Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

Hey everyone! I havent been on here in a while but I finished my huge chick brooder setup and wanted to show you all. I'm pretty excited [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR]

Very impressive .

 

[Fancychooklady]

We hatched out some Silkie babies last year. My sister ordered the eggs on eBay and they were supposed to come from show/breeder stock. The pics of the parents looked great. Of the dozen eggs that my sister incubated, only 3 hatched. A black, a buff, and whatever this guy is. None were of very good quality, missing toes, poorly feathered, etc. but this guy's color has always intrigued me. Anyone know what this is or what genes might come into play?

I know it is really hard to see, but he has really dilute blue/gray markings, not to the tips of the feathers, but to the base. When he was smaller, it looked more like very dilute barring, but not all over, just on the back and in patches.

It always bothers me when I see people advertising eggs or chicks as ' show quality '. Just because the parent stock got a handful of ribbons at a local show, that is no guarantee of quality. Inbreeding or line breeding could throw a spanner in the works.

 

[Fancychooklady]

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my hen hatched 7 beautiful babies[/quote

Awe.

 

[emvickrey]

For those that have been giving me advice on helping a sick pullet. She is dong much better. It's been a slow recovery but she is back sitting up on her own and she can also eat on her own but not enough to make me happy so still tube feeding. She isn't drinking anything on her own so I'm doing that for her also. Here she is eating. It's hard to tell which end is up because she is a black silkie but of course her head is in the food bowl.

She still isn't walking. She leans back onto her butt and stretches her legs out in front of her then flaps her wings to get to where she wants to go. I'm hoping she will get up on her feet and walk in the next 2 weeks because I won't be here to tend to her.

 

[silky smooth]

It always bothers me when I see people advertising eggs or chicks as ' show quality '. Just because the parent stock got a handful of ribbons at a local show, that is no guarantee of quality. Inbreeding or line breeding could throw a spanner in the works.

A couple of ribbons does not a show quality line make,That is for absolutely sure! inline (mother to son father to daughter brother to sister) breeding doesn't help either. it's hard enough to control the hookless and polydactyl traits as it is. My mother runs into these lackwits from time to time. she's been breeding the real deal for a very long time and the process is extensive and excruciating.

 

[Fancychooklady]

For those that have been giving me advice on helping a sick pullet. She is dong much better. It's been a slow recovery but she is back sitting up on her own and she can also eat on her own but not enough to make me happy so still tube feeding. She isn't drinking anything on her own so I'm doing that for her also. Here she is eating. It's hard to tell which end is up because she is a black silkie but of course her head is in the food bowl. She still isn't walking. She leans back onto her butt and stretches her legs out in front of her then flaps her wings to get to where she wants to go. I'm hoping she will get up on her feet and walk in the next 2 weeks because I won't be here to tend to her.

So glad to see some improvement.

 

[silky smooth]

For those that have been giving me advice on helping a sick pullet. She is dong much better. It's been a slow recovery but she is back sitting up on her own and she can also eat on her own but not enough to make me happy so still tube feeding. She isn't drinking anything on her own so I'm doing that for her also. Here she is eating. It's hard to tell which end is up because she is a black silkie but of course her head is in the food bowl.

She still isn't walking. She leans back onto her butt and stretches her legs out in front of her then flaps her wings to get to where she wants to go. I'm hoping she will get up on her feet and walk in the next 2 weeks because I won't be here to tend to her.

I have been watching your story unfold. I have been working on your situation. though I have remained silent until now. Do you massage her neck, and body? let me know what you find. my gut is actually pulling me to her neck, and legs themselves. I am very curious about her legs. I would like to see them would you please post pictures. from as many angles as you can in natural and forced flexed positions. I have a theory and want to see if i can help. you might have just enough time, and still make it to be with your family. if it is what I think it might be. remember tube feeding can weaken the muscles.

 

[Enrya]

Oh that is so sad I hope your silky feels better within the two week time period.

 

[Enrya]

My new baby silky just got him or her today does not have a name .

any suggestions for my silkys name?

 

[Sylvester017]

For those that have been giving me advice on helping a sick pullet. She is dong much better. It's been a slow recovery but she is back sitting up on her own and she can also eat on her own but not enough to make me happy so still tube feeding. She isn't drinking anything on her own so I'm doing that for her also. Here she is eating. It's hard to tell which end is up because she is a black silkie but of course her head is in the food bowl.

She still isn't walking. She leans back onto her butt and stretches her legs out in front of her then flaps her wings to get to where she wants to go. I'm hoping she will get up on her feet and walk in the next 2 weeks because I won't be here to tend to her.

So sweet poor baby. Our Black Silkie is our weakest healthwise. Had to take her to the vet 4x in one year but not the same issue. Wonder if Black is a less healthy variety or if we just happen to have 2 flukey Black girls? Hope something comes up 4 u to pinpoint her issue!