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4/12/12 at 5:42am

Hawkeye95

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Originally Posted by wvchix

They are so cute!

Can Silkies have an orange beak? I just got 2 last night and one has a black beak and the other orange.

how orange is it? Often the tips are a lighter color when they are little, and darker up towards the head. But they should have black beaks. What color are the toes on this chick? Post a picture!

ETA-- it may not really be a silkie-- or could be a mix as mentioned before me.

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4/12/12 at 5:46am

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Born yesterday!

Love my Silkies!

Micah, Mia, Chloe, Cali, & Fancy

Carolina Blue Silkies

Love my Silkies!

Micah, Mia, Chloe, Cali, & Fancy

Carolina Blue Silkies

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4/12/12 at 5:56am

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Mind?? Never ever! These pix always brighten my morning and I really look forward to them! And your picture of those fluffy butts following their "Mom" is TOO PRECIOUS!!!

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Can't stop taking pictures! Hope you guys don't mind!

This momma hen has 5 silkie babies, and the other 3 are from my other bantams.

Lovin' Life to the FULLEST! I adore my little Silkies and Showgirls! 2 rescue swans, a tribe of guineas and numerous other rescued critters, including my Livestock Guardian, Tony Llama...YES! I live on a farm! Praising God daily!

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4/12/12 at 5:57am

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Born yesterday!

so cute!!

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Partridge Silkies

Bantam B/B/S Orpingtons

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Bantam Silver Laced and Columbian Cochins

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Raising:

Partridge Silkies

Bantam B/B/S Orpingtons

Working on:

Bantam Silver Laced and Columbian Cochins

Member of American Silkie Bantam Club

Member Cochins International

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4/12/12 at 6:29am

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I will try to post pics today.

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4/12/12 at 8:06am

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Born yesterday!

Terrible cute! My broodies hatch is due tomorrow!

Twin Oaks Ranch Silkies I can't believe those little Silkies grabbed my heart!
I have a wonderful DH who's a silkie enabler!
Member of American Silkie Bantam Club!

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4/12/12 at 9:50am

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My son took pix and is sending them to my email so I can post them. Their feet are not black so I'm starting to think they are just Bantams :(

I was told they were Silkies when I got them.

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4/12/12 at 10:04am

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Ok I cannot decide how many hens/ roos I have!! There is a man who is buying all my roosters but wants two hens. My question is I have 3 roosters with redder combs but there is another one that Im not sure about. It seems like all but 2 of them have little long streamers coming out the back of their heads. Do hens get this too? Also I have some that have long wirey feathers coming down their necks. Does that mean roo?

Please help! I dont want to sell hens....

Hen?

Rooster? I have 2 that look this and then one partridge. But my blacks are getting streamers but no combs!

So frustrating!

I am a chicken fanatic!

I love them all!

Along with any animal!

I have stopped trying to post all my chickens on here because I have now come to the point where I have to many to post!!

Anyways, I have Serama eggs for sale. (Limited Availablility.)

I am a chicken fanatic!

I love them all!

Along with any animal!

I have stopped trying to post all my chickens on here because I have now come to the point where I have to many to post!!

Anyways, I have Serama eggs for sale. (Limited Availablility.)

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4/12/12 at 10:09am

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Did you get them from someone that lives close to you?

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My son took pix and is sending them to my email so I can post them. Their feet are not black so I'm starting to think they are just Bantams :(

I was told they were Silkies when I got them.

Love my life in the beautiful Mountains of Western North Carolina! I have a very supportive husband and 2 beautiful daughters. I raise Black Copper Marans, Cuckoo Marans, I am just getting in to Faverolle's and Orpington's. I now have a Beautiful Buff Orpington named Dexter. He is 5 months old. I have Buff Chicks, BBS Chicks and Lemon Cuckoo chicks. I also have a incubator full of Orpington and...