silkie bantam

2 Silkies 11 weeks old. I still have no idea if they are going lay or crow. Any ideas?

She was abandoned by her original family when they moved. I took her in but she doesn't get along with my crew. Anyone in san Diego want a cutie gray silkie? She was laying eggs but recently stopped due to stress.

Hi Everyone! I got this beautiful Silkie and was told it was a rooster. It's 5 months old now and not crowing. Can anyone tell me if it's possible this is a hen? Also, what's this color called?

Hello all, I am fairly new to chicken genetics and how feather color is expressed. From what I understand, a black silkie would have 2 recessive black genes (bl/bl). White is a little bit of a wild card it's a recessive white (c) that turns off the colors so it's paired with another color...

Hello fellow chicken people! I've been scouring this site for a long time. All of you are such a wonderful community and a great source of information! So I finally decided to become a part of it. Here's a little novel about our chicken adventure. I'm fairly new to chickens. We first got...

Hi! I have three, 2 week old silkie girls(?) and I have no idea what colors they will end up being. I hope someone with experience can tell me :) Thank you

I unexpectedly took in ailing day old chicks after TCS got a shipment in with very few survivors due to the cold weather. These are my first chickens and given the circumstances I had no idea what I was getting. Of my survivors I believe I have a Bantam Frizzle Cochin, a Bantam Silkie, and...

Hi everyone, I purchased these from a local auction hosted by a poultry/waterfowl club yesterday. Can anyone tell me how old they think they may be, what colors they are, and if you can tell if there are any roosters vs. hens? They are silkies :)

I am going to get 1 maybe 2 silkie hens soon and I'm going to build them a coop,I might add a rooster at some point so I'm going to build it for 3. I understand silkies are small,. but how much space do they need? Also, are all silkies bantams? if so, is it okay for them to live with larger...

This is a 6 week old silkie that I suspect is a rooster. Included is a current picture of its comb developement. Is there any chance he may still be a she? Thank you!

This is a three week old silkie, and she is the only one with a fluffy chin. Im just wondering if she is bearded? Thank you for your time!

I went to Tractor Supply today. I shouldn't have, because...they had Turkens! :celebrate Chicken math got me! I now have 6 Turken chicks (all different colors/patterns) and 2 free bantams. My husband is out of town right now :oops: But I couldn't resist them :wee Somebody help me! Who will take...

Hey all, I am new to BYC and live in PHX, AZ. I have a 10 week old silkie male who I got as a tiny chick (along with a few other silkies) and handled him all the time. He's the sweetest! Unfortunately, due to regulations within city limits, my baby needs a home that will love him and keep him as...

This is my first year raising silkies, and I've heard they are very hard to sex. I was wondering if anyone can tell or not if I have 1 cockerel and 1 hen? They are the same age. Their combs are coming in different, and their tail feathers and head feathers are different Also I'll post all pictures

This is my first year raising silkies, and I've heard they are very hard to sex. I was wondering if anyone can tell or not if I have 1 cockerel and 1 hen? They are the same age. Their combs are coming in different, and their tail feathers and head feathers are different Also I'll post all pictures

Hi! I just got two new bantam chicks, and I was wondering if I would ever be able to integrate them into my regular flock. My flock right now is 9 standard hens and 1 standard RIR rooster. And I'm not completely positive on the breed of one of my bantam chicks, I know one of them is a silkie and...

I just received an order of chicks, included was one silkie, which was supposed to be grey. I ended up with this little chap, who I think is quite cute, though he doesn’t look like any silkie that I have ever seen. He is mostly white/grey/black, though he has a wee bit of brown as well...

Can anyone enlighten us as to the breeds of our bannies?! 2 are dark. 2 are light. All have black feet. All have feathered feet. Three of them have 5 toes on each foot. The last one has four, (one of the dark ones). We can't tell yet, but it seems they may not have single combs and we don't...

Hello everyone! My name is Elizabeth and I am going to be a first time chicken owner. We are going to a poultry fair next month in search of some beautiful Silkie chicks. Until then I am just trying to get plugged in and learn as much as I can to help my flock thrive! Any new chick advice is...

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