Chicken Breed Analysis: The Silkie 

Glad it was helpful!

Thanks, good luck with the hatching!

@Brooklyn Greenwalt oh no. I didn't know they can do that. 😲😭😭

@Brooklyn Greenwalt lol

@@PuppyCuddler not yet 😭

@Brooklyn Greenwalt I jus got 5 and one black one tha was a cross breed I think and I came out this morning and his head was gone 😢🤷🏽‍♂️

Old English bantam.

Will a silkie chicken survive in florida

They will probably be fine, I have a video coming up on flock comfort, stay tuned for that. The roosters will crow so they probably wont fit in. Hens are fairly quiet, that cackle after they have layed an egg. Look into your cities poultry laws and see whats up. Good luck!

Yeah that sounds like a silkie cross, or maybe even just a hint of silkie in the bloodline. When they get fully grown put them in with your other birds at night when your birds are asleep so they wake up together, but make sure the silkies are fully grown.

GKG Poultry well I have sex link hens and I have ameracaunas. My "Silkies" are the youngest that I have. Should I move my ameracaunas with my sex links and then when my silkies are grown move them? Or move them the same time as I move the ameracaunas ?

Move the ameraucanas in with the sex links first (at night), and when the silkies are fully grown do it to them as well. It should be mentioned that they will probably be mean to each other for the first week, they have to get the pecking order established.

GKG Poultry thank you.👍

Turkey and guinea eggs are smaller than chickens, so they could probably comfortably sit on 10.

Texas Precision Poultry thank you for your response! I am planning to get two Silkies instead of an incubator 🤓

There is no chance to make a purebred, as a purebred has no other genetics other than itself. You can achieve a full blood after many breedings though.

If you want here to keep setting on eggs and hatch chicks, take the feed to her.

We unfortunately are unable to sell and ship. I would suggest to find a local breeder or go to a flea market that sells poultry in your area.

sticky bottom comes from dehydration or bad water quality. Any chick can get it.

That is a little cold, but not a real concern. Silkies are a more ornamental breed and its not uncommon for them to stay where they feel safe.

@@GKGPoultry ok thank you for the reply, this makes me less panicing hahaha

No problem glad to help!

Yes it will!

NY 2 for $50

Yes they can breed to other types.

Texas Precision Poultry thanks

Yes, I have a silkie/leghorn rooster.

Good question, the polish is a beautiful breed, not the best layer, but will lay fine for a backyard flock. The Orpington will probably lay more eggs a year and is broody. Either choice will be great, I would go with your gut instinct, and choose from there. Hope this helps, good luck and have fun with your chickens!!!

We used to have free range chickens and plenty of outdoor cats. Cats generally do not attack adult chickens since they are too big and too much of a hassle, chicks of course may be a target. You will most likely be ok, if you get a hen the chicken won’t attack the cat unless it gets broody and even then it won’t kill the cat since it just wants to scare it off. If you get a rooster it may attack if it’s an aggressive one but doubtfully will kill the cat, however if raised correctly the rooster can have a good temperament. So you’re probably good.

This all heavily depends on the size of cat and chicken in mind though, make sure the chicken is the size of the cat or larger.

Medium

Typically 5-8 eggs.

I do not know about worry neck. However, wry neck or crookneck is pretty much untreatable.

It is a old english bantam.

Watch this video, it's a remastered version. At the end there are my comments on raising them. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-BY-XzbkguA4.html

Males will have larger combs, curved hackle/saddle feather, and will crow.

Like or comment if you have a silkie

On average, silkie hens will lay 100-150 eggs a year. This is variable depending on the strain of silkie.

I know this is an old comment, but I currently have a Silkie hen that lays more often than my Delaware!

Not really.

Dean Robinson They are not an overly noisy breed.

@@GKGPoultry Thanks for your help.

No more than any other chicken.

Yes.

thanks for answering

DarkKnightSlayer 776 👍

It looks no different from Chinese silkie chicken.

You are not wrong!

Silkies are one of the hardest to tell when they are young, it typically takes 20 weeks for the differences to really appear, keep an eye on their comb sizes, the roosters will have larger masculine combs, where the hens will have smaller feminine. Good luck and thanks for the question, I have some young silkies coming up now, I will try to do a video on the subject.