Silkie thread!

[chickee]

Now I'm REALLY impressed! They're all gorgeous! I have to ask...the second photo from the top of the 5 gray and brown chicks...what breed are they? The first of my NN hatchlings looks almost exactly like that, feathered shanks/feet and fully feathered neck, white spot on the head and all. The breeder insisted it's pure NN, but I've had my doubts. Now I really have my doubts.

Thanks!

NN? I am not familiar with that abbreviation.

Picture #1 wheaten/ blue wheaten Ameruacana, #2 Golden Cuckoo Marans, #3 Bearded Belgian d'Anvers, #4 Buff Ameraucana, #5 Easter Eggers, #6 Bantam buff laced Polish, #7 Blue laced red /splash laced red Wyandottes, #8 W/BW and Lavender Ameraucana . . . just in case some wanted to know

Picture #2 is all golden cuckoo Marans pullets. GCMs can be color sexed at hatch.
This is what the males look like~ Much lighter with more yellow patches and a bluish grey cast.


This is what the adults look like~

 

[DesertChic]

Sorry! I fell victim to laziness. NN stands for Naked Neck Turken.

I never knew Marans had feathered feet! Cool!

 

[whatsthedealio]

Hello, do I have a Cockeral here? We thought it was a girl but now I'm thinking boy. His name is Fruffy, I think he's about 16-20wks old?

Pics taken today, his comb is quite a burgundy colour. Also what type of Silkie is he? Noticed he has 2 black feathers amongst the white, could he moult into a Splash?

Happy if he is a Cockeral as I have 3 Silkie hens and a Silkie x OEGBantam so might breed them?

Any info is hugely appreciated, thanks

 

[whatsthedealio]

Hello, do I have a Cockeral here? We thought it was a girl but now I'm thinking boy. His name is Fruffy, I think he's about 16-20wks old?

Pics taken today, his comb is quite a burgundy colour. Also white type of Silkie is he? I have spotted 2 black feathers amongst the white.

 

[EZFarms]

what age do they start laying? my. two pullets are almot a year i think and havent laid yet. my roo is already crowing and breeding them though

 

[chickiebaby1]

Hello, do I have a Cockeral here? We thought it was a girl but now I'm thinking boy. His name is Fruffy, I think he's about 16-20wks old?

Pics taken today, his comb is quite a burgundy colour. Also white type of Silkie is he? I have spotted 2 black feathers amongst the white.

I'm not an expert on sexing silkies, but this one sure does look male to me. My girls combs and wattles are not that big. He is very beautiful.

 

[DesertChic]

I'm not an expert on sexing silkies, but this one sure does look male to me. My girls combs and wattles are not that big. He is very beautiful.

X2...on both the apparent gender and how gorgeous he is.

 

[nayeli]

Hello, do I have a Cockeral here? We thought it was a girl but now I'm thinking boy. His name is Fruffy, I think he's about 16-20wks old?

Pics taken today, his comb is quite a burgundy colour. Also what type of Silkie is he? Noticed he has 2 black feathers amongst the white, could he moult into a Splash?





Happy if he is a Cockeral as I have 3 Silkie hens and a Silkie x OEGBantam so might breed them?

Any info is hugely appreciated, thanks

:Looks like a boy to me =) Generally I look at the comb and wattles to tell. My hen has a comb too, but much smaller in size and she does NOT have waddles. You can also look for hackle feathers though!

 

[ChickenNamaste]

Me and Sativa




He Screamed at me!

 

[ChickenLady2014]

I get that question a lot I put them on the counter and back them up against the wall, pushing them back if they try and run out of place. Depending on the breed, some photo sessions work out better than others I take pictures like that of all my hatches.

Aww they are so darn cute, greats photographs!