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The Silkie Momma

Local Silkie breeder here in Nampa Idaho

06/18/2024

Thank you to Kim with Silkiesxpress for shipping me out these beauties. Finally have a showgirl black and lavender added to the mix 🙂

06/17/2024

My NN girls have shipped. Can’t wait to get them. 1 black and 1 lavender 🖤💜

06/13/2024

My friend Chelsea makes the cutest car freshies I’ve ever seen, and they smell amazing. 🖤 she ships as well so if you’d like her info message me.

06/11/2024

Got this made for my Yukon 🖤

06/08/2024

Got a nurture right and can’t wait to use it. Have about 2 dozen hatching eggs coming in the mail when I get back from vacation and can’t wait to start hatching and building my flock back up 🖤🤍💕

06/03/2024

Appointment set for next Tuesday to get my bids tested for my NPIP. So exciting 🙂

06/03/2024

These 6 blue splashes found themselves a new home in Montana. Megan drove to Idaho to see family and get herself some silkie chicks and 2 dozen hatching eggs from me. This is the last of my blues. It’s bittersweet to see them go but we’re on to greater things now and more colors. 🖤

06/02/2024

Hey everyone, I’ll be getting my NPIP certification here soon so I can be certified to ship birds, eggs, and chicks. Idk if I’m going to be shipping live birds tho cause it seems very stressful and ain’t no one got time for that 😂. With that being said I will ship hatching eggs. After those dogs killed my hens I had to start all over on my flock and I only have 1 hen laying right now in my paint pen and they’re not fertile due to my rooster is a young buck and isn’t ready to lose his virginity quite yet 😂 I’ll be getting hatching eggs sent out from The Good Witch Farmstead July 8th and I’ll be adding lavenders and mottled to my flock. stay tuned cause amazing things are going to be happening and I’m so excited. Since the accident with the dogs taking place I’ve really learned so much when it comes to silkies and breeding them and it helped me to realize what I’m wanting to do. Godbless everyone 💕

05/31/2024

Shout out to Farmer J’s Chickens for sending me these beautiful black silkies. First time getting birds shipped to me and I was stressed the whole time but I’m so grateful and happy they arrived safe. Thank you again Jaydon 🖤

05/29/2024

Can’t wait to get my new babies 🖤

05/26/2024

It’s picture day 🖤

05/26/2024

Frost and snowflake. ❄️

05/25/2024

Hey everyone, I wanted to make this post for those who have never raised silkies before to spread awareness and so you can get an understanding of what to expect raising silkies. This is the information that I’ve learned over the years. Every breeder has their opinions on how to raise silkies so it is wise to follow a few silkie pages to learn and gain knowledge on the breed. Silkies are a sensitive breed. They can easily get sick and keeping up on extra vitamins is a must. Let’s talk chicken feed. For my silkies when they’re babies for about 3 days I blend up their feed and make it almost like a powder so it’s easier for them to eat. They will be on chick feed up until I put them outside. Once outside I have my birds on organic feed, 18% protein. I put vitamins in their water everytime I fill their water up. As treats I give dried meal worms and black sunflower seeds. I mix the two together in a bucket and give a handful every morning. This gives them extra protein. I keep my exclosures really clean and I clean out bedding about every 6 weeks. I use pine shavings as bedding in their coops. I do mite treatments and spray coops for mites about every 6 weeks. Silkies are social and love being with eachother so when purchasing chicks make sure you get 2 or more so they have buddies. Now let’s talk weather. Here in Idaho it gets cold and it definitely gets hot. During the summer months I make sure to provide shade for my silkies so they can keep cool and keeping up on keeping their water cold. During the winter is where it’s critical for silkies. Silkies during the winter months CAN NOT GET WET. If they do they need to come inside and you’ll have to blow dry them. I make sure to up their protein during the winter months and keep up on vitamins cause during the cold months is when it’s easy for them to get sick. Silkies should not be mixed with larger breed birds. Some do it and have 0 issues but silkies are prone to getting bullied cause of their sweet nature and with that it would be wise to keep silkies separated from larger birds. I also caution letting small children handle silkies. Silkies are fragile and can easily break a leg etc and sometimes kids can be very rough with them. As you can see in a lot of my pics my toddler is obsessed with silkies but with that he’s always being supervised when he’s holding the birds cause 1 I can’t fully trust him and 2 he’s still young and doesn’t understand how sensative silkies can be. I’m sure they’re is so much more to be said but these are key things I try and express to new owner’s so they’re prepared. With that being said when you purchase silkies from me I make sure they’re happy and healthy before they leave my property. Once in your care it’s up to you to properly care for them and whatever happens and if a bird or chick dies I’m not liable for that and I will not issue refunds or replace the bird or chick that has died. Thanks for reading. If you have any questions on what feed I use and what solutions I use to treat mites feel free to send me a message. Godbless 💕

05/25/2024

Mr. Frost out here showing off 🖤

05/24/2024

Been working hard on the backyard and silkie pens 🖤

05/24/2024

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05/24/2024

We got 16 that hatched. What a sweet blessing and look at these fuzz balls 🖤

05/24/2024

These babies hatched so fast. Todays hatch day and 14 have hatched already lol. I had to clear the dried ones out cause they couldn’t walk in the incubator with all the egg shells and babies were struggling to hatch cause they were being kicked and there’s no room.

05/23/2024

6 babies. They are so adorable 💕

05/23/2024

As you all know I lost 2 beautiful hens yesterday and 1 injured to 2 chow dogs. I had babies in my incubator hatching today from one of the hens that was killed and the injured one and this little baby made its appearance and my friend Ryan with SilkiesPlus sent me this message to cheer me up. 🖤 I’m pretty heavy in my faith and walk with Christ so it really made me happy reading this cause it’s true. The Bible tells us that God takes away and he gives. I lost two awesome hens but they’re being replaced with their beautiful babies 🖤.

05/22/2024

RIP to these two pretty girls. Two dogs broke into my backyard and enclosure yesterday and killed them and injured another one and almost attacked my toddler. I’m so heart broken 😭.

05/21/2024

Incubator 1 is in lockdown mode.

05/20/2024

And our new roo Mr. Frost ❄️

05/20/2024

Everyone meet Winter ❄️

05/19/2024

Getting these two pretty babies Monday. Hen and roo 🖤 the hubby is not excited about the money I’ve been spending on stinken chicks. I just tell him that it takes money to make money and we’ll make it all back once we start hatching more babies and selling off some hatching eggs 😂.

05/17/2024

Our dinning room is my silkie factory/office 😂

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