Which BYC member scares you?

[Chipmunk Chicks]

I know it’s confusing because of my username. I really liked Silkies at the time but now I don’t.
I really don’t like Silkies. They don’t lay enough eggs, the eggs are small and they look HORRIBLE when they’re molting. Not even going to start how hard it is to get mites out of those feathers. Or scaly leg mites. Or poop stuck to those feathers. No.

I’m not getting anymore Silkies. Silkie crosses- maybe, pure silkies-no.

I do like the birds I have, but honestly they look like plucked feather dusters. Personality is fine but the looks are not. No more Silkies. Or bantams.

Wow! I have never heard this straight from the horses mouth of a (former) Silkie lover!!!

 

[Silkie Princess]

@Chipmunk Chicks the fact that I said I personally don’t like Silkies doesn’t mean I’m gonna go hate and tell people not to get them.

 

[Chipmunk Chicks]

@Chipmunk Chicks the fact that I said I personally don’t like Silkies doesn’t mean I’m gonna go hate and tell people not to get them.

Aw, no worries. I just figure someone who hasn't had them before can benefit from your experience. I think she was asking about how big the eggs are and stuff like that.

 

[arwoon]

Nice.
I'm going to find that super market.

Its somewhere in a sketchy allyway in Little Rock.

 

[The Moonshiner]

I've been in some sketchy alleyways in Little Rock and I didn't see it.

 

[MACCanadianCoop]

I've been in some sketchy alleyways in Little Rock and I didn't see it.

But have you been in ALL the sketchy alleyways in Little Rock?

 

[The Moonshiner]

Na and I'm sure I just missed it. I stayed out of the ones where they were peddling flesh.

 

[Everose]

In defense of the silkies:

They don’t lay enough eggs,

Well, they're not a production breed, which is great because they probably won't fall over dead from an egg laying issue.

the eggs are small

So are the chickens, and compared to the size of the bird laying them I'm quite happy with the egg size.

and they look HORRIBLE when they’re molting.

They molt?
Mine are always fluffy.

Or poop stuck to those feathers.

Never had mites and poop in feathers

No more Silkies.

Meanie.

Or bantams.

 

[Silkie Princess]

In defense of the silkies:


Well, they're not a production breed, which is great because they probably won't fall over dead from an egg laying issue.

So are the chickens, and compared to the size of the bird laying them I'm quite happy with the egg size.

They molt?
Mine are always fluffy.

Never had mites and poop in feathers

Meanie.

 

[Isadora]

In defense of the silkies:


Well, they're not a production breed, which is great because they probably won't fall over dead from an egg laying issue.

So are the chickens, and compared to the size of the bird laying them I'm quite happy with the egg size.

They molt?
Mine are always fluffy.

Never had mites and poop in feathers

Meanie.

Makes me happy there are so many different breeds everyone has to choose from.
I really hate how silkies look but there are so many other breeds that I like.