silkies

I have 2 lovely Silkie Hens. They both just turned 2 yrs old. Trying to sell them together because they've never been separated. $100 each or both for $150. One is white with a black streak on her head feathers. The black one is completely black! Both are social with people! They've only been...

Okay before you say "they're too young to sex", I know they are. They're 14 and 19 days old. I'm making this post to share my guesses and predictions. I will update every week or so. I'll introduce the chicks as a reply to this thread. Anyone is welcome to share their opinions and guesses on...

One of my hens hatched her first and only chick last week. She adored the little fluffball and had bonded super strongly with it. I asked on a Facebook group whether I should let her raise it, or separate it from her, my ducks, and other chickens. I was told to provide food, and otherwise, let...

Apologies if this is silly, but I've been super curious. My rooster puts on a dance for the ladies, and lately he's been dancing for some of my straight runs, ranging from 1 month to 6 months old - he picks specific birds in my flock of young ones and dances for them? Can roosters instinctually...

Hi! I’m trying to find ways for my closed run silkies to have some enrichment. Some blog posts online say that indoor bird toys are fine, some disagree. Anyone have any experience with this? Thoughts?

We have 12 silkies that are 7/8 weeks old. We have older hens in a different coop that give us almost enough eggs for our consumption. The silkies were for egg supplementation but also because they are my favorites. We are not sure what roosters to hens ratio is and are looking to supplement...

My roo has wings that sort of stick out and look messy. I think some of his primary feathers are going over his secondary. I just hatched out his first chicks and the oldest (around 9-10 days) has wings that stick out. I do have 1 hen with wings that always stay a little bit open. Like she can't...

I'm positive I accidentally posted this in the wrong spot so feel free to move it to somewhere more fitting. A silkie chick just hatched. I know who both parents are. Mom is my broody hen Misty (black silkie) and dad is Fluffy (black silkie roo with slight silver leakage in his neck). Chick is...

I began the transition from inside brooder to outside coop this week. I just couldn't stand them in the house anymore and they looked so sad and bored. So Friday afternoon, I put them in the outside pen as usual and let them wander around until dusk. The door between the coop and run has been...

I hatched 6 silkie chicks a couple days ago. 2 lavender, 2 that are supposed to have biggest crests, beards and leg floof and 2 chicks from my own chickens (1 of those is a silkie × bantam brahma). In short I had eggs from 3 different places and 2 chicks hatched from every place. I still have 6...

Hi. I want to ask for a little guidance on the hatching eggs please. I received more eggs then I ordered from AlchimistFarms. I still tried to put them all under my broody silkie. Sadly they don’t all fit. I ordered an incubator that will be here tomorrow. I believe it’s recommended to have the...

My chicks have started to hatch. So far 4 have hatched. 2 of the chiks I noticed have pink/light colored toes. I think the last one that hatched also has light feet. The lavender one has some black spots on its toes. I know their parents are all silkies. I even have pictures of the parents. One...

I recently adopted a pair of silkie roosters from someone who was treating them for leg mites. Its all cleared up now, but there's another problem. One of the roosters has been sneezing and has clear nasal discharge. He doesn't have any other symptoms yet. The other has been yawning, but that's...

My 8 month old Silkie hen has a quite large crop (pictures attached). She eats, drinks, poops, and participates as normal in the coop with my other four Silkies (though note she hasn't laid an egg in about a month - not sure if that should be a concern?). She has been to an avian vet who...

Hi. I have a very large coop and run that is 100% shaded and has lots of ventilation and is very high with multiple perches at varying heights. I have 3 feeders and 3 waterers. The whole coop and run are 100% protected from predators and extremely spacious, it's a gigantic Kingdom for...

Hi all, My first ever hatch has produced some unexpected (to me) chicks, and I was hoping that someone more knowledgeable could tell me what is going on here. I had anticipated a 50/50 white and black hatch, based on my rooster being a paint. I was clearly mistaken, and I think I had...

Anyone around southwest Mississippi looking for Silkies? We have 3 hens and a rooster in need of a good home. They are all 2 years old. Very sweet and docile.

I've been scouring the internet for silkies, and can't find what I'm looking for. I want two or three black silkie pullets. I'm located in Georgia, but I don't want to drive, so if shipping is an option, that'd be great.

I had 5 silkie eggs scheduled to hatch on Friday day 21, we have had only one successfully hatch, one died during hatching in its shell and then we were worried last night and candled the remaining 3 eggs and 2 have no movement and 1 has movement but a dark spot on shell, I assumed the eggs was...