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[KaylorFarms]

Leah567 how do you sex silkies? I have 6 I would love to know what they are

Post pics and I would love to sex them for you!

 

[KaylorFarms]

The females silkies hair on their head hangs more in their face while the males is more swept back. Also, looking at the comb helps.

 

[Csiercks]

I have 6 RSL and ordered 4 -1 Silver laced wyandotte, 1 Golden laced wyandotte 1 Black australop 1 barred rock

 

[TexasLisa]

Hello everyone! Im a new member from Huntsville.

I have 6 RSL and ordered 4 -1 Silver laced wyandotte, 1 Golden laced wyandotte 1 Black australop 1 barred rock

Welcome from Rosenberg!!!

 

[Csiercks]

Thank You!

 

[JudysMuscovy]

Csiercks welcome from Conroe! I have Australorps, barred rock a couple cinnamon queens, silkies and mille Fluer D'uccles

 

[TEXchickendude]

what is the chicken in your avatar?

the picture is of my blue barbu d'uccle hen and on back of her are my OEGB chicks

 

[ChicKat]

the picture is of my blue barbu d'uccle hen and on back of her are my OEGB chicks

Thanks, I thought maybe that is what it was -- but I was curious. It's a pretty chicklen. You like bantams because they take less space than full size did you say? (or was that a different poster?) ---

For people who do have bantams -- how many eggs do you get, and what do you do with the eggs?

 

[TEXchickendude]

Yes i have like 15 in my run 8 of them are month and a half OE chicks and 2 older silkie chicks and i have one hen she is either a barred OE or barred rock she lays like an egg a day i just eat them or give them away they are smaller than regular size hen eggs so eating 2 would be like 1 regular size

 

[ChicKat]

Yes i have like 15 in my run 8 of them are month and a half OE chicks and 2 older silkie chicks and i have one hen she is either a barred OE or barred rock she lays like an egg a day i just eat them or give them away they are smaller than regular size hen eggs so eating 2 would be like 1 regular size

Thanks I wondered about that. I only have 1 that is OEGB and she is pretty astonishing to me.

• She is absolutely fearless -- and thus very easy to catch, while some of the full sized chickens run for their lives at the approach of human feet. --
• She lays an egg every-other-day regularly but sometimes her shells are brittle and puncture upon being touched.
• She has also gone from tinted/light brown to white shells.
• She went broody and raised two chicks that have grown to full size now..
• She's an excellent mama hen.

One pullet I have lays eggs about the same size...so maybe OEGB's are big for a Banty. I guess you could use them for cooking by either automatically doubling the number of eggs in the recipe -- or measuring the amount of eggs based on a formula. IMO they make very spiffy little hard boiled eggs. She bosses me around, reminds me if I forgot to give her meal worms and beat up other chickens when I tried to put her in a pen after her babies were larger than she is.... She would make a perfect pet - or show chicken -- if anyone wants a BBR OEGB feel free to PM me. She is a personality that won't quit -- but she needs her own housing and pen and being transported in and out every day....she's worth it -- but sometimes I get aggrivated being bossed around by a tiny chicken.


I asked her to go broody again, and gave her some full sized eggs -- but she decided she would rather go outside and play. (I may have also overestimated her capacity -- First time two eggs, this time I think I put 3 there and I think she is too small for 3. )