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Songster
Mine have always come out of the egg with black skin, feet, & beaks & I thought that was standard. However, this year I have been having a lot of fun ordering eggs from several different Silkie breeders, many of them known for having fine show quality birds. Well, so far I have had 5 Silkie chicks from 3 different breeders that hatched out with pink skin. Three of the chicks were white & 2 of them are possibly blue splashes. They are yellow with a pattern of black splotches on their back. I have pics of 2 of them taken the day they were born but I don't know how to post them. Anyway, I went in today to take more pics & I couldn't find the first 2 pinkies anywhere. What I think are the same chicks now have dark skin & the legs have turned to a kind of gray/blk color. So, is this normal for Silkies or are these chicks mixed with something? I certainly don't want to question the heritage of these chicks or the integrity of their breeders if there is a possibility that these chicks are pure Silkie. I haven't checked the other 3 pinkies but I'll do that this evening.
Thanks for any help you can give.
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Thanks for any help you can give.
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