“At 17 weeks Sweet Pea has come into her own. She was originally shy, not wanting to be handled so I tamed her at a slower pace. It started with hand feeding, then allowing me to pick her up, then on to sitting on my lap and being comfortable with being petted. Her confidence has grown and she can square off with her mixed flock and grab meal worms with the best of them. A gentle breed that makes the most charming trill sounds. Recommended as a pet.”
“I'm so glad that I was able to snag one in my recent purchase! I was nervous having her in my shipment since she was the only bantam, but all my chicks arrived happy and healthy. Shipping was great, and they were all active when they arrived. Thanks My Pet Chicken for taking care to ship your chicks safely. I'll be placing my spring order soon!”
“She is an excellent mother. My girl only goes broody 2x's per year. She has hatched anything fertile that I put under her. The last batch of eggs - 6qty (5 of them had floating air cell due to shipping), well, she hatched 5 of them, so kudos to "lil mama"! She's not fond of being held, yet is not aggressive. She doesn't come after me, if I go to get her hatchlings, but any other bird that comes near them, she will attack - even 20# grown turkeys! When she does go broody, I will hand feed her blueberries 1x/week with water, since I get concerned about her health. She loses a lot of weight an feathers when broody. She will only briefly get off her eggs (1x/day as best I can figure.) She has just hatched out 5 eggs as I mentioned, and she's 4yrs old. Still lays when not broody, but eggs ARE small and torpedo shaped. Silkies are a unique addition to any diversified flock. Also, despite their feathering (lack of usual chicken feathers) ours tolerates Michigan winters just fine, and she's a Showgirl silkie!”
“I ordered a silkie knowing they were usually sweet and broody. Lulu is very nice, as in she would never dream of pecking people, even when hormonal, fluffed and growling in the nest box. She's also very docile and calm when you hold her, but she doesn't usually care to hang out with us or be touched. She can be quite feisty and holds her own with all the other chickens though... even taking on the standard sized hens. The only problem I have is that she goes broody at the drop of a hat, and it sometimes takes weeks in "chicken jail" to break her, whereas others take only a few days. If I don't, she makes all the others go broody, and doesn't take care of herself. She'll be the first I choose to incubate and raise chicks, but until then, she's kind of a pain because she's broody so much. She'd make an excellent, protective mama one day, and if I had needed a good mama hen, I'd give her a 5 star rating.”
“I have a mixed white "Paint" Silkie,very beautiful bird!! These birds are very, very loving and cuddly and Super Smart!! Silkies make Great mothers. I don't need to care much for my hatchlings as my Silkies do all the work. No need for heat lamps or any issues drinking or feeding the Silkie Moms do all the work, made my lazy. Some Silkies do go broody Often great for hatching ANY type Chickens even Ducklings.
I love this breed. My Chicken Sparkie is on you tube caring for her chicks. Search.. Clare Bogard for video.”
