Silkie thread! - Page 1627

This is such a cute picture!!  Nice little silkies too!

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Originally Posted by ChickensXOXO 

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Originally Posted by mama2my4 

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Originally Posted by chicknfun 

I have a little silkie chick that is 5 days old. I am trying to determine if it will be a buff. I keep taking pics of it, but they all turn out making the chick look white. I only have the camera on my phone, and the color quality is not good enough to get the true color of this chick, so my question is ...... do all chicks that start out yellowy turn into white chickens? The chick is a yellowy beige, not really straight yellow.

I have 4 leghorns that started out yellow, now as their feathers are coming in, they are white. 

Is it the same for silkies?

I was hoping this would be a buff (reason I bought it), as I already have a white, but that chick was a little older when i got it, and no yellow at all.

well, I tried to take a picture of my two... but my camera is not the best. 

 

 

Buff on the left, white on the right. They are darker in person and the white is yellowish. These little ones are 7 days old. 

 

 

Thanks!! AAAWWWWW, Too Cute!! Your buff looks like my little chickie! Thanks for posting that pic!

I noticed that your white has a really 'poofy' poof. Could that at all be an early indication of sex in Silkies? I have noticed that some are more 'poofy' throughout all the pics I have looked at.

I saw above where you posted a pic of your beautiful Splash....WOWwhat a gorgeous bird!!

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Originally Posted by Debbi 

Hahaha!! Who are you kidding?? You KNOW you'll have a Silkie flock by the end of the year! That was my initial quest too, I just wanted a broody. Now, 20 birds later and counting...
 

 

Boy! If that isn't the truth!

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Originally Posted by ChickensXOXO 

Awwwwww! What a precious bunch of fluff!!!

Hawkeye! What's happening with that chick!!!?

can someone give me a quick list of what colors create what colors i bought 25 and have to figure out which colors to keep there are buff white 1 black 1 blue and 3 splash  

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Originally Posted by GAChknGirl 

can someone give me a quick list of what colors create what colors i bought 25 and have to figure out which colors to keep there are buff white 1 black 1 blue and 3 splash  

 

I'd be in trouble..... i would keep them all

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Originally Posted by Elliemae 77 

Can LF and silkies be kept together or will I need a separate run and coop for the little guys?

I have heard yes, it's fine, once they are integrated, but I'm interested in actual btdt, because at this point, all of my babies are planned to be going in with the big girls.  Mine are perching now, so I'm hoping once we get the lower perch in there, they will use that at night, because it would be better than puppy piling on the floor and potentially getting pooped on...........

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Originally Posted by GAChknGirl 

can someone give me a quick list of what colors create what colors i bought 25 and have to figure out which colors to keep there are buff white 1 black 1 blue and 3 splash  

 

Blue, black and splash can be kept together. Buff is separate and white is separate.

The way the Blue gene works in a breeding can be broken down as follows:
1) Blue x Blue: This will produce 25% black, 50% blue, 25% splash.
2) Black x Blue: Produces 50% black and 50% blue.
3) Black x Splash: You'll get 100% blue.
4) Blue x Splash: Produces 50% blue and 50% splash.
5) Splash x Splash: This will give you 100% Splash.