Thread formerly known as Hatch day is today

[DUCKGIRL89]

Guys I need help. Im getting four silkie chicks next week. I need help on colors! I dont want buffs, or whites. And I dont want blues either since my mom is getting them. So I can get either blacks, or splashes, or both! Should I get 2 of each, or just 4 of one color?!

 

[JulieNKC]

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I'd get 2 of each.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

good idea. Im hopeing that they wont ALL be roos

otherwise im in trouble

I wish he had red silkies

he has a red roo. But no chicks

 

[JulieNKC]

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When I got my silkies I got 4 too. All 4 ended up being girls. Hopefully all yours will be too.

 

[Wulfandwyn]

Silkies are sooo cute... but how do you keep them clean? my wyandotte always seems to have a dirty bottom. She was filthy when I first got her so I gave her a bath (not a pleasant experience for either of us). That is the nice thing about ducks... they love to bathe themselves

 

[Evelle]

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i just have to comment on your name really quick!! lol
i had a friend in high school (with rather strange parents, but really who isnt

i loved them like a second family!!)
her middle name is Wyn

and the people close to her (like me) called her wyn and not lyssa which is her first name.. and they thought that in a past life they were all wolves

everytime i see your name i think of her... i miss her soooo much she moved to florida and never really heard from her again

we were very close im sad we dont talk like we use to..

 

[Evelle]

HEY DUCK GIRL!!!!
so i was giving "OUR" ducks a bath and guess what i found on fuzzy lumpkins......
well come one guess!!!!....
alright ill tell you....
A TUFF!!! its just a little on that hangs off to the side..
lol and he is one of the bigger rouen Xs I will have to see if i can get a good picture of it for you!

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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When I got my silkies I got 4 too. All 4 ended up being girls. Hopefully all yours will be too.

Well im kinda hopeing for one roo and three hens

Ev: YAY! I bet it looks adorable!

 

[QuackerJackFarms]

My little blue silkie with spraddle leg died last night.

I think the other chickens trampled it to death. I had it seperated but one of the bigger chickens must have knocked down the little wall I had up. Poor little chicken. She was doomed, but I was doing everything to keep her comfortable till something got her.

Kinda sad. She was sweet.

 

[DUCKGIRL89]

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Im so sorry

my my blue orp chick still has a little bit of a leg problem

but I have braces on him/her. I just hope that this one makes it! Im gonna breed it to one of the blacks next year and get more blues