Re: DDU / klarry

double*dare*u · ‎09-09-2010

And my daughter and I want silky. They look so cute.

Local pet and farm supply shop lady have them but she doesn't sell them. She sells ordinary red hens. Silky lay eggs too. Just a bit small.

I have 6 silkies, 2 silkie x's, a Polish hen .. they lay eggs that are between 20 - 35g and they're mostly yolk. They are really nice in salads but mainly I just put then in the incubator and make little silkies with the eggs. They are small, cute and quiet. I don't have a crower amongst them so the roosters don't have to end up in the pot.

clair.de.lune · ‎09-09-2010

DDU I was talking to a guy today who sold Isa's then I remembered you said they were viscious.

Anyway hen house first then a couple more

clair.de.lune · ‎09-09-2010

Reading in the Burkes backyard fact sheet it says Chinese silkies are docile, easy to handle and great for kids & novices.

I wasn't impressed by what it said about Isa's either..

annies_fancy_dress · ‎10-09-2010

How much room do chooks need to roam?

What about the pooping everywhere?

Will they peck my vege garden to pieces?

clair.de.lune · ‎10-09-2010

Will they peck my vege garden to pieces?

lol probably! I have been browsing burkes backyard fact sheets annie you might find some useful information there 🙂

cheekyone2009 · ‎10-09-2010

MOrning Clair.de.lune!

If you have a local "Petbarn" shop in your vicinity, they have an excellent range of "caged" chook pens with chicken runs. I know the term "caged" sounds awful but just being descriptive as they are meant to be "feral" proof.

ONe of the lovely houses had wiring running across the bottom and mesh.

Wish I could have chooks....:-(

I'd rather be hated for who/what I am rather than be loved for what I'm not.

*panda*girl* · ‎10-09-2010

Reading in the Burkes backyard fact sheet it says Chinese silkies are docile, easy to handle and great for kids & novices.

I wasn't impressed by what it said about Isa's either..

I have a flock of 10 Isa's, and they're very friendly girls. They're a bit nasty to new girls, but nothing more than sorting out the pecking order.

clair.de.lune · ‎10-09-2010

Thanks cheekyone I'm not sure we have a petbarn but I will look into it, we have a pet stock..

Yeah panda I was talking to a guy yesterday who comes into town selling Isa's, he said they've a good temperament of course then I read on burkes backyard: Though they are quiet, placid and child-friendly, these hybrids are bossy, even aggressive, with fowls of other breeds. They’re not a good addition to a mixed chook shed at all!

See we already have the ones given to us and I'm not even sure what breed that is?

I liked how it said silkies are docile and good for novices and children 🙂

Umm a duckling was given too 😐

freddie*rooster · ‎10-09-2010

Umm a duckling was given too

Umm was the gift 2nd hand, recycled?

clair.de.lune · ‎10-09-2010

Umm no, why?