I have hatched a showgirl silkie chick that will be raised with old English bantam chicks. We started out with 6 naked neck silkie eggs and ended up with only one hatching.
That being said, I was surprised by her markings. What color would you think this little one is going to be? Thanks...
I have a silkie roo that is 6 months old and just let me tell you that the fact that your “wimpy roo”doesn’t crow is great! Lol. Pecker, my little guy, crows all…..day……long. Nonstop. I thought he would be fairly quiet, as he was hand raised from hatch as a singleton, but started crowing...
Yes, his hackle feathers are what made me start questioning him. They aren’t as obvious as my silkie but the girls do not have this new growth that “Brandon” now has.
I am also thinking his/her legs seem a little thicker than the other hens. Oh well, what will be will be!If Brenda is now Brandon, that means I have 4 hens and 2 roosters. Not sure how that will go. Pecker, my silkie roo, has hit full blown puberty but hasn’t started messing with the girls...
I was looking at this yesterday! All of a sudden, it almost seems like there are hackle feathers and possible saddle feathers. I guess she will remain Brenda until she tells us for sure! 😁
Thank you so much for the info! You are correct, she is not laying yet. (None of the girls are) I honestly just figured they wouldn’t lay until the days started getting longer again based on everything I have read, or in the spring. She definitely looks the most mature of the group. No doubt...
Good morning! I’ve had my 5 mixed breed girls for a little over a month now and they were born at the end of June. One of my girls, Brenda, is now officially taller than my silkie roo, so I sent a message to the friend that gave me the hens just as an update. I always send him pictures and...
Are your hens noisy or relatively quiet? Just asking for fun.
My 5 hens hatched at the end of June, I am told, and I rarely hear them make any sounds. Occasionally, if they are irritating each other, they will make a little bit of noise but they are definitely not singing the songs of their...
Thank you for the guesses! They are sweet girls. I do know that the girls came from 2 hens, each had hatched 4 chicks. He gave me 5 of the 8. I’m not going to worry about what they are, I will just enjoy them!
Thank you so much for your input!
I’ve got 5 mixed breed hens that hatched at the end of June that were given to me 2 weeks ago . Can anyone with a more experienced eye tell me what these girls may be mixes of? (They were a gift for my silkie roo who was hatched on May 16th). I do not have to know what they are because...
Thank you! Lil Pecker is one spoiled chicken! He/she has been hand raised alone since hatch. (Only successful hatch) Every so often, we offer a chicken charcuterie board to find out what he/she likes to eat on occasion other than starter feed. 😁.
Love your “yet.” I will vouch for silkies...