bantam vs. large foul silkies and mypetchickens silkies??

[americana-chick]

Hi, i was wondering the difference between bantam and large foul silkies besides there wheight? and what is the average wheight of a bantam silkie hen?
Mypetchicken.com sells silkies and i was wondering if there bantam silkies usually look fairly well as in there pictures and do they all have beards or no beards?
What color would you suggest i order from mypetchicken:
White, Partridge, Buff, Black, Red, Blue?

thanks!
~Bri

 

[Master S.M.C]

Their size and temperament is also different
average weight i guess about 30 oz

Heard there silkies aren't to great

 

[Chickie Mamma]

Hello, I have ordered silkies from My Pet Chicken... They are cute no doubt about it, but they were NOT bearded and had smaller poofs on their heads than the ones I hatched from breeders. They have a nice "pet" quality silkie. They were very healthy, active etc. I like super "poofy"!! Thats just me though..

 

[americana-chick]

how are there temperments different and do you have any pictures of your silkies from mypetchicken?
thanks bunches!
~bri

 

[speckledhen]

We dont have large fowl silkies in this country that I'm aware of. Do they advertise them as such?

 

[Chickie Mamma]

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I will try to find some pics... My Siberian Husky killed a few of them at 6 weeks from My Pet Chicken. Very heartbreaking. I have hatched my own since. They were very sweet. Silkies are usually sweet. I have yet to come across a nasty one. I have 3 kids and all of mine were hand tamed early on. The kids can still walk out to the coop and they will climb up in their laps. I will find some pics..

 

[americana-chick]

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I will try to find some pics... My Siberian Husky killed a few of them at 6 weeks from My Pet Chicken. Very heartbreaking. I have hatched my own since. They were very sweet. Silkies are usually sweet. I have yet to come across a nasty one. I have 3 kids and all of mine were hand tamed early on. The kids can still walk out to the coop and they will climb up in their laps. I will find some pics..

ok awsome!
thanks
~Bri

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

Waiting also. I'm ordering one with my order soon, for the first time. I'm getting red because they seem the most uncommon to me. I rarely hear anything about 'Red Silkies' these days. I like being different.

 

[americana-chick]

if i order 4 chicks from mypetchicken what might the price be? thanks!
~Bri

 

[Guitartists]

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I've run across one breeder who is working on a large size Silkie.

But I've also heard that we don't have true bantam sized Silkies either. That most are somewhere inbetween. But classified as Bantam.

I could be wrong though

Here's that breeder's site....

http://freestepfarm.com/poultry.htm