scarlettohara Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 or would they just get waterlogged Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witzend Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 must be possible - for people who show them?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I have bathed Silkies, although have ensured that they are cool blow dried before returned to the flock... Big Suze (RIP) was cool with this, Amy (also RIP) hated it I currently have 6 silkie chicks (gender unknown) who I wonder how will deal with bathing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted June 23, 2011 Author Share Posted June 23, 2011 Got 2 new girls today who needed a new home (rude not to ) but the blue looks distinctly dusty and rather grey although the partridge is really beautiful. Good luck with the chicks, I'm hoping to have some eggs from these girls with my frizzle pekin as Dad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted June 23, 2011 Share Posted June 23, 2011 I have bathed and blow dried mine she loved it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Bathtime for Skye tomorrow then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parsley Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 Hi Scarlettohara Just curious if your silkie growers are turning out little girls or boys. I got mine the same day as you from the same place and two of the three are/were boys with the third most likely to be also but being given the benefit of the doubt for a few more weeks However, I have found a breeder close by and when I come back from holiday in a few weeks, I am picking up two gorgeous gold girlies, one bearded and one without and a really pretty light partridge hen which I talked her into letting me have also She also did the deed on one of the boys and found a home for the other. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted June 24, 2011 Author Share Posted June 24, 2011 Well neither of them have crowed otherwise can't tell and too young for eggs yet The 2 I collected yesterday are 18 months old so definately girls - they had to go as previous owners neighbours had complained that one was too loud when she laid She's been as good as gold so far Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chortle Chook Posted June 24, 2011 Share Posted June 24, 2011 I bath my Silkies and then sit them on a towel on my lap and dab them with a piece of paper kitchen towel (one sheet goes nicely over the back of one bird) to get rid of the surplus wet. You can give their tails and top knots an extra squeeze with the paper kitchen towel as that is where they get most water logged. Then blow dry them on a just warm / low blow setting. They love it. I'm no expert but girly Silkies have pom poms like powder puffs on their heads and the boys have something that looks more like thin feathers on theirs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
