of info, past and present!