Pros: Docile, healthy, good flock member. Faithfully & reliably lays 1 large brown egg per day.
Cons: None at all.
Just a great little addition to any flock. Gets along with other flock. Hasn’t missed a day since she started laying to present me with a darkish brown egg. That’s at least 6months now. I love Betty!
I got my chicks as 2-day-olds from a breeder. Beyond being sure the crumbles were ground a little finer for a week, they didn't need any special care. Right now they're almost a month old. They've been flying out of their tote for a good 10 days now. The tote is in my garden tub so they fly BACK into it to eat & sleep. They seem much smarter than the other Bantams/Silkies I have. They like to roost on the edge of the tote. They 'talk' to me every time I'm in the bathroom and don't seem to be fazed at all by my Toy Poodle, who is *fascinated* with them!!
I have a mixed flock of 5-6 week old banty chicks, with the 7 Silkies being a week younger than the rest. They are the most curious of all -- being first to check out anything I throw to them, a strange object in their pen, etc. I don't know if that's true of ALL Silkies but I do like their curiousity and boldness.
