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  1. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Thank you!!
  2. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Hello fellow Silkie lovers! Just wanted to let you guys know I just posted some girls for sale here on BYC if you have any questions just let me know! You can also check out our farm page and message there :) https://www.facebook.com/silkiedownfarm/
  3. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Yes that what I see most greys hatch as the stripes partridge base , grey/ silver partridge, I have seen the greys with lots of white mostly around neck call chinchilla grey, I wonder if somehow the grey is just very diluted?? The father looks more blue then grey but that could just be photo...
  4. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Very pretty!! Hmm color? I would be tempted to say Columbian but I see not back in neck sooo, I'm gonna go with a Very light grey i can see some hinks of grey or lavender,I have seen many grey birds with wings like this , maybe with lavender?? Do you know parents? I would ask someone that breeds...
  5. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Where are the pictures of the other ones!haha! What were the parents? Are they all grey just darker?
  6. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Looks like light grey and a pretty one too!
  7. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    I have had mine take anywhere from a few weeks to a few months just depends on the hen and if they molt after it takes longer , just make sure u give her good food fresh water and extra vitamins, she will probably start soon :)
  8. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Ya most feed store chick's are being housed to many in small space, not enough fresh water, and little ventilation , too warm just check to make sure you have lots of room fresh water ,ventilation ,good food and keep their bums clean they will probably be fine soon :)
  9. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Awe cuties!! Did they come from a feed store/hatchery? They all look like white gold based I find the light chipmunk pattern indicates the white is hiding partridge so if you ever breed them to other colors you may get partridge :)
  10. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Looks very much like a cockerel and those do look like streamers , wide comb and very upright stance but the white ones are the hardest to sex I think ,very pretty bird tho ;)
  11. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    Haha I know I did not come up with it ;) that's just what people call a silkie with silkie feathers (no barbs)and frizzle feathers I guess kind of like the phenotype the chicken displays :)
  12. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    snow white is a frilkie it's just a silkie feathered (normal silkie "fur") that curls back just like your sizzles :)
  13. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    I can see pics much better now ;) China is a sizzle (a silkie with smooth feathers that curl) Snow white is a frilkie (a silkie with silkie feathering that curl) And the black looks like a sizzle Frizzle is just the curling back of the feathers there and can happen in many types of chickens...
  14. Britras

    Silkie thread!

  15. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    sure no prob![/IMG]they are longer feathers that point backwards from the roos topknot this is a pic of my partridge boy 8mo easier to see with his color
  16. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    The white is definitely a boy he has streamers back of head , black looks like roo also with a comb that wide can't tell if it has streamers tho, nice looking silkies!
  17. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    The blue roo over the blue sizzle hen should give you 25% splash :)
  18. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    The blue roo over the blue sizzle hen should give you 25% splash :)
  19. Britras

    Silkie thread!

  20. Britras

    Silkie thread!

    It sounds like to low humidity, if you can't find another chick a mirror may work so it thinks it has a live friend best of luck!
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