silkie chick

  1. lncrane08

    Can first generation silkie cross chicks have silkie feathering?

    Can first generation silkie cross chicks have silkie feathering? So this chick was a surprise hence her name SURI. My white silkie roo was about 8mos and was taken by a fox the day this chick popped out of an egg from under my broody silkie frizzle girl. I had tried everything to break her...
  2. K

    What Colours Are These Silkies

    I’m wanting to buy blue and silver silkies and found some 5-8 weeks old, but the seller isn’t sure who is blue black or silver, any ideas on which ones I should take? Wanting hens if I can get them so any ideas on which ones might be ladies are also greatly appreciated
  3. Tiggerusa

    Hedwig

    Hedwig is 8 weeks old and super snuggly! Any gender guesses? I go back and forth. We will keep a roo as long as he doesn’t bug neighbors!
  4. C

    Silkie hybrid???

    I got these chicks from a breeder that likely had hybrids, but she thought were pure silkies. They are 2 weeks now and look to be growing in normal feathers. They have black skin and five toes. One has the characteristic dome head. Are they pure silkies or hybrids? They are already double the...
  5. S

    How to get three day old chick to find and eat food

    Hello everyone, I am a new chicken mum and have a question about how to get them to eat food and drink water. I have read posts on here where it was said to not worry if the chick isn’t eating as it has the yolk from it’s one egg. My little silky is three days old now and I showed him/her where...
  6. RocheeBum

    Meet my 4 Silkie Chicks!

    Meet Kerplunk, Uno, Cluedo and Scrabble! (Ignore the ducklings , however adorable) These 4 beauties are coming home at the weekend! After being hatched at the nursery I work at. Just nervous, and hope they don't all turn out to be boys!
  7. kMamaHen

    6-week old chicks - wanna help with gender?

    Hello, all! Anybody want to tackle these babies? This is my first rodeo, but I sure have fun guessing!! I'd sure appreciate any help. The standards are all nearly 6 weeks old. The bantams, 6+ weeks from TSC. #1 - with my nonexistent experience, I think this is a Roo. Betty White, EE...
  8. BrahmaMom1797

    Silkie/Polish Chick Issues

    I Just recently hatch a polish/Silkie cross with frizzled feathers. A sweet little bird being raised with a Brahma/silkie cross and a Seabright/silkie cross. The polish was last hatched and had a couple issues during hatching. Her membrane was drying on her so her hatching period was a bit long...
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  9. L

    Silkie Chick, Lethargic and Weak

    Hi everyone! I recently attempted to hatch chicks under a broody silkie hen for the first time. The first two silkie chicks came out healthy and strong, but the third one is weak and is unable to walk, eat, or drink properly. We have three broody silkie hens. The first two chicks were given to...
  10. BantamAshley

    Help Sexing! 5/wk-old silkie w/comb.

    I have Two 5/wk old silkies. A white, and a partridge. I am remaining hopeful that the partridge is a pullet, but what do y’all silkie experts think about the started comb development on the white one? Thank you very much for your time.
  11. R

    Silkies: roos or hens?

    Hey all, my family and I have been looking at backyard chicken forums for a little while but have been hesitant to join the forum for unknown reason, but now we've bitten the bullet and I'm excited to be able to access this awesome community! Anyhow, we bought two white silkie chicks a little...
  12. BantamAshley

    Help, is this silkie bearded?

    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!
  13. Sarenadax

    Silkies with pink skin, beak and toes - Help!

    Hi BYC community! Hoping a few of you out there have some information for me. Back when I started with Silkies in 2008 there were not nearly as many color variations and options on the market and I'm just getting back into the breed. I'm shocked at all the new variations and genetic...
  14. L

    Looking for Silkie

    Hi, We are looking for Silkie chicks. Prefer 8 weeks and older but will consider younger as well. We live in Whiteville, NC 28472 and are willing to drive up to 2 hours one way to purchase. We will not accept USPS or similar mail route. If you will have some but not yet...please also contact...
  15. BantamAshley

    What on earth color is this silkie?

    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...
  16. B

    What color is this silkie chick??

    Hello, I'm not sure if this is the right thread for this but here I go. About a month ago I hatched a white silkie chick who I suspect to be a roo, and in the last week I realized his neck feathers turned into a peachy-lemon color, and he has a bunch of pin feathers on the same color on his...
  17. Funnwonderland

    Silkie, White crested black polish and 2 BO questions

    Hey y'all. I have wanted chickens forever and my county ordinance just changed so my dreams could come true. I felt like I did a ton of research and was pretty prepared until I brought these babies home. I had chosen to go with the heating pad mock hen as a heat source but couldn't get the temp...
  18. NDgoatgirlNV

    2-3 day old silkie chick has a twitchy head

    I was just given a silkie chick who is about 2 or 3 days old. It's legs kind of kick out straight behind it and it just kind of flops about and has trouble walking. I braced it's legs but it still had issues standing... also it's crop was empty when I picked it up tonight and I gave it some...
  19. Marynnaaa

    sexing silkie chicks

    Ok so I know you can't know for sure if silkie chicks are boys or girls but I just want some ideas. So I had two of my own chicks and they are two weeks old but they are quite larger from the 2-week olds that I bought. The ones that I bought are silkie frizzles and the ones I had just are just...
  20. Marynnaaa

    Incubating Day 18-19

    So I have 2 silkie Bantam eggs in my incubator and I put them in at Sunday 12am I'm not sure what day there are at but i know it's 18 or 19 for sure. So if they are at 18 then I put them in on day 17 for lockdown and increased humidity to 60-70%. they originally were around 100-102 temp and...
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