Hatchery Silkies

[Aunt Angus]

Hi!

I just ordered my first silkies from a hatchery. I LOVE the look of the show quality birds, but I am more interested in having pets.

I know hatchery quality are nowhere near show quality, but I'd love to see pics of people's hatchery silkies! I looked through the silkie thread, but it was too difficult to sort through the 6000+ pages.

Honestly - I'm just so excited about my chicks that I want to live vicariously through this thread. I have to wait until June....

 

[HenHouse4Life]

Just a couple of mine. I have been very pleased with my hatchery silkies!

 

[Aunt Angus]

So cute!!!!

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

I'm not sure if my roo is hatchery or show. I can't remember what the old owner told me. But here is a picture of him anyway! The picture was taken two summers ago.

 

[Aunt Angus]

Whichever he is, he's adorable!!!

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

Whichever he is, he's adorable!!!

Thanks!!

 

[James White]

I have three hatchery Silkies from MPC. They’re not the greatest quality, but they’re super soft and really friendly!

They’re the three in the back, sorry it’s not the greatest photo, it’s the best I have of them. The buff ordinarily has a crest, she just got scalped by my other hens during introductions.

 

[Aunt Angus]

The friendliness and quirkiness is all that really matters to me. I think they are darling!

I've read people's descriptions of hatchery silkies as scraggly and ugly. I think the scraggliness gives 'em chatacter!

Did your flock eventually learn to get along with them?

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Here are mine. From Ideal Poultry:

Blue

Black

 

[Table4Six]

Congrats on your coming silkies! Here are a couple of my hens, I’m not sure where the previous owner got their stock.