I FINALLY got my silkie [bantam] chicks!
I have been waiting and looking forever for them and out of all the places, our local Tractor Supply actually got shipment in! Of course, a friend of mine and I just HAD to go in together and get a few!
(NOTE: I would have preferred to get wood-chips for bedding, but unfortunately every store was either out or only had Cedar shavings... the straw is working out fine for now)
Here are my new babies:
^^^ "yellow" chick ---- Marshmallow-Peep (aka "MP")
^^^ "red" chick ---- Puffy/Buffy (not sure which yet)
^^^ "white" [blurry] chick --- Pom-pom
^^^ "blue" chick ---- Yeti
They're straight run, so I'm not sure what the genders are. They are even way too young to be able to tell by the wind tip feathers (which I can't tell anyways), but yes, I'm very excited nonetheless! I absolutely love them!
I had "help" naming them from my friend's children, lol - Hey, the names compliment the silkie's fluffiness, right?
(the names are subject to change...)
Anyone have experience with this breed? I'm not sure if these are bearded or non, all the label said at the store was "Silkie Banties - Straight run." Is there a way to tell which kind they'll be as chicks? Any idea on what colors they'll grow up to be and if their color determines gender? In my past experience, if one chick was a darker shade than the other of the same breed, the darker one always turned out to be male... I know that these chicks are different colors in general, but just wondering if the "red" and "orange" are the same, just different gender, or if one is going to be solid and the other a splash - ???
I also got another Polish/Crested Dutch chicken from a friend to keep my B&W Crested hen company. My hen wasn't doing so well on her own in a flock of "normal-looking" chickens, so now I have a small "Polish United Front" - lol! They stick together and protect each other so things are going really well. Anyways, it's suppose to be a hen, but I really don't know. I haven't heard it crow and it acts "hen-ish" but the head feathers seem more pointy, granted they were kind of peck at (by other chickens from where she came from) and are growing back kind of awkwardly...so I guess we'll see. Anyways, assuming she's a girl, her name is Wynonna:
We decided to separate the "normal" hens from the "weird/exotic" ones. Once my silkies grow, they'll move in with the Polish.
Anyways, I'll keep updating this thread with their pictures. I'm very excited to watch them grow!
I have been waiting and looking forever for them and out of all the places, our local Tractor Supply actually got shipment in! Of course, a friend of mine and I just HAD to go in together and get a few!
(NOTE: I would have preferred to get wood-chips for bedding, but unfortunately every store was either out or only had Cedar shavings... the straw is working out fine for now)
Here are my new babies:
^^^ "yellow" chick ---- Marshmallow-Peep (aka "MP")
^^^ "red" chick ---- Puffy/Buffy (not sure which yet)
^^^ "white" [blurry] chick --- Pom-pom
^^^ "blue" chick ---- Yeti
They're straight run, so I'm not sure what the genders are. They are even way too young to be able to tell by the wind tip feathers (which I can't tell anyways), but yes, I'm very excited nonetheless! I absolutely love them!
I had "help" naming them from my friend's children, lol - Hey, the names compliment the silkie's fluffiness, right?
Anyone have experience with this breed? I'm not sure if these are bearded or non, all the label said at the store was "Silkie Banties - Straight run." Is there a way to tell which kind they'll be as chicks? Any idea on what colors they'll grow up to be and if their color determines gender? In my past experience, if one chick was a darker shade than the other of the same breed, the darker one always turned out to be male... I know that these chicks are different colors in general, but just wondering if the "red" and "orange" are the same, just different gender, or if one is going to be solid and the other a splash - ???
I also got another Polish/Crested Dutch chicken from a friend to keep my B&W Crested hen company. My hen wasn't doing so well on her own in a flock of "normal-looking" chickens, so now I have a small "Polish United Front" - lol! They stick together and protect each other so things are going really well. Anyways, it's suppose to be a hen, but I really don't know. I haven't heard it crow and it acts "hen-ish" but the head feathers seem more pointy, granted they were kind of peck at (by other chickens from where she came from) and are growing back kind of awkwardly...so I guess we'll see. Anyways, assuming she's a girl, her name is Wynonna:
We decided to separate the "normal" hens from the "weird/exotic" ones. Once my silkies grow, they'll move in with the Polish.
Anyways, I'll keep updating this thread with their pictures. I'm very excited to watch them grow!
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