Chatterbox Silkies

12/15/2024

Anyone using Exzolt for treatment and/or prevention of mites? Mine should arrive next week and I’m super excited to use a poultry approved oral preventative treatment.

-it’s oral
-99% effective
-no egg withdrawal
-Treat day 1, repeat 7 days and then repeat at 12 week intervals.
-Pretty common practice in Europe, NZ, Australia etc.

12/14/2024

Checking fertility this week! I might need to trim some 🍑 feathers. Hoping Knox and gorgeous Finn make some beautiful babies 🩷! They both have great type and Finn is looking absolutely amazing towards the end of molt. Still lots of pin feathers coming in.

BC: the lovely Holly Ellis.

12/13/2024

This ends 12/15!
Check out my pinned post for details and direct links to the two charities!!!
Toys for Tots: $535.00 💚
Healing Hens: $160.00 🩷

You can win 🐣 and that gorgeous handmade Silkie mug. Like, tag, share, leave me a review and hopefully donate. Lots of ways to participate to bring joy to a kid or a nursing home resident.

If you participate today or tomorrow and you W!N you will also receive $50 off a future purchase.

Healing Hens was founded in 2023 as a 501c3 non-profit organization providing hens and coops to nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

❤️Holiday Giveaway 💚 I rarely offer 🐣. I’m trying something a little different for a good cause.

3️⃣ ways to participate

1) Donate DIRECTLY to

https://www.toysfortots.org OR
https://www.healinghensoftx.org

AND for every $5 you get 1 entry (send me a screenshot).

2) Leave me a review if you have any of my 🐥 = 1 entry

3) Like and follow my page (this is easy to verify 😬) ➕ Share OR tag 2 people = 2 entries.

What you will receive

💚1 dozen+ mottled 🐣
❤️1 handmade Silkie mug (the best ever)

R U L E S
This ends 12/15 as long as donations exceed value of 🎁! Otherwise, 12/31.

12/10/2024

NB chocolate mottled boy. Edited….. flew the coop 🥰

12/09/2024

This is why you don’t let chicks leave lol!! A repeat local customer drove in to get some juvies today and surprised me with a visit from one of my babies. I definitely regret letting this one go, but super happy she’s loved 🩷

12/09/2024

I’m sure you all remember Nutmeg. My big combed crowing DNA confirmed girl with no streamers or spurs. She dances and half squats and I’ve never seen her mate. And her best friend is the rooster Elvis……….Well I somehow keep hatching chocolate mottled even though my chocolate mottled boy Cornbread has been separated since September!!

So as I hatched more chocolate mottled this morning I came to the realization that Cornbread is either the most fertile rooster in the world OR Nutmeg is in fact the girliest BOY in the world!!!

So I’m going to dna test again 😢. Her breeder Holly H and M FARMZ always said boy 🤣.

Who needs chocolate mottled babies? 😍

12/08/2024

This Red Barn pullet has a lot of filling in to do , but she’s pretty cute. Her beard is wet at the moment. She looks type-y so far with nice cushion. Nice dark eyes. Good wings and feet. I studied all the silkies yesterday at the show and took a lot of notes.

Her name is Wednesday 🥰!

12/07/2024

Having such a fun time! I Met Mary with Leland branch silkie ranch who achieved Master Breeder status today with her whites. Her beautiful girl Betty White won Grand Champion in 2020 here and showed well today. Her husband cried. I cried. Her blacks did very well too and she won Reserve Champion Featherleg.

I also met Pat Dunlap today who is so sweet and helpful. Her birds are beautiful and it was nice to finally meet her.

I got my own RV and BV cards. And Forrest took Reserve in NSV and my satin pullet from Hidden Pines took Best NSB. The judge really liked my mottled naked neck, but said the pink skin is of course non standard.

Didn’t know I signed up for 2 shows! So that’s next.

12/07/2024

After not making it to my first show in October, we are for real going this morning 🩷!

Are my birds show quality? Nope
Are they gonna win any awards? Nope
Are people going to whisper negativity? Maybe

Can we still have fun and learn a thing or two?
Definitely and always!! Don’t get in your own way- and this applies to all things. We all have our own journey. Learn as much as you can, share that knowledge with others, and find people who support you and support your birds. And when you make it big (chickens lol) always be kind to those walking in your footsteps even if they are miles behind 🩷!

12/07/2024

This boy has to get integrated into the family.
Meet Zara ✅🩷 that look on her face.

I always invest a lot of time in the boys because I need him to know our cat is a friend and to know that my dog Blue will herd them. My chickens listen to Blue.

12/06/2024

Mr. Krampus is so handsome 🩷! I asked for type and a big cushion and look at him! I think it’s also apparent I love the boys!

I’ve really been developing my critical eye and learning the standard the last few months. We can pick apart any bird because the flaws will always exist. But I think it’s really helpful to focus on all the positives first and your goals for your program. Obviously, he didn’t make the cut at Red Barn. His comb is too big. His toes are nice, but I personally like more spacing between the 4th and 5th toe. But perfect toe spacing and perfect comb are not my goals as a new breeder.

So don’t judge your birds so critically that you miss the big picture and overlook all the positive traits. Always find the positives FIRST before you look for the negatives. This boy is really going to help my pens and I’m super excited to add another boy/another line this year. Knox from Diva Girls will always be extra special because I got to share him with my daddy before he passed🩷

12/05/2024

It might be a long quarantine in the house 😂! The boy likes to crow. He should be asleep, but nope he’s crowing! (Inside until vaccinated, then outdoor quarantine coop).

My husband wants to name him Krampus (scary Christmas movie) 🤣.

BC: Red barn;

12/04/2024

I’m late to post these girls. I was trying to allow Sasha to grow her crest and beard back to really highlight how pretty she is😂! But it’s taking forever!!!! Sassy Sasha (the partially bald one) always has something to say and she is not scared of anything. Juno is a sweet docile girl. Looking forward to test breeding them.

These are from A&R Homestead ! Anna has been so sweet and helpful. She has lovely lavender and was kind enough to share her line.

12/04/2024

Wow! I’m ecstatic that my charity fundraiser 🧇 has done so well. Check out my pinned post!!! Let’s try to hit $1000!!!

Toys for Tots: $535.00 💚
Healing Hens: $150.00 🩷

I’m sharing a sweet news video about Healing Hens! Healing Hens was founded in 2023 as a 501c3 non-profit organization providing hens and coops to nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Sometimes the best medicine isn't a prescription, it's a connection. Therapy animals are great for that. A Dallas senior living center has been the guinea pi...

12/02/2024

A fundraiser 🧇 winner chose my eggs as her 🎁. I sent her 12+ 6. She just reported she has 15 happy healthy babies !!! 🩷🩷!

11/30/2024

Omg. Just the cutest little nakeys! 🩷 I’m surprised I’m still getting chocolate babies because my boy is in a completely different pen with my pet silkies. The black mottled is 😍!

Also for the 🧇 I have posted- if you’d rather just send me the 💰 to Ginger-Bane (pic is me and a llama) I can donate it for you to
One of the organizations listed.

The goal of my post is to raise $ so disadvantaged children get toys for Christmas or to raise 💰for a local hen rescue that takes hens to visit nursing homes 💕! In return, I’m offering the coolest mug and the chance for 🐥 like these!

11/29/2024

❤️Holiday Giveaway 💚 I rarely offer 🐣. I’m trying something a little different for a good cause.

3️⃣ ways to participate

1) Donate DIRECTLY to

https://www.toysfortots.org OR
https://www.healinghensoftx.org

AND for every $5 you get 1 entry (send me a screenshot).

2) Leave me a review if you have any of my 🐥 = 1 entry

3) Like and follow my page (this is easy to verify 😬) ➕ Share OR tag 2 people = 2 entries.

What you will receive

💚1 dozen+ mottled 🐣
❤️1 handmade Silkie mug (the best ever)

R U L E S
This ends 12/15 as long as donations exceed value of 🎁! Otherwise, 12/31.

11/28/2024

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! This is the first holiday without my daddy and I’m trying to focus on all the good in this world. I’m thankful for these beautiful silkies, for this hobby that brings me joy, and for the nice friends I’ve met because of silkies.

Wishing you all a wonderful Thanksgiving full of yummy food, good laughs, and love.