2 month old paint silkie

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mommabird724

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Hi. The comb is black and smooth. Wattles are not distended, but purplish/reddish in color. Legs are skinny, feet small.
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That's what I'm hoping for. Can't decide on Maizy or Marshmallow for a name. Which would you pick? Or other ideas?
 
I think it looks like a pretty cockerel. Bearding suppress combs and wattles, so your boys head gear shouldn't be very big either. The pullet in my avatar is 5 months old and doesn't have as much comb as your chick...but, you never know! I've been wrong before!
 
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Your splash hen is beautiful! I have one just like her. Her name is Williw and she's so sweet. I just adopted her a couple weeks ago. She's retired from breeding at two years old. I love her dearly.
 
howfunkyisurchicken said:
I think it looks like a pretty cockerel. Bearding suppress combs and wattles, so your boys head gear shouldn't be very big either. The pullet in my avatar is 5 months old and doesn't have as much comb as your chick...but, you never know! I've been wrong before!
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I have one that hatched out in my silkie hatch rom rubynala97's eggs that has feathered in, in what I believe is a splash. Looks like yours. At hatch it was pure white though. Are splashes normally white at hatch? Just curious. (Your avatar is beautiful.)
 
mommabird724 said:
Your splash hen is beautiful! I have one just like her. Her name is Williw and she's so sweet. I just adopted her a couple weeks ago. She's retired from breeding at two years old. I love her dearly.
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Thank you, I love mine dearly as well. I wouldn't trade that little bird for the world!
 
AmyLynn2374 said:
I have one that hatched out in my silkie hatch rom rubynala97's eggs that has feathered in, in what I believe is a splash. Looks like yours. At hatch it was pure white though. Are splashes normally white at hatch? Just curious.  (Your avatar is beautiful.)
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A lot of mine do hatch out very white, and even feather in mostly white, but eventually they get their splashes as they go through their juvenile molts. Can you post a recent picture, is it showing any blue at all yet? It could also be diluted, which usually comes from breeding splash to splash. However, I only breed mine to blue and still get some super light ones from time to time.

And thank you, I sure do love that little fluff ball!
 
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howfunkyisurchicken said:
A lot of mine do hatch out very white, and even feather in mostly white, but eventually they get their splashes as they go through their juvenile molts. Can you post a recent picture, is it showing any blue at all yet? It could also be diluted, which usually comes from breeding splash to splash. However, I only breed mine to blue and still get some super light ones from time to time.

And thank you, I sure do love that little fluff ball!
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I went and took these, but my camera is not the best for accurracy with color. In person she/he is more blue/gray than the pic shows. They are about 8 weeks now I think.





 

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