Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[MysteryChicken]

I took this photo today and I'm in love

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Looks like cotton candy. So floofy.

 

[LynnaePB]

Here are the 18 new babies (and the three I hatched from another breeder last month). I'm really happy I didn't get a single quitter (just two infertile). A couple babies were malpositioned and couldn't turn to zip so needed a little help but most hatched really well on their own.

(Sorry for the bad picture, I took over 20 and this was the best that showed them all in one shot, I'm just really terrible at taking pictures).

Right now I'm thinking about keeping these 4 (from at least 3 different moms) and seeing how they turn out.

I took this photo today and I'm in love

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Aww what a beautiful baby!

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

Looks like cotton candy. So floofy.

Indeed! So fluffy!

Here are the 18 new babies (and the three I hatched from another breeder last month). I'm really happy I didn't get a single quitter (just two infertile). A couple babies were malpositioned and couldn't turn to zip so needed a little help but most hatched really well on their own.

(Sorry for the bad picture, I took over 20 and this was the best that showed them all in one shot, I'm just really terrible at taking pictures).

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Right now I'm thinking about keeping these 4 (from at least 3 different moms) and seeing how they turn out.

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Aww what a beautiful baby!

All those chicks are adorable! You'll have to keep us updated with photos!

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

Here's the oldest chick also (the one which hatched on Halloween), I'm thinking it's most likely female:

Here's the two together (oldest chick that's above is on the left, the slightly younger one on the right):

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here are the 18 new babies (and the three I hatched from another breeder last month). I'm really happy I didn't get a single quitter (just two infertile). A couple babies were malpositioned and couldn't turn to zip so needed a little help but most hatched really well on their own.

(Sorry for the bad picture, I took over 20 and this was the best that showed them all in one shot, I'm just really terrible at taking pictures).

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Right now I'm thinking about keeping these 4 (from at least 3 different moms) and seeing how they turn out.

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Aww what a beautiful baby!

So many balls of fluff.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's the oldest chick also (the one which hatched on Halloween), I'm thinking it's most likely female:

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Here's the two together (oldest chick that's above is on the left, the slightly younger one on the right):

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I still believe the oldest one is male due to the wider comb, & wattle growth.

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

I still believe the oldest one is male due to the wider comb, & wattle growth.

I'm just comparing it to my others I've hatched. This one looks pretty much identical and was female

Waiting is awful

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm just comparing it to my others I've hatched. This one looks pretty much identical and was female

Waiting is awful

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All the ones I had, had early wattle growth turned out to be male. We'll just have to wait, & see.

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

All the ones I had, had early wattle growth turned out to be male. We'll just have to wait, & see.

Ah since mine are bearded cross partially bearded, the ones that hatch with a poor beard tend to have gross looking 'wattle patches' whereas the fully bearded ones hatch with no patches.

Hopefully when I get my next male they'll all hatch fully bearded all the time!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ah since mine are bearded cross partially bearded, the ones that hatch with a poor beard tend to have gross looking 'wattle patches' whereas the fully bearded ones hatch with no patches.

Hopefully when I get my next male they'll all hatch fully bearded all the time!

I like silkies with half beards.

They give them a Fu Manchu, look.