Here are my silkie chicks and assorted others out and about yesterday, under the watchful eye of yours truly.
Dustbath time!
Dirty Girls
And here is a close up on my blacks and dark blues bathing away in the dirt.
Here are four new silkies I got from a local lady who is switching operations over to brahmas. they are gorgeous. I'm pretty sure that the splash is a roo
And here is an extreme closeup of the mama of that bunch, Mama Hennibal. She's such a muppet.
They are all so beautiful!!!! You are so lucky to have them! My silkies are still taking dust baths in shavings, I don't think I could catch them!
I've done a lot of hand feeding of corn and treats to get them to come to me. How's old domehead doing?
He is a "cute" as ever! They are really at a ackward stage right now. Tufts here and there. So I am taking lots of pics! They are the funniest of my chickens, the chest butt everyone, guineas, marans, turkeys, each other. I think they are going to have big personalities!
Your Silkies are beautiful!!!
I love silkies, I have them in 4 colors.
One of my blacks hatched 6 babies a few days ago,
and 2 blacks and1 white are still setting on eggs.
Lynda
oh lynda, will you post some pics for us? I have blacks, blues, whites, buffs, partridges and 2 splashes. Do you know anything much about blues?