What's so special about Silkies? [got them!]

[SilverPhoenix]

LOL, I like how this thread started out as skepticism, and now...

One cannot resist the hypno-silkies!

 

[LittleChickenLady]

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[chickenzoo]

Awwww so cute.

 

[SourRoses]

Awwwwww! Look at those little beardies!!
What adorable babies!!!!

*Squishy asks casually* So where exactly do you live Danielle? Hmmm? I'm just curious!
















*Squishy runs off with Silkie babies in her shirt!!*


How did I miss so much of this anyway??
BYC is so full of distracting threads I can't rememer all of the ones I want to look in on! Err!

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

And the Silkie corrupts another honest poultry lover yet again.

Welcome aboard the fluffy train. You'll love 'em.

Your next task: Sexing. You'll be waiting on that for a while.

 

[stilldeb]

The first time my daughter saw Silkies she called them "alpaca chickens" because she thinks they look like alpacas. I have five now, two black, two splash, and one extremely proud of his crowing ability partridge roo named Harry (that was Harriet til he crowed) that I wouldn't trade for anything. I don't know how 'cute' they are, but they are interesting and don't look like "chickens" and I guess that's why I like them, because they are different. All of our chickens are Bantams and all rare or "odd" breeds. Silkies for eggs? Well, they lay eggs, that's about all I can say for them...ha...although one of my black Silkies lays a larger tan speckled egg, while all the rest lay a small white egg...you just never know. And one of them is just about always broody. Got a Splash in the nesting box right now.

And next week I'm getting Sultans, so I guess I really do like odd looking chickens.


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[LittleChickenLady]

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Fibber!

<*hides Silkie babies so Rebecca can't steal them*>

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I did the head-rub thing. Lol.
Both have a smooth forehead, but we'll see how accurate that turns out to be.

If they are boys, I know some people who'll probably want them.

 

[mychookschick]

This thread was funny to read! LOL... I don't favor Silkies at all (I was interested for a short time, because of their broodiness), but I love how this turned from a complete "rant" thread to a total LOVE thread! LOL

 

[LittleChickenLady]

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Tee-hee.

They're sleeping right now.

 

[ChooksinChoppers]

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Resistance is Futile

I even ran out in a huge thunderstorm this afternoon to make sure Squishy's silkies wern't getting wet...covered them more with the tarp, ran back under cover and the ninnies were still pecking around at the front area where they could get wet

One tinny (can) short of a six pack I reckon!