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10/7/11 at 6:06pm

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its hard to tell from that distance. are they the same size and how about the comb and waddle sizes?

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10/8/11 at 10:36am

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5 Weeks

#1- Mini. Very Tiny but sweet

#2 Tweetheart- Hoping for girl, but I have my doubts sad

#4 Curious George

#8 Shehuahua

10 Weeks

Shihuahua-

Mini

Curious George- So sweet, but we think roo

Mary Jane-

Tweetheart -

Darth Diva-

13 Weeks

Darth Diva

Mary Jane

Shehuahua

Tweetheart ( She has a single comb, I know not the best but she is so sweet) She has a very distinctive teet thus the name.

Curious George ( Youngest's favorite. I am sad... Pretty sure he is a Roo)

Mini

Group Shot ( Left To Right)
Mini, Mary Jane, Darth Diva, Curious George, Shehuahua, Tweetheart

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I love my husband who happens to be my pastor as well. We have 4 great kids,7 Hens,2 Pullets, 4 Silkies, 2 Eastereggers, 3 Plymouth Rocks at 2 Indian Runner Ducklings, 4 Cayuga Ducklingst, 2 bearded dragons, a snake, 2 rats, and at times wildlife rehab animals.

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10/8/11 at 10:42am

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curious george looks like the only roo...can you get some group pics of them so we can see them all together please

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10/8/11 at 11:17am

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curious george looks like the only roo...can you get some group pics of them so we can see them all together please

Here Ya Go smile

Group Shot ( Left To Right)
Mini, Mary Jane, Darth Diva, Curious George, Shehuahua, Tweetheart

I love my husband who happens to be my pastor as well. We have 4 great kids,7 Hens,2 Pullets, 4 Silkies, 2 Eastereggers, 3 Plymouth Rocks at 2 Indian Runner Ducklings, 4 Cayuga Ducklingst, 2 bearded dragons, a snake, 2 rats, and at times wildlife rehab animals.

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I love my husband who happens to be my pastor as well. We have 4 great kids,7 Hens,2 Pullets, 4 Silkies, 2 Eastereggers, 3 Plymouth Rocks at 2 Indian Runner Ducklings, 4 Cayuga Ducklingst, 2 bearded dragons, a snake, 2 rats, and at times wildlife rehab animals.

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10/8/11 at 11:38am

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looks like all girls except for Curious George. is he bigger than the others? were did you get them?

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10/8/11 at 11:47am

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i would keep an eye on mini though it looks like a pullet she does have some rooish looks to her. the hackle feathers are hard to tell on pics of silkies but on the roos they should be long slinder and pointed and the girls will not be long and slinder but the tips of the hens feathers should be round

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10/8/11 at 12:24pm

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looks like all girls except for Curious George. is he bigger than the others? were did you get them?

Curious George is bigger. MaryJane, Shehuahua, and Darth Diva are little compared to the rest. Tweetheart is average, but smaller than some of the whites we have. Mini has always been tiny, We were worried at first because She/he was 1/2 the size of the others. Mini has seemed to catch up a bit but is still small. When I posted at 10 weeks someone asked if she was younger than the rest.

We got them from Cackle, ordered 15 and the sent 17, all but one made it. We had a runt that just did not thrive and died at a week old sad

I love my husband who happens to be my pastor as well. We have 4 great kids,7 Hens,2 Pullets, 4 Silkies, 2 Eastereggers, 3 Plymouth Rocks at 2 Indian Runner Ducklings, 4 Cayuga Ducklingst, 2 bearded dragons, a snake, 2 rats, and at times wildlife rehab animals.

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I love my husband who happens to be my pastor as well. We have 4 great kids,7 Hens,2 Pullets, 4 Silkies, 2 Eastereggers, 3 Plymouth Rocks at 2 Indian Runner Ducklings, 4 Cayuga Ducklingst, 2 bearded dragons, a snake, 2 rats, and at times wildlife rehab animals.

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10/8/11 at 12:24pm

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Very girlie looking smile

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One day short of six weeks (all photos). In the first three photos, the white is the one I'm most wondering about. I don't have enough photos of the buff but you can try.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/102351_img_6497.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/102351_img_6505_sm.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/102351_img_6482.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/102351_img_6504.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/102351_img_6516.jpg
One is back is the chick above.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/102351_img_6501.jpg

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10/8/11 at 12:36pm

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looks like all girls except for Curious George. is he bigger than the others? were did you get them?

Curious George is bigger. MaryJane, Shehuahua, and Darth Diva are little compared to the rest. Tweetheart is average, but smaller than some of the whites we have. Mini has always been tiny, We were worried at first because She/he was 1/2 the size of the others. Mini has seemed to catch up a bit but is still small. When I posted at 10 weeks someone asked if she was younger than the rest.

We got them from Cackle, ordered 15 and the sent 17, all but one made it. We had a runt that just did not thrive and died at a week old sad

from what i have read and talking to silkie owners the roos tend to be larger than the hens to a point and if mini is small then i would say that she is a she. just seen a hen at the fair that didnt have a "poof ball" on its head and compaired to the roos there the hens were all slightly smaller

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10/8/11 at 12:37pm

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