Hi guys! I am new to chickens and recently ordered 15 buff silkies and 5 polish chicks. Hoping someone can help with a few newbie questions!
For one! I have one that's mostly solid white...
But then another that's more...cream? They are five weeks old. Would you call the cream white or buff...
I have 12 buff silkies that are 4 1/2 weeks old and since I am only legally supposed to have six (and I have five polish that accidentally came home in the same box ;) ) I am hoping that it doesn't take long to start determining gender. I am new too, wish I could help...I have read some people...
Your silkies are adorable! I got more silkies then polish, but the polish are just much prettier right now ;) The silkies were buff color...but the majority of them seem to have what I think people refer to as smut...a lot of greyish feathering down their backs, or worse, in their wings...I am...
So after three years of pestering my other half, I finally convinced him that I should have a few chickens! I have been reading the boards here for months,but wanted to actually join and say hi now that I have my baby chicks at home.
I wanted to go local...but wasnt able to find anyone with...