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Where are you located? I am in SE PA, near Philly. I am hatching lots of silkied cochin chicks this spring. Not sure if I will have enough to ship safely, unless combined with other chicks. If you are nearby, a trip to get chicks would be ideal. I try not to ship eggs, the USPS seems intent on...

Many of the best looking silkies are overly inbred to produce the most chicks to sell. I'm not saying every breeder of silkies is bad, but certain breeds attract the less than competent breeders. I have only had silkied cochins for less than a year, but have not seen any weakness in them like I...

When I first got my "self blue cochin bantams" from Privett, I was rather disappointed in their type. I should have expected it, hatcheries not being known for breeding to any standard other than laying a lot of eggs to make salable chicks. These could have been lavender orpington bantams, if...

I have had silkied cochins for a few months and found the first egg today! I had not intended to start setting chicken eggs yet, but this one will get saved to see if there are others laid this week. Mine are rather mixed up in color and not great show type, but also no "silkie"...