Pro - Does anyone else's nest boxes get soaked in rain?

[nutterly_uts]

I haven't been on here for ages I'm afraid. The silky chicks are now coming up for 5 weeks old, and as today was a beautiful day, into the garden they went, and here are some pics

 

I'm going to post links not photos as there are a lot of photos and I don't have time to shrink them all tonight.

 

Anyway, enjoy and I apologise for the "ugly duckling" look - Silkies are not beautiful babies!!

 

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[Snowy]

They are so adorable,even with the ugly duckling look Love the little grey one that looks as if it's been trodden on

[nutterly_uts]

S/he loves to sunbathe - Its a common way to find that chick

[Egg Lou]

Totally gorgeous! DD had a look at these too as we have 3 silkie eggs amoung ours due to hatch next week as she is a big fan!

 

Really lovely well done!

[Janty]

They look gorgeous.

[Egluntyne]

Very cute. Have they got names yet?

[MedusA]

What gorgeous little chicks! I love Silkies and have two.

 

Muggle (Cuckoo Silkie) is currently in the middle of a massive moult. It looks like carnage in the run, and I'm collecting up loads of fluffy feathers daily! She's at that "partially plucked" stage but at least she now has new feathers poking through the skin. DD can't bear to look at her ATM.

[nutterly_uts]

I haven't named any of them I'm afraid.

 

Cuckoo silky? Very pretty!! Where is she from?

[tidygirlsuk]

What lovely chicks. Lovely pictures. It's nice that you got to enjoy them on a sundy day like today. I never got to enjoy mine till about 6.30pm today because We had our son's 6th birthday party at the wacky then went straight to stratford upon avon to spend the rest of the day. I was worring all day if they had enough water but they did.

[Gem_Seb]

ahhh i love Silkies! i know what you mean about them not being pretty chicks though! Mine are 9 weeks now and look more like Silkies! i can finally show people pictures and they say 'ahh, so cute' rather than 'they are a bit ugly!!

[MedusA]

I haven't named any of them I'm afraid.

 

Cuckoo silky? Very pretty!! Where is she from?

 

I got her from The Wernlas Collection. Here's a recent pic of her pre-moult.

 

 

I also have a Partridge Silkie from them too. Her party piece is that she quacks like a duck!

[emmamakeup]

I absolutely adore silkies. How cute. I've heard they aren't very hardy and need special care - is this true?

[MedusA]

I absolutely adore silkies. How cute. I've heard they aren't very hardy and need special care - is this true?

 

I've had mine for well over a year. One of mine was ill and had antibiotics last year (just the once - she's fighting fit usually), but the other one is tough as old boots. She just goes broody instead.

 

I think the main thing is to keep them somewhere where they don't get rained on as their feathers aren't water-resistant like "normal" chickens. I have a roofed walk in run, so no problems. I love my Silkies. They are definitely my favourites of my girls, with Muggle just pipping Squib to top spot.

 

BTW apologies to nutterly_uts for hijacking your thread to extol the virtues of Silkies.