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I would not use the single comb chicks in my breeding flock. I show each of my birds before I breed them they have to earn a place in the breeding flock.

he looks pretty good for $20. check his toes. it is hard to get a good clear buff with a dark comb, they tend to be red

Quote: 1 no anybody can enter 2 there is a jr division(18 AND UNDER) and a open division ( anybody) 3 6 months is good but keep in mind silkies mature slowly, I have some I can't even sex at 6 months 4 most silkies are fine just get the bird used to being handled wings and feet examined 5...

Quote: She's so cute!!! if she has trouble seeing you can trim her crest and carefully trim the beard. they are supposed to have five toes on each foot. she would be hawk food in an uncovered pen. pine shavings are fine just make sure she doesn't try to eat them. you can try getting her...

had fun today at the il mo bantum club show. blue bell won BB I sold her to a jr afterwards kinda missing her right now but she wen t to a great home my black hen won Bv and got a special plaque

Quote: Yeah its yellow. Could it be something in the feed making it go yellow? It started off a little pinkish. This is when I first got her ( Shes the white girl) https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/106490_301917_10150889365870504_553085503_21264122_594204853_n.jpg Taken today...

Quote: very lovely girl. one of the better cuckoos I have seen

Quote: wait until it finishes drying and fluffing. how is it different Pattern ? black ? some white chicks hatch yellowish others will be grayish.

as of right now I would say your blue bird is a pullet but you never know till they lay an egg. I have had some tricky birds. I really like her. She has a lot more filling out to do but she is off to a great start.

with out the shells. somebody told me that awhile back, I don't know if it is 100 % true but I don't want to take chances and have to wait for a molt. like with corn or marigolds.

Quote: where ever you buy your feed. It will be by the bird seed. Do not feed it to white birds it can cause some feather discoloration. they need the shelled version. In case anyone is interested I am selling my white silkie flock. four pairs total. I want to concentrate on my cuckoo...

Quote: silkies are on the big end of the bantam spectrum. especially when compared to OEGBs or seramas

yes you will get blues. white birds can be masking other colors. most people when they buy birds or eggs want pure colors. adding white to a colored pen makes it a bit of a crap shoot.

Quote: I have three pairs that are over a year the oldest are two 1/2 . I also have a pullet and cockerel pair.

after giving it a lot of thought I have decided to sell my white silkies. I like them but I LOVE my colored sikies so in order to make space I'm selling the whites. these were purchased from cushn tush silkies I bought her entire flock. she had birds from alan stanford, laura beardsly bobbi...

Quote: she looks like a blue to me I kept going back and forth with her. At first I thought a darker splash, then I am thinking maybe a blue....then gray. I just wasn't sure what to call this little one! she is splash there is a lot of variance in splash. they can be dark or light. If you...

she is splash very pretty girl

anti bird netting, it is to keep them out of your fruit trees it is in a roll in the garden section. I attach it with cable ties. I have it over the silkie, polish, and serama pens. I also hang strips of shinny material and old cds from the netting to discourage the birds. I really don't...

Quote: Super cute what color is it from? Blue? yes it is blue CarolinaChickenKeeper sorry to hear about that. all of our crested birds are under netting. you can get a 15' x 45' roll at home depo for $19

I have hatched alot of babies this season but I think this one is my favorite little girl