My Silkies...

I got this pair of Silkies in June 2011.  Heres their lil story: A new pair of silkies.  I've tried to hatch out chicks from them through the years but to me Silkie eggs are hard to hatch, I've never had much luck... I have hatch out a few mutt Silkies this past year, sold the last one that hatched it was a pretty young chick. The lil hen went broody in July so on the 29th I gave her 5 eggs (eggs from her & my Silver Polish), on Aug. 18 two of the five eggs hatched (other 3 egg didnt hatch)... they are not pure, I do plan on separating my Silkie Rooster & Hen and hatching out pure chicks one of these days... until then I'll hatch out cute mutts.  

 

I think its mad at momma, lol

Silkie Rooster

I found out she is really a he on 10 23 11...
When ya hear em crowing its a really good sign, lol

I hatched him on April 27 2011. Trisha over at Lovin' The Country Life had mailed me some of her silkie eggs to hatch. I really need to try to sell this rooster, dont need 2, I only have 2 silkie hens.

Update On Silkie Chick

Took these yesterday, Silkie chick is 1.5 weeks old

Felt sorry for em being in the lil tractor so I let momma & chick out to free range, checked on em in the evening & momma had her chick in the Silkie coop ready for bed.

1 Lil Fall Silkie Chick

A cute lil Silkie hatched last Thursday (10/21). I've moved momma Silkie & chick to my lil tractor to keep em safe... they are doin great.

More pics H-E-R-E

Sunshines 1st Egg...

Remember Steven Tyler & Sunshine

Sunshine is about 5 1/2 months old & gave me her 1st egg today.
I plan on hatchin out silkie eggs next spring.

* you would think with as many chickens as I got I'd be rollin in the eggs but I'm not, I lucky to get 10 eggs a day. Great days I get 12.

A new pair of Silkies

Have come to live out their days on Our Little Farm. I got them from acouple off BYC, they met me over the weekend. They had already named em... Sunshine & Fonzie but her husband had started callin Fonzie, Steven Tyler... I think that is a cool name & fit this lil rooster just right, lol. So now I have 4 Silkies, (& 6 eggs I'm hatchin), I've got them all in Porkchops old pen & plan on movin em into the Hillbilly Hen House/Run, after we process the Freezer Camp Boys that live there now, then I'm gonna give it a good cleanin, we are gonna plant some grass seed & after it grows they will have a very nice place to live in.

Steven Tyler & Sunshine...
Hatch day Feb.21, almost 18 weeks old now. I think they are pretty.

Now if Steven Tyler was a chicken this must be what he would look like, lol

Stay tuned this weeks for... June chicks, Processin roosters, Duck eggs, Randam duckling pics, Hatchin eggs and more