The EE braggers thread!!!

[chickydoos]

...hmmm...i wonder what id get with an ee/silkie cross...? Colorful fluffy EE's who lay little blue eggs??...anybody know??

 

[RoosterLew]

Geeze silkies have enough problems seeing without beards lol!

 

[chickenoverlord]

Thank you, I can stake the electric netting down? It won't short it out? It has to be plastic right?
That's great your chickens go where you point!

hhhmmmm, idk about the electric. But the spikes should definitely be plastic, in your case. Try and see, I don't think it could hurt to try. Because chances are, a fox will ignore the electric fencing (they have ultra thick fur, and don't feel the shock hardly at all) and go under.

...hmmm...i wonder what id get with an ee/silkie cross...? Colorful fluffy EE's who lay little blue eggs??...anybody know??

the silkie feathering gene is recessive, so the first generation crosses would be smooth feathered and pale skinned. And as long as one parent carries the blue egg gene, you should get smallish, blue green eggs.

 

[CarolinaHen]

...hmmm...i wonder what id get with an ee/silkie cross...? Colorful fluffy EE's who lay little blue eggs??...anybody know??

We have two! The one in my aviator is one, and she lays a small cream colored egg. The other is Agnes that I've posted about on the broody board. She lays a small light green egg. I really like this cross because we get the laying of the EE and the broodiness of the Silkie. My girls lay 5-6 eggs per week.

 

[K Epp]

I dont have a incubator, but a ftiend has two and will hatch anything I ask. I have had 3 different brooder boxes running at the same time. I only have two now. LOL. From the few days the broody has had chicks the hardest thing has been leaving them alone. If not sbe puffs like a turkey and pecks the crap out of us.

 

[Suzierd]

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hhhmmmm, idk about the electric. But the spikes should definitely be plastic, in your case. Try and see, I don't think it could hurt to try. Because chances are, a fox will ignore the electric fencing (they have ultra thick fur, and don't feel the shock hardly at all) and go under.

What! I hope not, the only reason I'm getting the electric fence is to keep out fox.

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

...hmmm...i wonder what id get with an ee/silkie cross...? Colorful fluffy EE's who lay little blue eggs??...anybody know??

Not sure but I'd like to know too. I have 7 EE/Silkie mixes right now. Curious to see what they grow up to be but might sell them do to space.

the silkie feathering gene is recessive, so the first generation crosses would be smooth feathered and pale skinned. And as long as one parent carries the blue egg gene, you should get smallish, blue green eggs.

I have some. They are smooth feathered but some have the dark skin. I will have to get some pictures of them. They are funny little creatures though, they don't fly out of the box they are in, they try to jump out.

 

[chickydoos]

Not sure but I'd like to know too. I have 7 EE/Silkie mixes right now. Curious to see what they grow up to be but might sell them do to space.
I have some. They are smooth feathered but some have the dark skin. I will have to get some pictures of them. They are funny little creatures though, they don't fly out of the box they are in, they try to jump out.

I would love to see some pictures of them! And if you have pics of the parents...id love to see them too!

 

[SD Bird Lady]

Quote: What gets shocked is their nose. Foxes, dogs, coyotes, and raccoons all have thick fur but they lead with their nice wet noses. That is why the first strand or in you case the net has to be very close to the ground. If I remember right the bottom strand/wire isn't electrified so that there isn't a grounding issue. Check on the website where you are buying the product but it should be a neutral wire on the very bottom. Also think of an animals reaction to shock when you are setting it up. If an animal gets shocked in the face it will jump back and flee or try again (and get shocked again until it gives up) depending on the animal. If it gets shocked anywhere behind its head it will run forward causing it to tear through the net or already be in you enclosure. That is one of the reason that the net squares need to be smaller the other being to keep smaller birds in. Good luck!

 

[RoosterLew]

What gets shocked is their nose. Foxes, dogs, coyotes, and raccoons all have thick fur but they lead with their nice wet noses. That is why the first strand or in you case the net has to be very close to the ground. If I remember right the bottom strand/wire isn't electrified so that there isn't a grounding issue. Check on the website where you are buying the product but it should be a neutral wire on the very bottom. Also think of an animals reaction to shock when you are setting it up. If an animal gets shocked in the face it will jump back and flee or try again (and get shocked again until it gives up) depending on the animal. If it gets shocked anywhere behind its head it will run forward causing it to tear through the net or already be in you enclosure. That is one of the reason that the net squares need to be smaller the other being to keep smaller birds in. Good luck!

Well that is good information to have!
I have made my own electric barrier before, i used the bottom 3 squares of field fencing. Basically I had a 1 FT tall electric fence.