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[Silkielad]

Hi Darren
Welcome to BYC & the thread!

Lovely to hear you are enjoying your silkies! My friend used to keep some for her children and they were lovely little birds. How many do you have?

At the moment 1 roo 8 hens and 14 chicks up to 7weeks old

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

Very nice Do you only have silkies?

 

[Alan461]

Hi Folks,
Just sayin’ hello, Rosemary’s fine still living in the house, doesn’t lay anymore, stable at 1.9 kilos and four years old (that’s 2.5 years free from factory life)
Currently likes banana, avocado peanut butter and mackrel fillets.
and a quick question, do their beaks and claws need trimming?
Rosemarys beak wasn’t in great shape when she came from BHWT it’s sort of worn in the centre and is longer at the sides, her claws are also quite long.
Apologies in advance for the state of her feet, she’s never been one for clean feet.
What to do?

 

[JemimaP]

Well here they are! Brought them home at lunchtime and I’ve sat in the garden for 4 hours with them til my toes went numb. I am officially besotted

@JemimaP

How’s it going? Have your new birds settled ok?

Ah I posted some photos earlier it mustn’t have worked? I’ll try again! They are soooo adorable!

 

[JemimaP]

Oops sorry I posted them twice!

 

[CCUK]

View attachment 1415481 View attachment 1415479 View attachment 1415478 Well here they are! Brought them home at lunchtime and I’ve sat in the garden for 4 hours with them til my toes went numb. I am officially besotted


Ah I posted some photos earlier it mustn’t have worked? I’ll try again! They are soooo adorable!View attachment 1415481View attachment 1415478View attachment 1415479

They look lovely! They seem to have settled in already! I hope you put suncream on whilst watching chicken TV!

 

[CCUK]

View attachment 1415589 View attachment 1415590 Hi Folks,
Just sayin’ hello, Rosemary’s fine still living in the house, doesn’t lay anymore, stable at 1.9 kilos and four years old (that’s 2.5 years free from factory life)
Currently likes banana, avocado peanut butter and mackrel fillets.
and a quick question, do their beaks and claws need trimming?
Rosemarys beak wasn’t in great shape when she came from BHWT it’s sort of worn in the centre and is longer at the sides, her claws are also quite long.
Apologies in advance for the state of her feet, she’s never been one for clean feet.
What to do?

Hi Alan. Good to see rosemary is doing well and having fine dining! My warrens and ex batts started to stop laying from about 2.5yrs so she's done well to lay as long as she has! I wouldn't worry to much about her beak unless she is having trouble eating and drinking. Some of mine were unable a terrible state but straightened up, sort of! They do look a bit goofy, but it's what makes them so endearing! Her claws look fine. She will wear them down when she's scratching about in the garden. If she's definitely stopped laying you may want to changeover feed from layers to something with less calcium or give her grit but no oystershell. If she's not laying the extra calcium can cause problems. 2.5yrs out the battery is such a good achievement. I hope mine can last for that.

 

[CCUK]

Hey guys I'm Darren from Teesside.
I have recently found a love for silkies such a lovely and peaceful flock I have at the moment

Hi Darren nice to see you here! Great to see you like your silkies. And it looks like your flock will soon be double! Let's just hope they all stay nice and serene!

 

[Yorkshire Coop]

View attachment 1415589 View attachment 1415590 Hi Folks,
Just sayin’ hello, Rosemary’s fine still living in the house, doesn’t lay anymore, stable at 1.9 kilos and four years old (that’s 2.5 years free from factory life)
Currently likes banana, avocado peanut butter and mackrel fillets.
and a quick question, do their beaks and claws need trimming?
Rosemarys beak wasn’t in great shape when she came from BHWT it’s sort of worn in the centre and is longer at the sides, her claws are also quite long.
Apologies in advance for the state of her feet, she’s never been one for clean feet.
What to do?

She’s looking fab!

View attachment 1415481 View attachment 1415479 View attachment 1415478 Well here they are! Brought them home at lunchtime and I’ve sat in the garden for 4 hours with them til my toes went numb. I am officially besotted


Ah I posted some photos earlier it mustn’t have worked? I’ll try again! They are soooo adorable!View attachment 1415481View attachment 1415478View attachment 1415479

They look fantastic! They look quite settled already. Have a fab time with them

 

[Silkielad]

Very nice Do you only have silkies?

Yeah I've only got silkies