silky

  1. Anime2lover

    How to bath a silky?

    I have a little white adolescent silky and she looks more cream colored now. I heard you can wash them, but I don't know how to safely do so. So my question is how do you was them safely?
  2. Silkie Myths and Facts

    Silkie Myths and Facts

    Silkies are one of the most misunderstood chicken breeds. There are many false facts floating around about them, so I'm going to try to set them strait. 1. Silkie or Silky? Their is often a lot of confusion here. The true name is silkie, but if you call them silky most people will understand...
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  3. O

    Silkies - What’s your experience?

    Hey! I’d love to hear from people who own Silkies and about your experience with them! Laying abilities? Behaviour/temperament? How often do they go broody? Winter laying? Etc
  4. Pugerpillar

    My silkies keep getting pasty butt

    I've raised baby silkies twice now and both times I've had to deal with pasty butt. Their butts are so fluffy that they accumulate poop until it blocks their vents and I have to bathe them regularly or trim their butt feathers which is difficult on a small bird and I always worry about cutting...
  5. M

    A good chance they hatch tonight-light?

    Newbie here. We have had chickens for a year and are having our first eggs hatching very soon! We started hearing (one? several?) peeps this afternoon from our silky's clutch of five. My question is, if there is a decent chance one or more hatch tonight while we are asleep, should I leave a heat...
  6. PinkLadyLVT

    WANTED: Exhibition/Breeder Quality Ayam Cemani, Lavender Frizzle Cochin, and Lavender Bearded Silky

    WANTED: Exhibition/Breeder Quality Ayam Cemani, Lavender Frizzle Cochin Bantam, and Lavender Bearded Silky. Looking to breed and keep as pets. Willing to buy eggs and young chicks. MAY be open to pullets/cockerels or adult birds depending on quality, price, location, and temperament. Located in...
  7. Chickenheaven93

    Is my egg fertilized?

    Silky chicken egg I got today looks fertilized but I'm not 100% sure. I have a roo. Can anyone help? (See photos attached)
  8. PioneerChicks

    What Is Your Favorite Silkie Color?

    Hello fellow silkie lovers! Just for fun, I wanted to do a vote to find out what everybody's favorite silkie color/variety is. Putting all thoughts of show and non-recognized varieties aside, vote on the poll for your top 1-3 favorite(s). You don't have to own the color to vote for it, and...
  9. C

    Silkie needs new home

    Hi, is there anyone in the Austin, TX area who would like to adopt a 3 month old female Silkie? She lost her buddy to a hawk and I am worried that given her small size and difficulty seeing through all the feathers around her face that I will loose her to hawks. My larger chicken breeds don't...
  10. C

    3 month old Silkie needs new home

    Hi, Is there anyone in the Austin, TX area who would like to adopt a 3 month old female Silkie? She just lost her buddy to a hawk. Given her small size I don't want to risk any more hawk encounters. My larger chicken breeds are better at escaping the hawk.
  11. SheenaBee

    Silkie Chicks - Alberta, Canada

    White, grey, blue, black, black satin & partridge Silkie chicks available 16 (Hatched Dec 25, 2018) 16 (Hatched mid January 2019) 8 (Hatched Early Feb 2019) & 2 free roosters *deep south-west Alberta.
  12. Cadence A Waller

    Silky with Swollen Foot

    Hi! I am worried about one of my silky chickens. She was acting sore on her feet about 5 days ago so I brought her inside. I was worried her feet were to cold because it was way below freezing outside. After her being inside for about 10 minutes her feet seemed to be fine again so I put her...
  13. erstreetman

    Through-and-through midwesterner ready to keep backyard chickens!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new, and doing as much homework as I can before I get my first chicks this spring (2) How many chickens do you have right now? None - but I think three or four will fit in the backyard of our 9k sqft lot (3) What breeds do you...
  14. H

    Agressive chick and a pasty chick

    I’m a new mom to 12 chicks. One is a barred Cochin that’s about 4 days old and agressive. It runs up and pecks at me. Is this a Roo? Is there something I can do to make it more friendly. Also I have a silky w a pasty butt! Help! Can I wash it’s butt and then blow dry it? How do I get this...
  15. WhisperingOaks

    NPIP Silkies that lay blue eggs!

    Exclusive Whispering Oaks Blue Egg Laying Silkies! Do you love silkies but also love colorful eggs? Now you can have both! Hatching eggs now available from our blue egg laying silkies. Yes- silkies that lay blue eggs! Current breeding pen is paint, black and blue, some frizzled. NPIP, $60 for...
  16. WhisperingOaks

    Silkies that lay blue eggs!

    Hatching eggs now available from our 6th and 7th generation silkies all hatched out of blue eggs. Yes- silkies that lay blue eggs! Current breeding pen is paint, black and blue. NPIP, $60 for 12 eggs and $20 shipping. Ships out of California. Please visit our Facebook page @WhisperingOaksSilkies...
  17. WhisperingOaks

    Hatching eggs from Silkies that lay blue eggs!

    Hatching eggs now available from our 6th and 7th generation silkies all hatched out of blue eggs. Yes- silkies that lay blue eggs! Current breeding pen is paint, black and blue. NPIP, $60 for 12 eggs and $20 shipping. Please visit our Facebook page @WhisperingOaksSilkies For more information or...
  18. Aspen Anderson

    Help! Extremely Broody Silkie!

    (I hope I'm posting this in the right location.) I always wanted a silkie. They're so cute and fluffy and cuddly and sweet and TOO GOSH DARN BROODY!!!! :thI have already searched up articles on how to stop broody behavior, but none of them are seeming to work for several reasons: 1) Remove...
  19. herdingcats

    Chicks and Cats

    Hi all, I just posted an introduction in the New Members forum. We have 3, 2 year old Black Australorp Hens and 1 4 year old Red SexLink (I think) hen, adopted from a friend. 2 girls aged 8 & 10, a very sweet and friendly chick snuggling border-springer mutt, and 2 feisty outdoor cats. For...
  20. Sarenadax

    Silkies with pink skin, beak and toes - Help!

    Hi BYC community! Hoping a few of you out there have some information for me. Back when I started with Silkies in 2008 there were not nearly as many color variations and options on the market and I'm just getting back into the breed. I'm shocked at all the new variations and genetic...
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