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post #20431 of 35226
6/18/12 at 5:02am

Any idea on the gender of these darlings?

 

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2 x Isa Browns (Nugget & Parma), 1 x White Sussex (Kiev), 2 x Australorps (Apricot & Butter) 3 x Silkies (Honey, Lemon and Satay) 2 x dogs (Sasha & Hal), 4 x fish & 1 x Canary (Carlos)!

 
 
 
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2 x Isa Browns (Nugget & Parma), 1 x White Sussex (Kiev), 2 x Australorps (Apricot & Butter) 3 x Silkies (Honey, Lemon and Satay) 2 x dogs (Sasha & Hal), 4 x fish & 1 x Canary (Carlos)!

 
 
 
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post #20432 of 35226
6/18/12 at 6:23am
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Originally Posted by chisNchickens View Post

Time for pics!!

 

6.5 month old cockerel

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almost five month old pullets

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Young cockerel I'm growing out Please excuse the feet - apparently I need to make booties.

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Pullet again

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droolin.giflove.gifdroolin.giflove.gif  OMG!!! I LOVE THEM!!! where did you get them from???

Happily married mom, with a wonderful 2 year old boy, many chickens, ducks, geese, and Great Danes on 50 acres with a pond and a old family home in south east Ga.... and trying to start a pick your own organic fruit farm :)  Visit our Great Danes at http://nightmagicpride.com/ We have blue European puppies several times a year :) and they all LOVE the chickens, ducks and geese!

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Happily married mom, with a wonderful 2 year old boy, many chickens, ducks, geese, and Great Danes on 50 acres with a pond and a old family home in south east Ga.... and trying to start a pick your own organic fruit farm :)  Visit our Great Danes at http://nightmagicpride.com/ We have blue European puppies several times a year :) and they all LOVE the chickens, ducks and geese!

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post #20433 of 35226
6/18/12 at 6:30am
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Originally Posted by Debbi View Post

Showgirls were originally a cross between a naked neck Turken and a Silkie. What you see nowadays, hopefully, are many generations away from the originals, that are now called "Showgirls".  And yes, even the boys of the breed are called Showgirls! wink.png

Thank you! That clears it up I was also wondering if they call the boys Show girls ha ha.

Silkies, one Banty, two Nigerian Goats, Arabian Horse, German Shepard, 3 small dogs, fish and birds.

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Silkies, one Banty, two Nigerian Goats, Arabian Horse, German Shepard, 3 small dogs, fish and birds.

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post #20434 of 35226
6/18/12 at 6:38am
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Originally Posted by Cynthia12 View Post


Did they look like this??  I hatched these out yesterday.  Since you mentioned them~thought I would show them off.  I like the ones with muffs too.  I have one with both the muff and the bow tie outside.  Only one hatched yesterday with a bow tie, no muff..the other has neither.  Fun babies.

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       Pretty different from the Silkies!

There so cute, the ones I saw weren't bare that far down that I could tell maybe bow tie? Of course im looking down on them in a big rubber tub and no touching they were so tiny. I'm going to go by there today and if the gal that had them on hold didn't pick them up I'm going to get them if there pullets. Thanks for sharing yours are adorable. smile.png

Silkies, one Banty, two Nigerian Goats, Arabian Horse, German Shepard, 3 small dogs, fish and birds.

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Silkies, one Banty, two Nigerian Goats, Arabian Horse, German Shepard, 3 small dogs, fish and birds.

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post #20435 of 35226
6/18/12 at 7:20am
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Originally Posted by 1chicken fan View Post

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Originally Posted by KMHunter View Post

Thank you all for the advice and experiences. I know I am going to have to be careful but I am hoping that I have nice chicks! big_smile.png

KM let me know if you have chicks, I might be interested :)

The first Silkie is out! 2 more have pipped! 3 LF Favs have pipped also.

I have 3 whites, 2 with vaulted skulls, 4 weeks old, that I am going to be letting go in the next couple of weeks. I want to just deal with BBS for now. I will also see what this hatch brings, but I probably will be waiting until I know if they are Cockerels or pullets before I will be parting with any if you are wanting any BBS. :)


Edited by KMHunter - 6/18/12 at 7:22am

1 very patient DH, 2 DS, 2 cats, 2 EE's, 5 Faverolles, 1 Black Sexlink & 8 Silkies.

 And I'm 100% in love with all of them!

 

American Silkie Bantam Club Member

 

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1 very patient DH, 2 DS, 2 cats, 2 EE's, 5 Faverolles, 1 Black Sexlink & 8 Silkies.

 And I'm 100% in love with all of them!

 

American Silkie Bantam Club Member

 

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post #20436 of 35226
6/18/12 at 7:43am
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Originally Posted by LeonieJane View Post

Any idea on the gender of these darlings?

 

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Inexperienced me - I'm voting boy on every single one of those darlings - based on those combs.  hide.gif  Or maybe Silkies in Australia have bigger combs??? idunno.gif  (Maybe number 4 is female. Maybe ???? )

Working hard in Canada with Bearded Silkies (White, Blue/Splash, Porcelain), B/B/S Ameraucanas,  and Black/Blue Copper Marans

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Working hard in Canada with Bearded Silkies (White, Blue/Splash, Porcelain), B/B/S Ameraucanas,  and Black/Blue Copper Marans

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post #20437 of 35226
6/18/12 at 7:53am

Hello everybody I got two silkies Saturday to use as broodys. They are 2 and a half months old. When will they go broody? I realize this all a hormonal thing that makes them go broody but I just want the age most start. Thank you.

LF brahmas in Buff and Light

Coming soon: Wheaten/blue wheaten Ameraucanas and hopefully white Leghorns

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LF brahmas in Buff and Light

Coming soon: Wheaten/blue wheaten Ameraucanas and hopefully white Leghorns

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post #20438 of 35226
6/18/12 at 8:25am
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Originally Posted by brahmabreeder View Post

Hello everybody I got two silkies Saturday to use as broodys. They are 2 and a half months old. When will they go broody? I realize this all a hormonal thing that makes them go broody but I just want the age most start. Thank you.

 

Well, all I can go by is the birds I have here. I believe, since these are my first ever broodies, so I may be wrong, but they need to be laying first before the broody desire kicks in. Mine starting laying at right around 5 months old. They laid for about 4 months, then all of a sudden one went broody. I guess that seemed like a good idea to the rest of them, as then they ALL went broody!! Seven broody pullets, not an egg to be had. But now, I have chicks EVERYWHERE! At 2 1/2 months, are you sure you have pullets?? If they turn out to be cockerels, there isn't going to be any broodies for you.

"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
Member of:  ASBC

 

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"Live and learn from fools and from sages" ~ Aerosmith
Black & Blue Copper Marans, and one Wheaten ~ White, Partridge & BBS Silkies
Member of:  ASBC

 

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post #20439 of 35226
6/18/12 at 8:43am
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Originally Posted by BarnGoddess01 View Post

 

Inexperienced me - I'm voting boy on every single one of those darlings - based on those combs.  hide.gif  Or maybe Silkies in Australia have bigger combs??? idunno.gif  (Maybe number 4 is female. Maybe ???? )

 

 

 

I'm thinking 1) girl 2)boy 3)boy 4)girl 5) boy 6) girl big_smile.png mine are also about this age! AND I am NOT a professional nor do I play one on TV lau.gif so your guess is as good as mine :).... only one of mine has a very large comb and only one has no comb...and the rest are in-between ;) I think some are hard to sex even at 8-9 months

Happily married mom, with a wonderful 2 year old boy, many chickens, ducks, geese, and Great Danes on 50 acres with a pond and a old family home in south east Ga.... and trying to start a pick your own organic fruit farm :)  Visit our Great Danes at http://nightmagicpride.com/ We have blue European puppies several times a year :) and they all LOVE the chickens, ducks and geese!

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Happily married mom, with a wonderful 2 year old boy, many chickens, ducks, geese, and Great Danes on 50 acres with a pond and a old family home in south east Ga.... and trying to start a pick your own organic fruit farm :)  Visit our Great Danes at http://nightmagicpride.com/ We have blue European puppies several times a year :) and they all LOVE the chickens, ducks and geese!

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post #20440 of 35226
6/18/12 at 8:56am
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Originally Posted by ChickensXOXO View Post

Hey all!

 

My baby silkies have grown a lot. They're a little over 2 months old now.

 

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I also have some new additions.

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 Wow!! What an adorable fluffy parti chick!!! Love it!!! Good to have you back on the thread. Love all the great photos!!

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

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