Chatterbox Silkies

04/07/2025

Y’all the last box of chicks made it safely!!! 6 days in a box!!!!!!!!! 6 days!!!!! All are alive and spunky 🩷. Thank goodness I pack well.

The box was definitely opened from the bottom and retaped- the bedding, food containers, lights and air tag are all gone, and it was replaced with different bedding. Unsure of the story there, but either way Natalie and I are relieved and shocked.

04/06/2025

Still not losing hope. Unsure if the last box is in Memphis still because my AirTag hasn’t updated in 24 hours. I have the postal inspector on the case though and hoping they are there so she can help me.

04/05/2025

Update on my babies. This is not worth the stress and I will no longer ship chicks through the mail. I may not ship at all honestly.

1) The older boy arrived safely today. 💛
2) One chick box is in Minnesota but an hour from the customer - she is headed there to do her best to get them. I see them at a regular PO now versus the airport so fingers crossed she can go to the back employee entrance.
3) Other chick box was still in Memphis today 😢, but now no tag updates so hoping on a plane to Georgia.

I’ve contacted the postal inspector at the Memphis hub, but no luck yet. They have been in a box for about 96 hours 😞. Hoping they generate enough heat at 3 weeks old.🤞🏻

04/04/2025

I hate USPS. I shipped 3 boxes on Tuesday. The boxes are still in TX (not my city)😢😢. The air tag had no updates for 20 hours and now showing in the same spot. 2 boxes have 3 week old chicks 😢😢. Send prayers and well wishes for the babies.

03/09/2025

Squeal 😍! I love hatch day.

02/15/2025

PM me

02/15/2025

Rare opportunity for 🐤🐥 box pres@le- 1 lavender/split and 1 mottled. I’m going to put in eggs today. 🐥 will ship latter part of March.

Stay tuned for 🐣 opportunities and available birds.

02/10/2025

02/03/2025

I love seeing them mature. All the pink background photos are from November. The other ones were captured today. Ledge is filling out. I’m really happy I kept him. I love his beard.

02/02/2025

Happy Sunday 💕

02/01/2025

I’m sending Nutmeg’s test off on Monday to The Silkie Lab.

I also did the vent test today as recommended by her breeder mom and only 1 finger width so I don’t think she is laying. She turns 2 this summer.

(I’m suddenly getting chocolate chicks out of my black mottled boy pen so trying to determine if my boy is split to chocolate or if I do have a boy named Nutmeg 😂).

02/01/2025

These beautiful mottled babies hatched today.😍 Knox is making beautiful babies. Hoping they mature nicely.

01/30/2025

Yep my pink Christmas tree is now a Valentines tree 😍! Look at my adorable babies. Loving that showgirl.

01/29/2025

Nutmeg 😢😢😢😢.
First results: girl
2nd results: boy

Do I test a 3rd time lol. I still have never seen her mount.

01/21/2025

This little chunky thing is so cute and even has my hubby saying “I love you”. 🩷 Probably, a boy!

01/18/2025

Forrest said please send warm vibes our way! Today is a gorgeous sunny 60 degree day. Berween Monday night and Tuesday morning, we will have 2-6” of snow ❄️🥶 and windchills in the teens. This doesn’t sound like much to those living up North, but Austin is not accustomed to snow.

01/16/2025

For those who’ve followed me, you know my dad died suddenly in late October. I was fortunately there visiting him in TN in early October. He wasn’t up to driving 4 hours each way to pick up Knox from Becky at Diva Silkies, but he was so happy to spend an entire day with him. He thought Knox was “the prettiest chicken”. So my last day seeing my dad well was with Knox and when I see Knox I see my daddy. It is kinda silly, but I’m in tears over Knox’s baby this morning because I know my daddy would be so excited. And I know I can continue his genetics which gives me peace🩷

(And the chick has dark skin and eyes 😍).