They knew they had it coming.....

[magicpigeon]

I sold nine of my ten silkie chicks that hatched on the 1st of jan last week. They all sat perfectly still and silent and let me take the family portrait, something they had NEVER done before. Also, they only reluctantly ate the scratch I put before them, and seemed to huddle against their mother as the time drew nearer and nearer. Finally the buyers came and we managed to sell them in two lots, so they wouldn't be lonely. (7 to one and 2 to the other). The last chick has suddenly become so much more independent, and their mother is now a laying hen again. I think she still remembers the clutch though. Once in a while she will still make motherly noises before remembering all her chicks are gone...

Here are the photos. As you can see, they KNEW they had it coming...

(please excuse dandelion, my ultra-nosy light sussex)

^^^ Notice how Michael's head is a blur but I managed to get the chick's? There's a first time for everything, apparently

^^^

How the HECK do they do that?!?!

 

[HatchingFever]

why did you sell them i love them

 

[theoldchick]

Awwww, how bittersweet. Can't keep them all can you?

 

[axion_lotus]

Wow, those are some pretty chicks!

I bet their new adoptive families are happy to have them.

 

[Red&Yellow]

That's sweet.

But what's up with that chick with a yellow beak? It looks like it's blue everywhere else. How cool is that!

 

[b.hromada]

What a precious family!

We love to see ALL the chickens you've got too! Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[magicpigeon]

Red&Yellow :

That's sweet.

But what's up with that chick with a yellow beak? It looks like it's blue everywhere else. How cool is that!

When this chick was born everybody here expected they were not purebred. I think it had something more to do with poor circulation, as he got gradually darker and darker as he aged. I had to sell these chicks as I didn't have the feed nor the space. However the mother is being allowed to have another clutch soon, as she is very diligent and incredibly protective (unlike the others...)​