emmastar Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 (edited) Hello all i have 4 silkies Mop is laying well she gives me an egg a day im woried is this to much for her ?? can it cause her problems i thought her being a silkie i would get an egg every few days in the summer months not one each day all year cookie i got a few months with her daughter topaz , i was told she was about 18 months old but as of yet i have not seen an egg from her ?? i dont mind if she never lays shes my sons pet hen but is this not odd ?? Could the guy not be telling me the truth about her age as shes past laying ? her daughter topaz has grown up quick and is a happy girl still only a few months old now though , Fransis is now 6 months old should i start to see if shes a she or he ?? and how do i do it ? Also one of my frizzle pekings has started to crow ?? they are 5 months old and sold as girls both looking very girley up untill the last week or so one has turned bright red and is louder than normal ill try get some pics up asap Edited November 15, 2011 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 9, 2011 Share Posted November 9, 2011 Mop will be fine, Silkies are pretty good layers, she will get her rest by spending most of next summer broody I expect in seriousness she may well not lay all winter Fransis should be able to be sexed now, the sexing of Silkies is pretty much based on the comb size and hairdo shape so if you have any pics post them If Cookie raised Topaz then she wont have laid while she is raising a chick, she should moult after being broody then will come in to lay so with the chick and the moulting she will probably not lay now till next spring pekins are dead easy to sex, post some pics and quite a few people on here will be able to tell you instantly, sometimes you do get females that crow but they are normally the leader of the pecking order Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 Just took some pics now and they are loading up , Mop is now broody so the others will only have to put up with her moods at bedtime . Jelly and bean are no longer frizled both got up this morning with flat feathers ??? whats going on ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 Here is a pic of fransis any ideas boy or girl ?? Here is jelly and bean Boys or girls ?? and why are they unfrizled ?? yesterday they looked like balls of fluff And here is a pic of some of the others as they are cute evie broody mop elle topaz front and cookie back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 13, 2011 Share Posted November 13, 2011 Fransis is a girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 13, 2011 Author Share Posted November 13, 2011 yay thank you fransis is the only chick i had from 6 eggs so im super happy about that . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Anyone any idea about elly and bean ? and they are now all flufed up again also mop is still broody . what is the name of fransis colour ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 Fransis is a cuckoo Silkie.... Lovely colour I'd quite like a cuckoo myself.... I have red, gold, black and blue As for the other 2, how old are they? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Haha she was the only one to hatch from a set of 6 white silkie eggs !!! and the peekings are 5 months old now I wanted a gold silkie i have fransis , black mop and 2 whites . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Space Chick Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 At 20 weeks I'd be expecting the Pekins to be crowing.... They are not good examples by the look of them... The tails look almost Japanese bantam like but based on their age, and their combs and wattles and the colour of them, I'd say girls... Although the tails are a mystery and would make me think boyish if it wasn't for the age and lack of crowing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 They have always had that very upright tail and 2 other people who have been round said " i like your japanese bantams " ??? i got them for the kids as they wanted friendley small hens and these two fit the bill perfect they have always been so tame from the minute they arived and still are easy to manage . There have been the odd noise but nothing the others havent had a go at . Ill get a few more pics in a mo after i get the kids from school . thanls for all the help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 Here they are some better pics ( i think ) There tails have been like this from very young ill have a look and see if i can find a pic of them at 6 weeks ish . they are about 6 weeks old in there pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 I'm no expert but they look like girls to me. Ooo actually not sure the more I look, sorry no help All lovely pics! I have a female pekin that crows and struts too! I think pekins take themselves VERY seriously Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 15, 2011 Author Share Posted November 15, 2011 and they never shut up ! they created all through me taking the pics as they didnt want to be on the tarpaulin sheet . Sooooo cute though ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 15, 2011 Share Posted November 15, 2011 They both look like females to me too, I am not sure why they have lost their frizzle though! Looking at those tails I'd say they are Pekins x pure bred Frizzle See the frizzle hen here and you will recognise that characteristic tail: http://www.google.co.uk/imgres?q=frizzle+chickens&hl=en&sa=X&qscrl=1&nord=1&rlz=1T4GGHP_enGB417GB436&biw=1366&bih=534&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=1Ff6y_S0Hd3G9M:&imgrefurl=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/culturepicturegalleries/8345899/from-Beautiful-Chickens.html%3Fimage%3D7&docid=swK9AFrfJr5zYM&imgurl=http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/archive/01834/chickens-frizzle_1834770i.jpg&w=620&h=388&ei=EuXCTq2RM5P78QP7sdzxCg&zoom=1&iact=rc&dur=624&sig=105976856842556995029&page=2&tbnh=150&tbnw=231&start=13&ndsp=12&ved=1t:429,r:0,s:13&tx=113&ty=56 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 Thanks i dont mind what they are and being girls is brill news as they had to stay . That hen in the pic is very nice hmmmmm santa needs to bring me another hen i think When i got them they ust said frizle but i presume that ment peekings with frizle feathers , Me being me ust always thought the frizle was a feature on any type of hen ................needs to get more reading done . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 16, 2011 Author Share Posted November 16, 2011 Thinking about the reason for the flat coat of feathers for the afternoon could it be to do with them dustbathing ?? the pis of them is when they are in the riased ben they turned into a huge dustbath for the 9 of them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted November 16, 2011 Share Posted November 16, 2011 The Frizzle is a rather lovely pure breed, they have non feathery bright yellow legs, yours look like they have some feathers on their legs which made me think Pekin cross Frizzle, if they have clean non feathery legs they may be pure frizzle has become a general description for anything with curved feathers which confuses things, Pekins, Polands, Japanese, Cochins, Silkies can all have frizzle feathers but shouldnt be described as Frizzle (if that makes any sense! - its late ) The fact they have gone flat feathered could be the dustbathing I guess, it almost looks like they have got wet though Are they back to being frizzled now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 17, 2011 Author Share Posted November 17, 2011 Yes they are both nice and curly again they both have some feathers on there feet but not to many . And a cochin frizle now that is a must to hunt down i love my big fluffy girl i carnt imagine her being more fluffy . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffy chick Posted November 17, 2011 Share Posted November 17, 2011 I have a frizzled cochin she is as mad as a hatter. She charges around the garden and chest barges the others (not the pekins though they won't stand for her nonsense despite the fact she is huge compared to them ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emmastar Posted November 18, 2011 Author Share Posted November 18, 2011 I have a frizzled cochin she is as mad as a hatter. She charges around the garden and chest barges the others (not the pekins though they won't stand for her nonsense despite the fact she is huge compared to them ) would you point me in the direction of where you got her ?? and i love my evie shes a huge ball of friendley fluff but dose get a bit of stick from the micro jelly and bean . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tweety Posted November 19, 2011 Share Posted November 19, 2011 I agree that they are probably pure breed Frizzles crossed with Pekin. They look very similar to the pure breed bantam Frizzle I hatched in April, apart from the feathered legs. The tail is exactly the same too. As for why their feathers stopped being frizzled for a time, I have only seen this on mine if they have been out in the rain. The feathers returned to normal once they were dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
