silkie bantam

Hi guys! I've recently added a silkie chick to my family and I'm wanting to begin potty training she's 4 weeks old now and I'm not quite sure what to use in the letterbox any suggestions? Anything to eliminate the odor would be great too! She's an indoor silkie and would like to keep her inside...

Hi these are my new Silkie chicks! It is my first time hatching chicks. I had my Silkie eggs shipped and hatched them in an incubator. I am new at all this but it does seem like my black chick is a different breed because he has a round fluffy crest on his head where the others don’t. Is this...

Hello everyone! This spring will be the second time I get silkies and silkies aren't sexed when we get them so there is a chance that I will get little roos. Last spring I got silkies and I only got girls which was good as some of our neighbors don't like all the crowing. But I want a rooster...

Do Silkie roosters protect baby chicks?I’ve noticed that my Silkie rooster doesn’t really seem to care much. Wierd how he doesn’t peck them like he did to the ones that were two months old. Even when I’m not around I still keep a close eye just in case but so far he doesn’t seem to mine them.

Hi I have 6 Silkie chicks on day 14 in the incubator. Do Silkie chickens hatch earlier then other chickens? If so when should I put my eggs on Lockdown?

Does anyone have photos of your Silkie families- a hen, rooster, and chicks. My daughter needs them for her science fair project ASAP!!

Recently I had a batch of baby chicks 15 were born, but 2 of them didn't make it. Now few days later I see one of the little showgirls growing straight feathers. That's weird but I guess my Cochin bantam got on her. My very first showgirl like that tho... so how you call them chicks?

Recently one of our chickens died, and now we only have two. I want to get two more. I was thinking about getting a Silkie. I heard that they are docile, heat resistant, and pretty good layers. Could you share your experiences with Silkies? I live in Houston, so they need to be heat resistant...

Hello. I am new to silkie chickens. Getting a few in April. I’m wondering what extra care they need. Will they be fine in an insulated coop all winter? Do i need to add heat or bring them in at night? Are they generally fine with regular sized hens who are very friendly and gentle? Thanks! Katie

2 yo silkie hen- no previous problems. we noticed her wobbling yesterday- she is not weight bearing on one leg (laying with it stretched forward)- and us struggling to bend; she is using her wings to stabilise her. please help! ive brought her in for the night, and she's had a soak....

Hello friends! My family and I are newcomers to the backyard chicken game and have 4 chicks reserved for this March! However, my dream is to have 2 silkies to add onto that (city has us maxed out at 6) and I can't find anywhere that ships less than 3 by March (I want them all to grow up...