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    Silkie thread!

    Oh they are adorable!!! Makes me want to get some more silkies. I have had chickens for the last 4 years and have my first silkie, now 22 weeks old, that I just adore. Silkies have different personalities I have found than other types of chickens! I will keep my fingers crossed that all of...
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    Silkie thread!

    Yes, that is very common. But some will start laying, like my Buff Orpingtons, and consistently lay about 6 eggs a week the first year. It depends upon the chicken, laying conditions.
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    Silkie thread!

    How exciting! Was she acting any different the past week prior to laying and what color egg did she lay?
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    Silkie thread!

    @chicken hawk 33 That's great!! Did she lay it in the right place? Pictures please! Congratulations!
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    Silkie thread!

    @chicken hawk 33 Did she finally lay an egg?
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    Silkie thread!

    @chicken hawk 33 What?
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    Silkie thread!

    @chicken hawk 33 From reading on the silkie forums I have seen quite a few silkie owners say that silkies on average lay between 7-9 months of age and some even later. Mine is 22 weeks and I am patiently waiting for her to lay. Today I noticed that for the first time she was checking out the...
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    Silkie thread!

    Can non bearded silkie pullets have wattles? I ask this because I have thought that my 21 1/2 week old white silkie is a pullet (my first time raising a silkie). What do you think? Pullet or rooster?
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    Silkie thread!

    Thank you for your replies! I'm keeping my fingers crossed that it is a pullet! Do silkie roosters have hair on top of the head that swoops back more and pullets that stand upright in a rounded circle? I wasn't sure if this one looked like it was swooping back?
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    Silkie thread!

    Hi! I have a 7 week old blue silkie and I am wondering what you may think as far as male or female with these photos. It's the one on the right in this photo.
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