Are these pure silkies ?

[SA gardener]

I bought these 2 chicks for R50 each ($2.74) and I'm wondering if they are pure silkies. They look a little off, compared to the previous 4 silkie chicks I bought

Can anyone tell :
1) if they are pure silkies and
2) roughly how old they are

I suspect they are both males based on their comb development

 

[Poultrybonkers]

They are hatchery quality silkies. Pure....ish lol they look about 7-8 weeks

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Unfortunately they appear to be hatchery quality. I made that mistake myself when I bought some of my first Silkies. However, you can still enjoy them.

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

They are not pure Silkies; neither of them have crests, and one has the wrong comb type. I don't see any visible extra toes, either.

 

[SA gardener]

They are not pure Silkies; neither of them have crests, and one has the wrong comb type. I don't see any visible extra toes, either.

Single comb is recessive in silkies and does occur fairly frequently according to several threads I've read
5 toes on both of them

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Single comb is recessive in silkies and does occur fairly frequently according to several threads I've read
5 toes on both of them

Single comb may be recessive, but it is not wanted in a pure Silkie.
Sorry, I did not see the extra toes!

 

[Holdthechicken]

I mean, I can’t say if they are pure or not.. but I have one from a hatchery that’s arguably lower quality single comb, barely any crest.. slate/green shanks, clean legs, a few hard feathers here and there .. and according to the hatchery he wasn’t mixed.. but probably little care was taken when breeding the parentage.

 

[fluffycrow]

Yeah, they're low (hatchery) quality silkies

I mean, I can’t say if they are pure or not.. but I have one from a hatchery that’s arguably lower quality single comb, barely any crest.. slate/green shanks, clean legs, a few hard feathers here and there .. and according to the hatchery he wasn’t mixed.. but probably little care was taken when breeding the parentage.

photos?

 

[Holdthechicken]

Yeah, they're low (hatchery) quality silkies


photos?

Purchased at a feed store, he has an intense head wiggle/twitch that’ll last for a few seconds at a time. I looked into all medical possibilities and have decided it must be neurological cause I’ve seen other silkies twitch and his is similar but more severe.

 

[fluffycrow]

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Purchased at a feed store, he has an intense head wiggle/twitch that’ll last for a few seconds at a time. I looked into all medical possibilities and have decided it must be neurological cause I’ve seen other silkies twitch and his is similar but more severe.

Yeah this one is low quality as well