My little silkies new wing feathers stick out instead of lying flat on thier sides is this normal?
A quick silkie question.
Hi Harm! I know nothing about silkies, but, wanted to express my sympathy about your little brooding eggs. I pray for your success on the next attempt. Haystack
Thanks Haystack ^_^
Mine did that too Harmony.. Like they are curled at the ends.. Same with the Cochins.. looks like they are trying to be frizzled.. but they straighten out later.
Thanks ZZ i haven't had silkies in 2 years and i didn't remember if they did that. I know with my OEGB thats a warning sign something is wrong their wing feathers come out curved to their body.
Glad to know it's normal for the silkies mine are really growing.
Sometimes they have angel wings where the ends are kind of backwards. I have one right now like that, but she does fine.
awww! You have Angels Harmony! How cute!
No silkies here...yet!
I have two tiny chicks, even with all the snow. If anybody wants them....come and get them! I'll even provide cocoa and cookies!
gee, it's not much further west...
Ohhh, I so wish I was closer. Are they Silkies?
We do want to get a few. We will probably wait until Spring now.
:(
Might be closer than I am, lol. Have to look you two up.
Sounds good Grow! We can all meet for CoCoa and cookies.
Road trip!
gack. I was reading Minnisota and thinking SO no way...
Your trip came up 582 miles
Mine was 625. You win!!
Yes, the are silkies. What other chicken would sit in the middle of winter?They look like they are going to be blues. I haven't disturbed them to get a closer look. It's so funny to stand in 32 inches of snow and hear chicks peeping.
Sewin' and I are on our way. We'll want cocoa and cookies in 11 hours... well...maybe not...
Mine didn't do that Harmony. They did on the frizzles but not the silkies, except on their head and tail - all the feathers stick out there!
It's late here Claire i will get a pic and place it here tomarrow.
Man with all this wild weather i've had a hard time staying online
(the headache didn't help either)
Claire heres a pic of my silkies
Heres me holding them
Ohhhh, so small and fuzzy wuzzzy!
Harmony your chicks are CUTE!
I looked at last springs pics of my silkies and their wing feathers are doing the same thing:
Thanks Sandy :) Looks like mine and yours could pass for twins LOL.
Yes they do!! Here's a pic of him all grown up:
Oh! I'm so sorry, I misunderstood. I thought you meant like curling outwards. Silly me! Yes, mine look just like that too!
No Problem Claire i thought i explained well it in the first post up there. It's was just strange looking to me i'm so use to my smooth winged bantams
How much do silkies weight when they are full grown?And how big are there eggs.
I'm not sure about weight but they lay a medium egg.
i weighed a couple of mine today and they weigh between a pound and a half and two and a quarter, The chicks wouldn't even register on my scale.
The eggs are about ping pong ball size. so you can imagine how tiny the chicks are!)
I was wondering if I got silkies and put them in with the ones I have now would they pick on them because they are smaller,my hens weigh about four pounds and my rooster is about five pounds.This my flock
Green they may pick on them being that the silkies would be smaller than them. I would sudgest putting the silkies by themselves and not with the bigger chickens.
awwwww lucky you!
My silkie hatched under a normal hen (not silkie) when we got the eggs from school.
Only one little guy but im still pretty happy about it!
Lucky its not winter christmas in australia!
Thanks all
Chicken Girl
I thought that might happen and I do have a smaller coop and pen