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    Silkie thread!

    Abbevilleoz, the roos seem to get on fine here. White boy is head honcho and never have had any trouble. We introduced the red roo recently, penned him for a few hours so that the others could all get a good look at him, and then let him out under supervision. Interestingly, white roo held...
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    Silkie thread!

    Thanks silkiecuddles. I was really hoping someone would say female.
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    Silkie thread!

    New to BYC today, so thought I'd share a few more pics of some of my Silkies.
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    Silkie thread!

    Anyone able to assist with sex of this young one? Still quite young, around nine weeks, and VERY hard to get pics of, but hoping these are enough. Sold to me as a hen, comb very narrow and small and seems to behave like a hen. Will try to get comb pic tonight when I have someone to hold...
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    Silkie thread!

    Pretty girl!
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    Silkie thread!

    Ahh, Silver Partridge is what I had thought for the little roo, but because she's so light, wasn't sure about the hen. Roo is also still quite young and has some growing to do, so hopefully grows into his comb and wattles some time soon. Thanks again.
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    Silkie thread!

    Thank you for the welcome! I bought the hen from a breeder, and she told me she was a pale blue ?? and the cockerel came from fertile eggs we bought from a breeder, the eggs apparently from a mixed pen,and I "think" he's a silver partridge, but not totally sure. I absolutely love the colour of...
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    Silkie thread!

    Hi there, finally joined BYC as a member today, after many months of feasting on the wealth of information and knowledge supplied by those who know their stuff. Started out, as I guess most did, with three gorgeous little Silkies, but soon discovered they're just like Jelly Beans; you cannot...
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