#silkie chicken

[gschellyart]

Behold

#chickens #art #art study #traditional art #silkie chicken #brahma chicken #sumatra chicken

[ghost-104]

HMS doodles

I tried to use a black light pen but my phone just hates me I suppose. heart is green because I only had RGB colors (but since my phone is jank it looks like blue)

Darrel is a silkie chicken because those guys are floofy and they got killer rock-and-roll-nerd hair

#i have a long explanation on why they look like that but i dont want to drown this post in rants #HMS #cj darrell #cj heart #cj mind #cj soul #cccc heart #cccc mind #cccc soul #cccc #chonny jash #chonny’s charming chaos compendium #cccc fanart #owen doodles #Owen's irl art #black light art #googly eyes #googly eye heart #silkie chicken #silkie darrell #tw eyestrain #cw eyestrain #cw bright lights #cw bright colors

[homeofhousechickens]

Saw this on Facebook lol ill explain why it says those things about the silkie.

3 brain cells- its popular to keep bearded and crested silkies, the feathers on their head blocks their vision and makes them functionally blind if their crest is not trimmed away. Silkies are also bred to be docile and to sit still in a show cage, pair that with nonexistent vision you get a bird that cant see predators well, who is prone to getting lost, and cant really defend themselves if caught by a predator.

Need to go broody every month- Silkies are one of the most broody breeds, even some roosters will go broody. They are great to use for hatching other chickens eggs and are great parents when kept in a safe and sheltered pen.

Spontaneous death for no reason- There is a reason actually. Some silkies have a vaulted skull and birds with vaulted skulls can sometimes only have a thin layer of skin protecting their brain. This means a well placed peck or blow can cause catastrophic brain injury to the bird, killing them or permanently disabling them. Silkies also have fibromelanisosis which negatively impacts a chickens immune system development which means silkies under a year old are more prone to serious illness then other chickens. Silkies are again basically functionally blind, this can lead to chronic starvation which also weakens the bird especially if they are also prone to being broody.

5% hatchrate- Some lines have low fertility likely due to inbreeding and not trimming the silkies very fluffy butt which can impede the cloacal kiss meaning no fertilization occurs. This isnt true for all silkies, i know some lines that bred like rabbits.

Bottom of the pecking order- Silkies are at a huge disadvantage when they are made to compete with standard types of chickens. Silkies are so docile and cant see well which makes them good target for bullying by more common and hardy breeds like barred rocks, leghorns, wyandottes, and rhode island reds.

The silkie just isnt a bird suited for a free range mixed flock lifestyle. They do much better in confinement in a large and protected coop and run. Its very common for people who keep silkies in mixed flocks to have other chickens accidently kill their silkie flock mate in pecking order disputes. Silkies who arent being shown should have their crest and beard trimmed so they can eat and socialize better and great care needs to be taken to not expose them to any stress or pathogens since they have a poor immune system. They might be calm and sweet but they need a lot more care then other breeds.

#chicken breeds #silkie chicken #chicken breed #chicken info #chicken meme

[sunnycluster]

BAWKtober: Candles

Wax silkie :>

#BAWKtober #bawktober 2023 #chicken art #silkie chicken #my art #bird art #birdblr #chickenblr #october art challenge #haloween

[knightofleo]

Silkie Headbands from TheWellDressedChick

#hehe #chicken #chickens #silkies #silkie chicken #hats

[sugarbot-artpost]

The absolute disrespect! In my own home!

#baby #house chicken #house rooster #pet chicken #scrambles #pet silkie #silkie #silkie chicken

[wildragon]

White and orange animals.

#pixel art #rabbit #cat #silkie chicken #bearded dragon #wildragon

[suzythesilkie]

Gave the babies some BLUEBS

#birdblr #birds #cute #chicken #my chickens #silkies #chickenblr #silkie chicken #weiss my himbo son you are so dumb sometimes #but I still love you

[jasontoddsgaythoughts]

Not to project the pets I always wanted for myself as a kid or anything, but my favorite Robins should definitely have:

Stephanie Brown: Lavender Axolotl

They are rare for their species and she would love that because it’s her color. Also it’s probably mutated because she somehow found it in Gotham’s water system, but no biggie.

Jason Todd: Silkie Chicken

The Robin with the curly hair should obviously own a buddy with a puffy head to match. Also probably good comfort weight to have on your lap while reading.

Damian Wayne: Horse with Pajama

The pajamas would obviously have to be green, grey, or black with the Robin and Batman logos on them. Great friend for BatCow too.

#stephanie brown #spoiler #batgirl #batgirls #the spoiler #jason todd #red hood #damian wayne #damian al ghul #robin #dc robin #batfam #dc #batman #lavender axolotl #silkie chicken #horse with pajama

[watercolourcritters]

maybe we'll even find some tasty lettuce or bugs!

[ID: marker art of two silkie chickens standing close to each other with grass under their feet and blue sky behind them. Messy handwritten text reads "my lovely friend, there is nowhere I'd rather be than by your side <3" and in brackets "so we can eat worms and scratch the dirt together!). The artist's signature is @ watercolourcritters. End ID.]

Instagram | Etsy

#friendship #encouragement #art #chickens #silkie chicken #watercolour critters art #messy encouragement cards

[yaspup9000]

lps silkie chicken design concept

I know that the eyes are a little bit off but please tell me your thoughts!

#littlest pet shop #lps #lpsblr #idk man #silkie chicken #digital doodle #design ideas

[stickynotebirds]

132. Silkie Chicken

#todays bird #birdblr #artists on tumblr #birds #bird of the day #bird #Silkie Chicken

[kindercelery]

Three idiots

#two girl failures and one loser #ermmm what the scallop #artists on tumblr #silly drawing #art #shitpost #oc #silkie chicken #silkie #pigeon #chicken #bird oc

[homeofhousechickens]

Would you say Silkies are a good house chicken breed? I heard something about an abnormality with the breeds head though. I can't remember what. Do you know what it is? Is it common in the breed? Are there breeders who try to breed it out? Thanks!!

Silkies are probably the most common chicken breed to keep as a house pet (at least in America).Some silkies have a vaulted skull which makes them prone to neurological issues and brain damage. Silkies tend to live a longer life as house chickens due to this since they are protected indoors from danger and illness. Pet quality silkies tend to not have as severe vaults but that isnt always the case and its better to just ask the breeder, and there are plenty of silkie breeders. Remember that a bigger or smaller crest size doesnt always correlate to vault size. Here is a picture of some silkies chicks, the one in the middle isnt vaulted but all of them are pure silkies.

#Silkie chicken #vaulted skulls

[sunnycluster]

BAWKtober: Cuddle puddle

Featuring @suzythesilkie 's babies!

#BAWKtober #BAWKtober 2023 #silkies #silkie chicken #chicken art #my art #bird art #chickenblr #chicken #birdblr

[nightmaresyrup]

Silkie Hippogryph again. She can babysit all sorts of creatures that come from eggs!

You are free to use my creatures in your campaigns. As long as you link back to my socials. It would be nicer if you ask permission first 😅

#silkies #silkie hippogryph #silkie hippogriff #silkie chicken #mythical beasts