How can I get my white silkies white again?
Hello out there,Never had chickens before these and I just wondered if anyone with white silkies does anything to make them snow white like they were before going outside into the great outdoors....
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well you can always wash them with baby shampoo or cat shampoo and then blow dry them with a hair drier on low. That is what I do any ways for a show and just to keep them looking nice and clean.
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Hi, I've been told by some silkie breeders that feeding white silkies corn based food adds to them looking yellow. And also some white silkies have a silver gene that makes them really look white and...
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well all chicken feed is corn based.. dirt is what makes them look yellow. as for the silver gene all white birds have this or they wouldnt be white. reg nows more about genes then i do so maybe she...
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One thing I have read about washing white birds is to use a shampoo that has blueing in it. Don't use a lot are you will end up with a blue bird.God bless"Another day, another dollar, another chicken,...
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I use blueing to clean my silkies. I have a ton of it because I also have a grey showhorse I have to keep clean--and that's a chore!Take a dab of it (NEVER use laundry blueing as it WILL stain your...
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Welcome to PIYY, Kissa. Enjoy your visits here. It's a great bunch of people. Bob*Live Well*Love Much*Laugh Often*
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you can also make a paste with cornstarch rub it into the feathers and when it dries crush it up (it will be a bit chunky) and the corn strach draws the dirt away.sno moon hatcheries
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Welcome Kissa!!! an obviously silkie-addicted - welcome to our chicken-addicted family! what would we do without chooks?
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