“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” - Buddha
“No one saves us but ourselves. No one can and no one may. We ourselves must walk the path.” - Buddha
Cuteness overload! 
Whit's Flock (My Chickens, Rabbit & Pigeons) (Click to show)
~Whittni, a happy owner of: 2 Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets, 1 Black Sexlink pullet, 1 Buff Orpington pullet, 1 Black Tailed Buff Japanese Bantam pullet and 1 Black Rosecomb Bantam cockerel.
Whit's Flock (My Chickens, Rabbit & Pigeons) (Click to show)
~Whittni, a happy owner of: 2 Silver Laced Wyandotte pullets, 1 Black Sexlink pullet, 1 Buff Orpington pullet, 1 Black Tailed Buff Japanese Bantam pullet and 1 Black Rosecomb Bantam cockerel.
Went to an animal auction today and came home with a pair of Blue Silkies...or what I'm hoping are Blue Silkies. They seem a little more gray to me
I've been wanting to add some to our flock for a while. Hubby was probably less than thrilled, ha ha!
My flock: White Leghorns, Blue Silkies, Sex Link, Splash Silkie, Brown Leghorn, Anconas, Mallard ducks, Delawares, Silver Leghorns, Lakenvelders, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Patridge Cochin, Golden Sebrights...42 & counting!
My flock: White Leghorns, Blue Silkies, Sex Link, Splash Silkie, Brown Leghorn, Anconas, Mallard ducks, Delawares, Silver Leghorns, Lakenvelders, Silver Laced Wyandottes, Patridge Cochin, Golden Sebrights...42 & counting!
Something just killed one of my pullets in broad daylight. Her head is missing.


I got my silkies today!
I got a dark partridge bearded silkie, a buff bearded silkie, and a black beard-less silkie! I love them! I named them Cinnamon, Sugar, and Sissy. 
This is Sissy(left) and Sugar(right) battling it out. They've about got the pecking order established now.
I will get some more pictures later.
Congrats on you new additions!

I think I've decided to leave my poor little Silkie's fused toes alone since at 2 weeks, s/he's getting around just fine. Also, my Silkies seem pretty skittish. They're hatchery babies and we've had them for 2 weeks (since they were a day old). Every day I feed them by hand but they're still really skittish. Is this normal?
We had the same problem. We held them every day. We even broght them in the house and held them on towels while we watched TV. We also fed them treats like dried meal worms. If do this be sure to provide chick grit to aid digestion. They are five months now and we can just walk up to them and just pick them up. When I'm in the yard they follow me around like puppies.
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Working hard in Canada with Bearded Silkies (White, Blue/Splash, Porcelain), B/B/S Ameraucanas, and Black/Blue Copper Marans
Working hard in Canada with Bearded Silkies (White, Blue/Splash, Porcelain), B/B/S Ameraucanas, and Black/Blue Copper Marans

Honestly...they kind of look like silkie mixes to me. I wouldn't call them "ugly" but you are right, they don't look quite silkie perfect. If you can get pictures closer up of each of their faces closer up, that can help determine gender.
The buff in the front left appears to be a roo to me. The others Im not sure of.
I agree about the buff and that black in the back is definatly a mix because the feathers are flat and smooth.