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My Pet Silkie Chickens!


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Well I have finally managed to convince my mum that chickens are a good pet to have!

 

And after much deliberation she allowed me to get two chickens!

I had my heart set on a silkie as they just look so peculiar and hilarious, yet adorable

 

So I found a good breeder, and on the weekend I bought my first pair of chickens!

They are two lovely pullets, named maggie and myrtle, and they are only 12 weeks old :lol:

Maggie is the darker looking one, and myrtle is the lighter one!

 

 

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Myrtle is a partridge, and Maggie is what the breeder said "call it what you like".

He told me its a new colour he is working on, but he has managed to acheive it by pure breeding silkies!

 

so that is all i have on my spectacularly bizarre birds! and i cant wait until they start laying eggs! :lol:

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They are adorable! My daughter is also pleading for some chickens. How did you track down a breeder? Are they on the net?

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I absolutely Love Silkies! They are adorable!

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Beautiful birds, I love them too but can't convince my wife. She's worried about her swimming pool. Cheers Clearwing

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Aww they are adorable! :D

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They are beautiful and I love their names :)

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Gorgeous AB. :wub: They look very soft and cuddly.

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Thanks for the nice comments everyone !!!:lol: they are doing really well, they like their coop especially the run

and they love to eat!!

 

They are adorable! My daughter is also pleading for some chickens. How did you track down a breeder? Are they on the net?

 

Hi Dellouisa thanks for the nice words! well i found this site which gives details of silkie chicken breeders, ill grab the link for you...

http://silkiebreeders.webs.com/breedersdirectory.htm

 

its a breeders directory, so hopefully there is a breeder close to you, they are a fantastic breed, gentle, clean and easy to handle and pat =]

 

They are beautiful and I love their names :)

 

Thanks Kaz i thought their names were fitting

whenever i get a pet i wait until i get them and look at them to see what they look like =] so there name suits their character

 

Gorgeous AB. :wub: They look very soft and cuddly.

 

They are rachelm!! i just want to hug them, so soft

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Thanks heaps for the link, we will look into it! Have a great Xmas.

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Totally adorable! We got some silkie chicks for my sister for Christmas. She breeds other purebred chickens and I thought it would make an awesome Christmas gift. I am hoping to get some from her further down the track too, for pets :D

 

So very cute AB! :D

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They are adorable, A friend of mine has white ones and they are fluffy balls, so cute.

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