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I was sold a black Silkie - he or she AIN'T.

post #1 of 5
2/18/12 at 6:08pm
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No matter what I will always love this chicken, don't have a clue of it's gender, all black feathers, white skin. 

 

I was sold two white silkies and a black silkie by the way, I have no doubt the whites are silkies, but have no clue what Blackie is.

 

 

She/he is 9 weeks by the way :) 

 

 

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post #2 of 5
2/18/12 at 6:27pm

Well, a full body pic would sure help. Off the top of my head I'll guess silkie/cochin cross, but that's just kinda pulling an answer out.

Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

"If I'd known the world was ending I'd have brought better books"

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #3 of 5
2/18/12 at 6:29pm
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I'll try my best to get a full body pic, but if I have the wings out of my hands, they flap a lot, if he/she is free range, they run around like madmen :P 

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post #4 of 5
2/18/12 at 6:35pm

I am not experienced in silkies but the feather pattern on the neck and the rest of its body, they are true feathers, not of any hairy structure like I have seen in silkies.

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post #5 of 5
2/18/12 at 6:58pm

thats a silkie mix (maybe, it could be some other creasted breed instead of a silkie)...hope the other 2 dont look likee this and even if they have silkie feathers since this one is a mix they might be mixes as well as as silkie feathering is reseaive while hard feathers (the regular feathers on chickens) are dominat meaning it would take 2 genrations of breeding to get a mix with silkie feathers ex..

 

silkie x d'uccle = hard feathers (f1)

f1 x silkie = should give you some silkie feathers and some hard feathers

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