Bearded vs non bearded silkie chicks

[Nicole_Hutchison]

I am having the hardest time trying to figure out if my silkies that are a few days old thru two weeks old are bearded or not. Does anyone have a side-by-side comparison of a day old bearded versus non-bearded Silkie? And possibly a side-by-side of a two week old bearded versus non-bearded Silkie?

 

[HappyClucker7]

If you post pictures of your chicks, we should be able to tell if they are bearded or not.

 

[Nicole_Hutchison]

Here are some pics! The older ones I purchased and were all suppose to be bearded/lots of “puffy feathers” all over (like a standard American silkie look) but they don’t seem to be transforming in to what I thought they were going to look like…but maybe too young to tell…and the younger day old chicks are from my flock which is a mix of bearded and non bearded.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Older ones are nonbearded, younger ones are.

 

[Nicole_Hutchison]

Older ones are nonbearded, younger ones are.

What a bummer. The older ones were suppose to be the bearded ones! Young ones are mine.

 

[HappyClucker7]

Older ones are nonbearded, younger ones are.

Agreed.

 

[Mloper2011]

Here are some pics! The older ones I purchased and were all suppose to be bearded/lots of “puffy feathers” all over (like a standard American silkie look) but they don’t seem to be transforming in to what I thought they were going to look like…but maybe too young to tell…and the younger day old chicks are from my flock which is a mix of bearded and non bearded.

Hey Nicole_Hutchison: i know it's a couple yrs old but i was curious if the 2 responders were indeed correct abt the bearded & non?!?!? Thanks