CAMPYLOBACTER: Anyone else had it?

[craftyhunnypie]

I agree - yours is definite partridge. My Scooter is going more golden now. I believe silkies are very hard to sex - may have to wait for crows or eggs.

 

Emma.x

[Egg Lou]

I agree - yours is definite partridge. My Scooter is going more golden now. I believe silkies are very hard to sex - may have to wait for crows or eggs.

 

Emma.x

 

So I hear... just hope I don't get all boys as then can't keep any of them

[craftyhunnypie]

In a perfect world - we all wish for all girls, however I would like one of each. Basehunter the little white one is quite bossy , it also teaches Scooter what to do - got my eye on that one! Yours are more pom pom head than mine I think. Mine are a week old on Tuesday.

 

Emma.x

[tidygirlsuk]

cute chick and names. Is someone in your house into comercial dance music

[tom123]

Craftyhunnypie and EggLou, I have a friend who breeds, keeps and shows white silkie bantams and he has been able to roughly sex all his chicks from about 1 week old, it is not accurate but usually is right. The boys have a larger pom pom and are much bossier than the girls. Sounds like you've got one of each Craftyhunnypie!

 

Good Luck

Tom

[craftyhunnypie]

Ha ha - not really - but hubby is a part time DJ.

He's out doing a wedding tonight!

Emma.x

[Egg Lou]

Craftyhunnypie and EggLou, I have a friend who breeds, keeps and shows white silkie bantams and he has been able to roughly sex all his chicks from about 1 week old, it is not accurate but usually is right. The boys have a larger pom pom and are much bossier than the girls. Sounds like you've got one of each Craftyhunnypie!

 

Good Luck

Tom

 

Thanks Tom

 

Oh dear sounds like I may be in for a lot of boys this year although only a day old so will have to compare photos again in a week

[Griffin]

Craftyhunnypie and EggLou, I have a friend who breeds, keeps and shows white silkie bantams and he has been able to roughly sex all his chicks from about 1 week old, it is not accurate but usually is right. The boys have a larger pom pom and are much bossier than the girls. Sounds like you've got one of each Craftyhunnypie!

 

Good Luck

Tom

 

*Griffin dashes off to grab her two silkies from the brooder to compare their pom poms*

 

Mine actually are as quiet as church mice, I thought it was because they were dwarfed by the Dorkings & Orpingtons. Fingers crossed for girls!

[craftyhunnypie]

Oh mine are quiet & as daft as a brush - actually don't flinch when you pick them up. Mine don't really have pom poms as such. My sister's last year had huge pom poms - she had 3 day old chicks from Wernlas - she got 1 male & two female. It's all confusing stuff.

I'll love them whatever they will turn out to be. When I say bossy - it's just sort showing the other how to do everything, even though it hatched second. It's cute really.

I'll take some more photos next week.

 

Emma.x