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    What does a grey silkie look like?

    They look like grey Silkies to me. Is that what you were wondering?
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    silkie sexing

    Jinx looks like a girl to me.
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    silkie sexing

    He is a beautiful boy. Show quality boys are bred to be more feminine looking. A small walnut comb is good. I also see streamers in the picture. I really like him!
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    What does a grey silkie look like?

    I'm so happy for you guys. What a great find!
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    What does a grey silkie look like?

    They all look nice. I especially like the second pullet. I don't have the standard but copied this from another post about the apa standard for grey Silkies. " comb face and wattles are mulberry color, black eyes, slaty blue beak, shanks and toes slaty blue: Male; head, dark grey;hackle light...
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    silkie sexing

    I thought it was a roo it was so rooish. I will say she didn't carry the note as long though. The crow came from my back enclosed porch two different times with two different broody hens. At the time they were the only chickens on the porch. When they are with the flock i assume they still do it...
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    silkie sexing

    Actually girls can crow. I have at least 2 girls that crow. They lay eggs, go broody and crow! I was surprised too but other people have hens that crow too. Sorry to make things more difficult...
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    Silkie thread!

    I think you should quarantine her in case she has something contagious. Maybe trim the feathers around her eyes and muff. Maybe she can't see anything. She sounds too sleepy to me. A lot if things cause lethargy in chickens. It could be from the mites too... I'm sure some other people will give...
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    Silkie thread!

    LOOKS like a grey to me from what i can see...but the red in the chest would make it tortoise. Do you have a picture that shows the whole bird including tail and feet?
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    Silkie thread!

    Personally I would. Have you helped before? I pick a little of the shell at a time with tweezers. If you see blood, stop. I hope the little chick survives.
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    silkie sexing

    Girl! :)
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    Silkies Of A Different Color

    I believe grey with red leakage is called tortoise shell.
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    Silkie thread!

    I don't remember who posted this but i thought it was a good idea so i saved the pic. I believe they used fishing line.
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    silkie sexing

    The first chick looks to be silver partridge and the second one regular partridge. It's really too early to determine gender but i would guess number one is a girl and number two a boy based on size difference. Really cute!
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    Silkie thread!

    :D Wow. Funny how they can roll around and get into trouble even before they hatch!
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