Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Craigx on February 04, 2012, 10:37
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Hey,
sorry i not spoke much, been reading mainly :)
So i went to penkridge market and got 3 blue silkies, I am curious how old they are and how long till i start getting eggs, - im not expecting a few yet as how cold it is,
if pics needed, I can provide
Craig
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Hi craig its tony met you at market wednesday they looked about 20 weeks old its a bit harder to tell with silkies, it will take them a while to settle in, you should see eggs soon but they may wait till spring, did you know silkies cant get wet as there fethers are more like fur :D
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Silkies are notoriously hard to sex, are you sure they are hens? Hope so.
And Tony, I know you say silkies aren't supposed to get wet, but you couldn't tell that to our old Klaus, he was out with his girls no matter what the weather! :)
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o i read somwhere that silkies would get soaked and get a chill :wacko:
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also, very very small world tony lol
Craig
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Silkies are notoriously hard to sex, are you sure they are hens? Hope so.
And Tony, I know you say silkies aren't supposed to get wet, but you couldn't tell that to our old Klaus, he was out with his girls no matter what the weather! :)
Im having some doubts, about one.. seems bigger n taller then the other 2... and makes far more noise then the other 2..
Craig
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may end up a cocral then but not always maybe a bit older, are you feeding them on layers pellets ? they will give your chucks all the goodies they need to lay eggs, :D
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Yea, there havin a varied mix of food... Pellets n seeds, n crumbs
Craig
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its best to only give corn late afternoon because they will get fat, they are old enough to not give them chick crumbs, if you give them scraps as a treat only give now and then, potato peelings should be boiled first, although the law does say not to give kitchen scraps to any live stock !!!! :tongue2:
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Iv not given them anything from the kitchen, or any corn, its just some food i got for them while in penkridge while i waited my delivery of proper food for em,
In the container there's: crumbs, seeds, pellets, as a treat theyv had a few mealworms
A variety so they choose what they want :)
Craig
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o i read somwhere that silkies would get soaked and get a chill :wacko:
I think he meant that they shouldn't get wet as they get wet through! :)
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yep thats what i ment thanks Sassy :D