Silkie thread!

[LazerClaire]

What do y'all think of my silkies? Are they splash? I have no idea what I got because I actually hadn't ordered silkies, I ordered d'uccles but got these sweethearts. They are about 4 weeks old.

 

[Adriennesmom]

Today's Photos

Einstein was sleepy


Whats better than 1 silkie in a swing??? Two silkies in a swing!



Einstein looking girly.




Trinity loving some Einstein! (she's not burnt, she's very fair like her dad...face turns red in the heat)


Trinity thought the flower should go on top!

Beautiful pictures!!! Love them

 

[anbsmom]

This is so cute. I was holding my little girl's 3 week old silkie today trying to show it some TLC and getting it used to people. The two little fruit flies started flying around and Jewel, the silkie, stretched her neck out and snatched those two flies out of the air and made a snack. So funny.

 

[skyl3r]

Absolutely adorable photos! How do your silkies get up to the roost? Tina

Trinity put her up there! My silkies do use the ramp, but the do not go onto the roost. They sleep in a pile in the nest boxes. We are fixing to make a low roost for them too!

 

[SadieSue]

I've had a LF flock for a little more than a year and I'm pretty crazy about all of them, but it didn't occur to me to have any silkies until a couple of months ago. Then it was just an afterthought to help fill the incubator because I was getting some Serama eggs.

I cannot believe I almost missed out on having silkies. I am SO in love with them!

The six I have are from Catdance eggs and they're almost 6 weeks old. I've been handling them as they were babies but just this week it seems they have decided I'm truly trustworthy. Today is a rainy day in the Northwest (surprise!) so I've been wasting time here in the computer room where their brooders are. One by one they've been sitting in my lap as I whispered to them, softly stroking their backs, chins, chests - and one by one they have all chirped back softly, sometimes trilling quietly until they fall asleep.

I don't know how I'm ever going to have the heart to put them outside in the new coop I just had built for them exclusively. I think I'll miss them way too much!

 

[peepblessed]

What do y'all think of my silkies? Are they splash? I have no idea what I got because I actually hadn't ordered silkies, I ordered d'uccles but got these sweethearts. They are about 4 weeks old.

Yes, they are splash. Very cute! Are you happy you got them? They can be addictive!

 

[skyl3r]

that is hilarious that you ordered d'uccle and got silkies. That is a HUGE difference. I have both. But they look really sweet!

 

[peepblessed]

I've had a LF flock for a little more than a year and I'm pretty crazy about all of them, but it didn't occur to me to have any silkies until a couple of months ago. Then it was just an afterthought to help fill the incubator because I was getting some Serama eggs.

I cannot believe I almost missed out on having silkies. I am SO in love with them!

The six I have are from Catdance eggs and they're almost 6 weeks old. I've been handling them as they were babies but just this week it seems they have decided I'm truly trustworthy. Today is a rainy day in the Northwest (surprise!) so I've been wasting time here in the computer room where their brooders are. One by one they've been sitting in my lap as I whispered to them, softly stroking their backs, chins, chests - and one by one they have all chirped back softly, sometimes trilling quietly until they fall asleep.

I don't know how I'm ever going to have the heart to put them outside in the new coop I just had built for them exclusively. I think I'll miss them way too much!

I know exactly how you feel. I am 65 and have had chickens most all my life and just discovered silkies less than two years ago. They changed my world!

 

[peepblessed]

This is so cute. I was holding my little girl's 3 week old silkie today trying to show it some TLC and getting it used to people. The two little fruit flies started flying around and Jewel, the silkie, stretched her neck out and snatched those two flies out of the air and made a snack. So funny.

Haha!! I love to watch the little ones go after bugs!

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

Okay, I feel a bit better now!

A recent ad in our area: http://seattle.craigslist.org/est/grd/3093237465.html

My revised ad: http://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/grd/3094544081.html

I just had a call from someone to look at our silkie hen..