We are new to chickens and bought some "silkies" (or so the man called them) at a local flea market. He sold us a "pair" of black silkies and a "pair" of blue silkies. Why we needed two roos, I don't know, but he thought we did... He said that the black pair was 5 months old and the blue pair was 3 months old. My questions are:
Are they really hens and roos in the pairs? Are they really a black and a blue pair? Do their ages seem close to correct?
And an unrelated silkie question...the wing feathers on a couple of them look ratty all the time. Why is that and is it normal? Anything else you see about them that I need to know, please tell me! I have a lot to learn.
Thanks for the input! ~Shannon
The black pair
The blue pair...larger one in front (Pepper), smaller one in back (Salty).
Blue pair with the big black one
I have a few more pics if needed but don't want to bore you with them! Thanks again for the info in advance
The blue silkes are actually splash silkies. Yours have a lovely bold coloring. Most often breeders will keep blues, blacks and spalsh together in their breeding pens. If you breed your splash together, the splash color may get diluted. Come on over and join the Silkie Thread at --> https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/297632/silkie-thread/22160
It's a great place to share photos and learn a lot. Tina G.
