silkies

  1. Cloverr39

    Is she a normal cuckoo or some variation of cuckoo?

    This is my 14 week old silkie pullet Smoky. Normal cuckoos should be darker right? Like with dark black stripes. Some lady once told me she is a chocolate cuckoo, but she doesn't look too brown besides a slight brownish hue on her back. I got a blue cuckoo (I think) from the same breeder. Is...
  2. sissypooh1979

    Combining 2 flocks

    I am new here, and new to the whole chicken thing. Back in April I got 2 buff orphingtons, 1 maran, and 2 easter egger pullets. Then a couple months after I got a polish mixed roo and polish mix bantam hen who did well integrating with my others. Over summer I got obsessed with wanting silkies...
  3. Bsinger

    Silkie Gender?

    Anyone good at sexing silkies? We just figured out our Frizzle is a Rooster (I was so bummed). Really hoping our Silkie is a hen but I think I spot streamer feathers on the head? Gender thoughts? Thanks in advance!
  4. Cloverr39

    Whats the difference between back from paint breeding and black from black+black breeding?

    Okay, so I've seen a lot of people saying that they are using for example: a black rooster from paint breeding. Does it make a difference though? Because as far as I know the dominant white from paint can't be recessive, so why does it matter if the black chicken's parents were black or paint...
  5. Cloverr39

    Need some general advice on silkie breeding and your thoughts on my birds

    I first got silkies in summer 2021. I fell in love with the breed so much that I've decided I'm going to start breeding them. I've noticed most silkies in my country (with some exceptions and good breeders) are very off looking. They have smaller crests, very poor foot feathering (it's very rare...
  6. Cloverr39

    What color is this silkie? Found photo online.

    I found this photo on a silkie Facebook group. All photo credits to the owner. What is this color? People commented that he's a blue with red leakage, but in that case where are the white patches coming from? Others were saying calico, but what are the genetics behind calico? Also while...
  7. Maleficent265

    Are these show quality?

    Was hoping someone could eyeball these NB silkies and let me know if I’ve got some good ones 😁 was hoping to get some high quality birds for breeding. I realize these aren’t the best pictures and I can get better ones if you guys need them.
  8. Cloverr39

    She's not a cockerel, right? (15 week old silkie)

    I was gone a week and now my sweet pullet Rosie looks a bit off. She has more tail feathers than before. Her brothers have pretty chunky tail feathers that drop at the tip. Hers are pretty thin. Her crest is a bit more messy and her comb has grown a bit. I really hope that those aren't...
  9. M

    20+ Silkies New Coop Recommendations

    We currently have 21 silkies. They’re a great bunch! 🥰 I’d love to hear everyone’s ideas about their coop and run. We’re building and would like to give them an awesome space. Just need ideas on size. ESPECIALLY the fact that their roosts & boxes need to be low. TIA
  10. Alixzandrah

    Silkies sexing?

    I know they’re notoriously hard to sex until laying or crowing. Any input on these guys ? I tried to notate what I thought they were. A lot have similar features so if I can see what you’re seeing to distinguish between cockerel and pullet for the rest of them and that will help tremendously...
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  11. C

    I need help identifying silkie roosters

    Hi, I just got some silkie roosters a couple of weeks back and was told they were buffs but the more I look at them the more I'm not sure. Does anybody know what color they could be?
  12. ValarieF

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  13. Cloverr39

    Are they all cockerels? (7-8 wk old silkies)

    This batch was kind of a mess. I think 2 had an extra toe, 1 has a single comb and the buff has a pink comb. I'm planning on maybe selling them for cheaper soon. I just want to make sure they're all cockerels, so that I wouldn't accidentally mislabele them. Also is the brownish one a buff? He...
  14. Tsmith1414

    Mixed Flock- silkies / RSL / Columbians

    I am looking for advice. Silkies are 21 weeks. RSL's are 18 weeks. Columbians are 17 weeks. No eggs as of yet. Everything I have read and spoken to other Silkie owners is that they require more protein than the typical 16%. I have everyone on 19% protein and the silkies have been gaining...
  15. Climbingalbatross

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  16. Cloverr39

    Can you guess the gender of these silkies? I know what they are. Do you?

    Ever wanted to test your ability to sex silkies? You don't have to be an expert to take a guess here! Even if you know next to nothing on sexing silkies. In these photos they are 3-4 weeks old. That's too young to properly tell the genders yet. That's why I don't expect all guesses to be...
  17. knoturavggrl

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  18. Cloverr39

    Are they blue or black?

    I've never had blue silkies before. They're lighter than my blacks and seem to have a light grey undertone. One is green and the other is orange (color of their leg bands). The orange is a bit darker. I included a photo of the green one next to a black bantam cochin for a color comparison. Last...
  19. Cloverr39

    How does cuckoo act in breeding

    I was wondering, since self blue in breeding breeding acts the same as black (the only difference being that the chicks carry lavender) How would cuckoo act? I have this silkie chick (I desperately hope she's a pullet) and I think she's a cuckoo. But from far away she looks blue. I'm not...
  20. MariBellsy42869

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