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    Silkie cochin mix

    Little late to the game, but I have a question... Long-story short - I have two smooth-feathered chicks from a silkie pen which housed all silkie-feathered Showgirls, Silkies, and a couple frizzle/sizzles (what's the difference between a frizzle and a sizzle - is there one?).... So, I assume...
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    Smooth Silkies

    I know I'm late to the game, it being nearly mid-September... But I wanted to pipe in that I just picked up a gaggle of "Silkie" chicks from a breeder a couple weeks ago. I used quotations because two of my new chickies are coming in smooth-feathered. The breeder had both frizzles and showgirls...
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    Silkie thread!

    Thanks so much!! I'll keep watching him to be sure it's a him. (Have some younger silkie chicks, and some could be roos, too; so I may have to decide on what silkie roo I want to keep since I don't have a plethera of silkie hens)
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    Silkie thread!

    On another note - am I correct in "sexing" this 16 week white Silkie as a cockerel? No crowing, but his walnut comb is noticeable, whereas my blue (also pictured; same age) isn't even visible beneath her coifed poof. I see small wattles, and I *think* I see streamers in his poof, but I'm not...
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    Silkie thread!

    Hmmm... I saw their showgirls and they were silkie feathered... She also had frizzles... Could it have been from a sizzle? (Still get confused on the feather typing beyond normal/smooth and silkie) Would a sizzle or frizzle 2nd gen chick that's smooth feathered be more likely to throw smooth...
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    Silkie thread!

    I have a question... So, I picked up some new Silkie chicks a couple weeks ago, and two of my new babies are coming in smooth feathered... Breeder said it was because she pens Showgirls with her Silkies - so I assume the smooth feathering is a throwback from the Turken influence. I love my...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    Well.... Hansel is certainly looking more and more rooster-like as the week has developed. This is the Polish I was asking about... now 13-15 weeks old And now my little white Silkie is appearing roo-ish with possible streamer feathers in his crest Thoughts? He may still be too young...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    Thank you!!! Here's hoping the Silkie is female! Lol I'll probably share pictures of those two in a couple weeks and see if you guys can help :)
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    Thanks so much for your help, both of you! I have a mixed barnyard lot... 9 in total, including the one I'm 99% certain is a Roo and the Polish. Everyone is between 12-14 weeks old (got them all the same week, the Silkies were older is all I was told; though about the same size as the standard...
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    I can sex your pullets and cockerels!

    Would appreciate some thoughts on my Polish. Sold to me from a breeder as a "candy corn" This girl (I hope!) is very dominant, and has pretty decently red wattles, but her v comb is very pale like her legs. Approximately 12-14 weeks old at this point. Lovely plumage, I think! But I already have...
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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    Thank you!! I appreciate your help! :D
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    Don't know what breed or gender you have? Click here!

    Polish chick approximately 5 weeks old Gender? What coloration would s/he be considered? Also, Silkies which are approximately 7+ weeks... any chance they're showing hints of gender? (I've had them 5 weeks, breeder said they were a few weeks old when I got them) White - calm once you catch...
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Thanks, Faraday40! I'm glad I managed to get some pullets in the bunch!! I'm not sure, and I'll definitely defer to you and those with more experience than me; but the other chick that is *supposed* to be a silver Lace Wyandotte and the one that's a cockerel were identical as chicks. In fact...
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    Polish Thread!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Hoping I might find an answer on this thread... I'm completely new to chicken keeping and purchased a mixing of breeds assortment of straight run chicks. Wyandottes, Silkies, Sicilian Buttercup, bantam Wyandottes, EE, and this lovely Polish! Can anyone hazard a guess to gender? I could have...
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    Not Sure If You've Got A Pullet Or Cockerel? Click Here! Thread 2

    Thanks, Wishing4Wings!!! I truly do appreciate it. My SL (probably) roo had an odd looking comb at first, too. (As in, didn't look like the pics I saw online). Hoping the other will grow into it! Glad to hear she's likely a pullet! I'm hoping my bantams all turn out to be pullets, too. But I...
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