Silkie Chickens: Everything You Need to Know About the Breed!🐓🥰

[@CosmopolitanCornbread]

Great video!

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Cosmopolitan Cornbread - Constance Smith thank you so very much! You are my inspiration! ♥️🐓🥰

[@bbbrockbiggar3785]

I got chicks

[@issacmilo5758]

i guess I'm kind of randomly asking but does anybody know of a good website to watch new series online ?

[@Mmmmeow]

God is so kind to have created this

[@davidcharles9325]

They were bred to look like this by humans you clearly don’t know anything about genetics.

[@someonelol7003]

@@davidcharles9325 Let them have their religion.

[@tonyz6421]

@@davidcharles9325 we would call some of our chickens peckers, but you're truly the pecker here! God bless ✝️✝️✝️

[@ginalopez5074]

I’m completely in love with my Wilkie babes! They are so adorable and loving!!!

[@MrTomdemma]

I let mine do her thing, I trained her like a dog and she understands her name, and some words as well as regulates what she needs, she is a free range silkie and very independent, I take her everywhere

[@carolineshomestead2560]

That’s awesome!

[@3lena184]

Thank u!I have Silkies as well!

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you and I love my Silkies too!!

[@gpong1968]

They look so cute!

[@veronicamunos3542]

I would like to get a silkie as a pet. Would you make a video going more into depth about how to take care of one?

[@veronicamunos3542]

@@PuppyCuddler No I can't unfortunately due to me living in a town home

[@Mary-had-a-lil-farm]

This is a good video on Silkies. When I got mine there was not many “informational” videos on them. They do require different care and consideration then the standard chickens. Especially regarding ineffective cold tolerance. I am sure many of these poor little feather babies freeze to death because of owners ignorance and lack of research on the breed. Great job! Melanie & Melvin (my lil sweeties). thank you. I have noticed mine are more sing-song in their sounds. Especially my rooster, I swear sometimes he is singing lol. Have you noticed that?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you so much Mary!! My Silkies definitely have a sing- song voice! Thank you for the nice comments and Happy Holidays to you and yours!!🎄🕎

[@Tradwife1941]

Great video! I'm just now raising silkies and I have a lot to learn.

[@amyfeazel9772]

Love these chickens they make great pets

[@karenromero3290]

I bring my silkie in doors in extreme cold. Put him in a big cage and he is good until the temp is above freezing then he can go back out.

[@kdvwusm]

I’m literally working hard and saving as much as I can so I can have this type of life 😊

[@carolineshomestead2560]

It’s very rewarding!!

[@amberbecerra2138]

I’m getting my silkies in a few weeks. Everything is ready and more.. I am SO excited!

[@msthewmarais2722]

Do u have them yet

[@lennie5882]

This video really gave me some awesome and interesting facts. I'm going to get a silkie soon! :)

[@JessicaJEMS]

I just got silkies and I’m already obsessed

[@Nic-kx5dn]

Nice review,just getting silkies,soon.🐔🐔

[@RandomKansas]

Love your silkies!!

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you so much!!

[@SunnivaMyrseth]

Great video! I just got 6 silkie chickens and this was very informative and easy to understand! 😍👏🏻 Thanks! 🙏🏻

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you!!!❤️. Hope you love your chickens!

[@UsmanFaraz854]

Nice video and love to see silkie chicken breed really beautyful and cute. Thanx for sharing stay blessed 😊😊😊

[@rosiewhite8886]

I’ve been thinking about getting silkies for a while now. I currently have some pullets in my smaller aviary so am waiting till there big enough. I want them for hatching really because I don’t really like using an incubator (it’s expensive) because hens are just so much better.

[@mariahcavazos6188]

I have 5 silkies. I love them so much

[@paigedoesnotexist]

6:41 bob starts making lots of noise

[@Kojin__]

I’m now finally getting chickens I am so happy

[@maggiebostblessedlife]

Thank you for the information 🙂

[@josiegallegos7144]

can you put the silkies with other chickens, since they are so small? And when should i allow it to go broody?

[@tessjones5987]

Great information. Thanks

[@Phuongmy16]

Great video thanks 🙏 love it 😍

[@stephanieedwards8689]

Super great info I am showing a silkie for the first time and trying to get as much information as possible

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you and good luck!!!!🍀

[@predatorschickens6143]

The first silkies were LargeFowl, & weren't bantamized until they arrived in the UK, & Americas. They were crossed with Bantam Cochins, D'uccles, & D'Anvers for smaller size, & more colors, & patterns. I own both Bantam, & Largefowl Silkies.

[@VictorRodriguez-rd5xl]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us..very good explanation about silkies..

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you Victor!!❤️

[@mackrobertson7942]

This is a great video! It helped me learn a lot.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you!!

[@tanahomegardening2206]

Great video ❤❤❤

[@jenifernellie5138]

I have been raising chickens for 4 years now. Finally this fall, I got 17 silkie chicks. Lost 3 chicks in a week, sad I know, but we have 14 healthy silkie chicks. They just turned 2 months old today and I just love them! They are so sweet. I have 1 buff, 7 black, 3 white, and 3 speckled. Thanks for your video! Also, I heard silkies don’t roost at night. Is this correct?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

That is correct. They usually huddle together on the ground in a Silkie pile!

[@jenifernellie5138]

@@carolineshomestead2560 thank you!

[@White000Crow]

I’ve got 10 silkie chicks and one barred rocked chick with healing splayed leg. The barred rock loves to lay on its bed of silkies.

[@mrs.heathcliff7379]

I just got 10 silkies and 10 marans! So excited!!!

[@carmadefries3729]

My boy has TBI. BUT, after weeks of vitamins and pampering, he was able to rejoin his ladies. He stumbles a little sometimes, but mostly does great. He hit his head & that's all it took. Vaulted skulls are susceptible. Silkies & Polish...I'm sure there are others. Anyway, Silkies are great. I adore mine. Thanks for sharing! ❤

[@carmadefries3729]

Also, chicken does not have healing properties when consumed. Eating flesh is bad for the human body. Please speak what you know. As a licensed nutritionist, this is inaccurate information.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

I’m sorry to hear that. That’s why I have my Silkies separate from my standard hens so they don’t hurt them with the pecking order issues.

[@nylag4]

Loved this video! A few questions: 1.) I have a silkie (she’s black and super fluffy, her name is Florence and she’s my lil baby) that is about 5-6 months old. We have another hen of a different breed (she’s a silver duck wing, and there’s also a rooster with her) that’s about the same age. I found the first egg a couple days ago and I found another one today. How do I tell which one is laying if I didn’t see it happen? (They live in the same coop) 2.) What temperature is too low for silkies and what heat source should I use?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

It’s really hard to tell, which one is laying if you don’t catch them in the act. Usually the one laying is going to be more vocal, perhaps you caught one doing the egg song or pacing more than usual? So anything below zero you might want to keep checking on them.

[@rebeccawilliams8749]

I have 4 white silkie chicks that are about 2 1/2 - 3 months old. 1 of them is bigger then the other 3. Has thicker legs and bigger feet. But no longer has the fluff on top of the head. Do you think that 1 could be a roster?

[@pmiron]

Thanks for the videos, what bread do you think is easier for beginners?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

I think that any of the red or black sex links are great! Like Golden Comets, ISA Browns, Black Sex Links. They are friendly wonderful birds.

[@GAMEBEATER6000]

I’ve always wanted to get a silky and a rabbit and…an entire petting zoo of animals but I MUST RESTRAIN 😭😭😭 I need to research more first and foremost 😅

[@briankrishna1736]

I have a question about breeding silkie hens. If I took a pure bred silky rooster and breed it with a Brahma hen? Could I take that cross breed off spring and breed it back to a pure silky to get back the silky feathers? From a cross?

[@ibrahimal_menesy4l]

silkies are very sweet chicken, despite blackish meat and bones, they're very adorable ❤❤❤

[@alvinsroundup6363]

Hi Is there any difference between silkies and miniature silkies? Tx

[@Koekoek-en-co]

Nice video !!! I have a channel about silkies 😁😁 we are from Belgium and have a lot of USA silkies. The one i love is the cuckoo silkie 😍

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you so much!!! Happy Holidays!!!🎄🎄🐔

[@dannyreponte3451]

Love it

[@amber5547]

Thanks for your video going to move out to the country and want to have 1 rooster and 4 chickens to lay eggs, wanted to know if regular chicken could be around silkies in the same pen or open range area or will they not get along. I’m new to this. Thank you.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

As long as they are raised together, it should be okay. You might want to have a Silkie rooster and the other breeds standard size because a standard size rooster will try and mount the Silkie too and it might be too big and hurt the little Silkie hen, especially because you are only having 5 chickens since the ideal combo is 1 rooster to 10 hens.

[@amber5547]

Thank you for your suggestion, that’s very useful to know.

[@Lacie__]

I have 2 hens from this breed, a rooster and 1 chick. And let me tell u, they're tails are SO soft!

[@isabelnavarro4892]

hello, i purchased 2 silkie chicks at about 2 days old and they unfortunately passed away. i know it’s super sad i was crying for ever, i did even up finding a local farmer to purchase them from instead of a store, but i specifically asked for the chicks to be a week old. is that a good age frame for me to buy them? or do you recommend them being older?? i do have all the supplies i need such as a heat lamp and everything else.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Silkies are very fragile. The good thing about getting them young is that they imprint on you. However, they are more susceptible to certain changes in temps because they are bantams. Just make sure the temperature is at 95 degrees and put electrolytes in their water. You are a little late in getting them this time of year unless you live in a hot climate so I would wait till spring so you can put them out once their feathers come in and it will be nicer weather.

[@chita1837]

Great video from Thailand 🙏❤️

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you!!♥️🐓

[@yavin99]

I was wondering how they do in the cold because I live in the mountains and it also gets very windy but I can put a heat lamp in their coop if I have to.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

I would recommend a radiant heater. www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/producers-pride-brooder-and-coop-heater-1299682?store=2327&cm_mmc=feed-_-GoogleShopping-_-Product-_-1299682&gclid=Cj0KCQiAmfmABhCHARIsACwPRADlK7ecTeS-uW2O9t-Ebqy1BYkuE_fFej1-Rk1h_m-YhkAnUF4fOTwaAlNoEALw_wcB

[@newenglandyankeeliving5052]

I got half dozen silkie babies coming home this coming Tuesday

[@carolineshomestead2560]

They are very sweet!!!

[@2500grit]

Word of caution to silkie owners! Look for leg mites as the features on their feet makes it hard to spot the nasty things they can your silkies to become lame. Also if not treated the chicken will lose toes. I know from experience the mites are hard to get rid of and will cause a tremendous amount of work to get rid of. You can’t see the mites with the naked eye you only see the scale’s the mites cause.

[@madelynnelias3431]

What type of heat source would you recommend for the winter time? I have 17 silkie chicks right now.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

I really like these radiant heaters! www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/cozy-chicken-coop-flat-panel-heater-200w

[@2500grit]

I don’t like heat lamps. Use radiant heaters much safer,

[@gemenchehn9686]

Difficult for me too baby silkies so cute and sweet

[@tonymalaluan]

Can one goad a Silkie hen into sitting on (duck) eggs if it's old enough but not qùite broody?

[@monsteryt2262]

I like silkie nice breed

[@amberashley5699]

My silkie is just recently started sitting in her box but she has no eggs & hasn’t layed one for weeks.. I’m not sure if she’s sick & I don’t know what to do.. Do you recommend anything specific for her to eat? She is making soft sounds, and isn’t acting her normal energetic self.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

When you put your hand in to love her does she act broody or annoyed ? Usually she she wanting to be a mom and hatch eggs. If she isn’t she may be sick. Trying making her a scrambled egg and see if she is interested. When in doubt, you can ask a veterinarian.

[@predatorschickens6143]

Silkies are cold, & heat hardy. I have several, & survived winters in the negatives at night, & triple digits in the summer.

[@e.s.92]

I love my babies ❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@yoopermann7942]

can you cross a bantam rooster with a standard size hen? or should i just use them for incubators?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

You can cross a bantam with a standard hen. Depends on small the bantam is and how big the hen is!

[@michellecross1810]

Hello Caroline, I also work at Tractor Supply, which I Love, and just this week, Purchased My first Tractor Supply Bantum Silkie Chicks, which I am excited to watch them Grow, maybe we can stay in Touch, I Just Love Working at Tractor Supply, I also Own 2 Beautiful Paint Horses, but already Love My Silkies.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

That’s awesome Michelle! I learned the hard way that Silkies need more protein than the 16 percent layer feed when they start laying. Mine got really thin. I now have them on meatbird which is working out really nicely!

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Michelle I am also on Facebook. Caroline Komar Steiner.

[@danieltimofeev]

Great video! Do You have instagram where You Post Your content ?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Yes Caroline’s Veggies ! Thank you!!

[@commentingisawasteoftime7195]

Someone gave me an all black silkie rooster and he is absolutely great with the hens once he adjusted. He wants to fight everyone no matter how small he is though. He doesn't follow me around like he used to now that I got him to stop pecking me. He likes sleeping on the porch if I don't let him in the coop.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Truth be told, my two buff roosters are kind of jerks. The one in the video is especially mean to my husband. It’s spring so they will get a little more aggressive than usual.

[@beatricepedersen5444]

I'm getting mine tomorrow! What color should i get?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

I love the white! Also the splash is neat too!

[@wiffwafflongstockings1373]

I’ve built a coop for my silkies that we brought home today, but the silkies don’t seem to want to sit on the perch inside the coop even when I place them on to it, could you tell me what is the ideal height and size of perch for a silkie??? Any help would be appreciated

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Silkies don’t really perch. If you have them you need a really low roost. They can’t fly so trying to fly up to a roost is impossible for them. They prefer to sleep in the floor. The coop I have is great for them . : www.tractorsupply.com/tsc/product/petmate-superior-construction-chicken-coop-70401d

[@m.clement1767]

How many silkies do you keep in your coop?

[@rsllife9004]

Very good content thank you for taking time to make a good video +

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you so very much!!

[@Kzinix]

Beautiful breed! I am interested in cuddly chickens that can easily reach an old age, as I'm bad at goodbyes. 🙂 Any recommendations?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Japanese bantams

[@Kzinix]

@@carolineshomestead2560 Thanks! What are your suggestions for friendly, healthy medium-sized and larger chickens ?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

@@Kzinix I love the Brahmas. They are on the larger size but I also love my Golden Comets. They are a red sex link variety.

[@williamolsen20]

I have been wanting a pet chicken I don't care about egg production, and I don't plan on eating it, so far this may be the best breed for me.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

They are really sweet!!

[@jiggingwithsean]

I’m getting one soon. Most likely will name him chip. Are they able to live with different species of bantams(booted)? Can they stay outdoors in rain? How can I train mine?

[@Mathin3D]

Take good care and love it!

[@carolineshomestead2560]

They can live with different breeds of bantams. Th he can be out in the rain but their feathers don’t repel water very well so they will be a soaked mop. Best to have a roof over their heads and an enclosed run or somewhere where they can go to get out of the elements. You can train them just like any other chicken. They are very sweet and as long as you handle them from hatch they will be friendly and amenable to handling!

[@jiggingwithsean]

@@carolineshomestead2560 thank you for that information!

[@DeborrahJKOlson]

Wonderful, informative video! Thank you! I have some Silkie/Partridge Chantecler cross chicks, seven weeks old. I am trying to sex them. Any pointers, besides waiting for the roosters to crow?

[@skywise001]

Fun video :)

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you!!

[@kenseiusa7872]

I introduced 3 sillkies into my other chickens area a golden a RI red and a foghorn rooster it's not going so well one of the silkies fur has been pecked off his head from the non silkies any helpful ideas would be much appreciated tia

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Unfortunately, Silkies are at the bottom of the pecking order because they are so docile. I have my Silkies separated from my standard size hens. Did you separate them first and let them see each other for a couple weeks but not hurt each other? www.thehappychickencoop.com/how-to-introduce-new-chickens-to-your-existing-flock/

[@kenseiusa7872]

@@carolineshomestead2560yes I actually have 2 different coops in the chicken area which is about 35x40 feet I put the silkies in the second coop and kept it closed for a few weeks the golden comet seems to be the worst aggressor fred the rooster basically leaves them alone I got some rooster booster spray for the silkie I hope it helps I ate to see an animal in pain I'll have to keep them separate I suppose just makes it difficult to clean the pen and whatnot I appreciate you taking the time to read my comment and respond great channel you have very informative thanks 😎

[@minian1439]

My silkie roaster make noise in the morning so I m confused if it’s real silkie breed or not can u please tell me does silkie roaster make noise in the morning like other roaster do?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Yes all roosters regardless of breed crow unless you have multiple roosters together then sometimes the rooster that is very low on the pecking order does not crow.

[@swissmaid]

Do they eat the same stuff, as the big ones?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Yes, I do feed my layer feed crumble instead of the bigger pellets.

[@garadak7.]

i want to get a silkie as a pet but i often go to my partner's house who has a very timid but mostly well behaved cat do they tend to get on well? i dont want to wake up one morning and find either one dead

[@mweber5459]

It’s better to get them in pairs since they are social creatures. I would think that they could get along if you work with them and raise from chick.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Cats are predators and chickens are prey. Might not be a good combination if they weren’t raised together. Usually cats don’t go after full size chickens but because they are bantams, you might have a problem.

[@andreaf3704]

How soon can you introduce them with older hens? they are a smaller breed I noticed.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Yes. You have to be careful introducing them to standard size chickens. They can kill them with a peck to the head. I have my Silkies in a separate coop from my Leghorns and Sex links. You should do it slowly, putting the new Silkies in a dog cage or separated so they can see each other for a couple weeks.

[@andreaf3704]

@@carolineshomestead2560 ok thank you. What age do you suggest?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

It’s not about age it’s about size equivalent so I would wait till they are at least 4 months before integrating them. But you have to observe closely.

[@predatorschickens6143]

My sister's silkie started laying at 5 months of age.

[@scottdman]

is it possible to integrate silkies into a mixed flock? Would a RI Red rooster tolerate a silkie rooster?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

People do it but you are putting the Silkies at a physical risk due to their bantam size and the thin skulls they have when a hen pecks them on the head. It could cause brain damage or death. As far as the roosters, usually two grown roosters will not get a long unless brought up together.

[@scottdman]

@@carolineshomestead2560 thank you so much for this info.

[@ExploreAmerica]

I’m right down the road and island lake do you know anybody who’s looking for seven black Australorp chicks?

[@poultryboy9253]

How are they fluffier than other silkies

[@jazziecat2354]

Will a pet store sale them? I here in Louisiana?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Yes try your local Tractor Supply!!

[@Infectiraptor2024penudiom]

my silkie rooster was named jonckey

[@elenakurus2010]

Hello! I got gift fir New Year 3 rooster, can you tell me how you about winter ( what should I buy ?) I live in Arizona and for night time I take they home , protect from cold , night time 40 F

[@carolineshomestead2560]

They would be fine I’m their chicken coop at night. Right now in Illinois it is 9 degrees and I have a little water heater in the coop and they are fine.

[@talkinnmedia4535]

Great video. I’m looking for a chicken breed that great for kids and dual purpose. Thank you.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Thank you!!♥️🐓

[@EverythingOnIce22]

What if someone who is new to chickens but wants the cuddles of a chicken? Good beginner then?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

If you want a cuddly chicken then they are great but they don’t lay a lot of eggs and they do go broody a lot which means they want to sit on eggs and hatch them therefore not laying.

[@TheSsteiner]

Chickens!

[@brynnaandbeyond]

Hi I have a two silkies and one is name buttercup and my chicken witch is cotton candy

[@abbyb485]

how much do silkies cost at tractor supply?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

For chicks in The store: approximately $3.99 a piece

[@abbyb485]

@@carolineshomestead2560 thank you.

[@asifboota6033]

Can I keep chiken in my backyard in Philadelphia

[@carolineshomestead2560]

I don’t know. You would have to look at the city’s ordinances and rules.

[@josiegallegos7144]

Great information, my rooster is so loud. why?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Could be bored? Could be a lot of perceived threats near your coop. Try hanging a treat in the coop or distraction.

[@HeyLookWhatICanDo]

Would they sneak out of a picket fenced backyard?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

They can’t fly so probably no but predators could get to them.

[@TheMidnadarkness]

my silkie chicken is smart but she does not take no for a answer though . If I don't see her for 2 weeks , she gives me a 5-6 minute silent treatment it's her way to show me how mad she is . She loves people , walks , baths and car rides .

[@cesarestrella8890]

From China....

[@jamesmcdonnell4583]

Why the chicken cross the road?

[@carolineshomestead2560]

🤔

[@567Kriss]

I didn't know they were in the bantam family, I made a bad choice putting my silkie with a Welsummer

[@boritoscope5997]

My silkie chicken is female and we named her talia because my family is mexican we gave her a name in a mexican accent

[@d1n1na7]

I hate chickens. I work at a Tractor Supply but I enjoyed this video. I like to give interesting facts to customers about the chickens we have. It’s pretty cool. But I still hate chickens.

[@carolineshomestead2560]

Lol! That’s funny! Thank you! 😄

[@m.clement1767]

I always hated chickens too… until we got some! Now I want some in every size and color! Lol. I’ve officially become a crazy chicken lady, at 35. 😂 They (and ducklings) are really fun to watch grow and develop their own little personalities. Some of ours even come when you call them (to give them food).

[@predatorschickens6143]

Earlobe color doesn't 100% correspond to egg color. I have EEs with white Earlobes, & lay brown. I have an Orpington with red earlobes, & she lays off white. My silkies have blue, & lay tinted, white, & cream.

[@laitulip5026]

JESUS IS KING 👑

[@laitulip5026]

♥️

[@f.a.m.firstamericanmindz852]

Black is beautiful.. 🤜🏾🤛🏾

[@hueyh9773]

Yeah I can see your knowledge is very good let's try for you to let us all know what can hurt your flock or your animals outside correct your cats can do it but most likely it's going to be you or me which put heat lamp in the warm up the little bird well heat lamp one bird jumped up on the heat lamp pushed it down on the other bird and fried it so it's like Happy garden bad mistakes there's there's no good mistake don't ever make mistakes always water water clean water have hot water have disinfectant clean their bowls when they eat two weeks worth of time clean out their their feeding I got the step on it opens up foods right there and they get away it closes water water these birds will not do good if you give them no water if you forget and their Waters out oh my God they're jumping around trying to tell you they jump in front of you trying to tell you what they want let's look at what the birds want that's that's what I look at my birds are roaming free on a half an acre I don't have the boys mixed with the girls but the boys have portion and the girls have all the rest so yeah if I don't want the girls to eat my pot plant no I put a thing around it and all the other stuff they eat it all tomatoes you name it they eat everything to where as far as they can jump up two and a half feet and they eat everything they eat and they clean up everything they eat all the bad bugs you name it lettuce they love lettuce so do not let him get in the garden with the lettuce you have a great site let's look at water and food always any mistake as a bad mistake for me it has been so I learned to focus on I got a boy that has an eye missing so I learned to deal with him and he runs into things looking the other way so it's like going to learn I instead of having walking around I pick them up and talk to him and we walk I don't know what they say about one eye is close and one eye is far but this one is running into stuff real close so I think he's nearsighted great video and thank you for entering and letting me enter into your life and yeah you you put a dot on my life that was cool my boys silkies I have one which is the original mellow but if you turn your back he will come and run after you and slice you open get me wrong all the boys after this daddy are bad boys all the girls from this daddy they're the best keep up the good work and tractor supply I do the same I don't buy birds from there but yeah I have a bird here's a trick have a bird that kind of disease and almost died looked at me like she wanted to live , we made a sling slit two holes the back feet go down in the holes the the thing that she sits on is like a the size of a handkerchief handkerchief but we stitched all this stuff together and made it real thick so that should be sitting in like this hammock so we have budgies on the back budgies on the other back bungees on the front bungees on the front so it holds her up in side cardboard box there and then I have a budget that goes across that holds a big old fat towel that keeps her warm she's been alive for two and a half years she's a beautiful bird gummy bear that's her name and I just found her out side laying on her side in the dirt trying to walk and just flop and back and forth and and just got it just got worse but she's alive she eats you have to mix up everything and make it mushy you can't give it to dry and the wet I don't know why she can't figure out the wet put your head up she don't know that I don't know that why I don't know but she's still alive she's in a cage you know and she's actually in my house in my living room sitting in the bay window watching all the other birds. Everyday thank you for your time drink water Rock on