Hoover Hatchery questionable “silkie”

[EleventhHour]

Ok…first of all, don’t buy silkies from Hoover because they don’t seem to be at all “correct”. Granted, I impulse bought 4 chicks from my local Runnings and I only want them as pets, but c’mon…
At six weeks…Three are mostly silkie-like. One has four toes, two have straight combs coming in, one has a white beak and some white skin on its feet.
Then there’s this baby in the photos…what is going on here? Did a Cochin sneak in her lineage somewhere? Four toes, brown eyes, all her energy seems to be going into growing her leg feathers instead of her tail.
Anyway, I can’t wait to see how she looks when grown up….should be interesting.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

That's a silkie

 

[Rose the Legbar]

It’s a silkie but it’s just a poor quality one.

 

[ShanKes]

Ok…first of all, don’t buy silkies from Hoover because they don’t seem to be at all “correct”. Granted, I impulse bought 4 chicks from my local Runnings and I only want them as pets, but c’mon…
At six weeks…Three are mostly silkie-like. One has four toes, two have straight combs coming in, one has a white beak and some white skin on its feet.
Then there’s this baby in the photos…what is going on here? Did a Cochin sneak in her lineage somewhere? Four toes, brown eyes, all her energy seems to be going into growing her leg feathers instead of her tail.
Anyway, I can’t wait to see how she looks when grown up….should be interesting.

Update us with pics of how he/she looks now

 

[EleventhHour]

Photo taken today! This baby is front left and this "she" turned out to be a little MAN along with his three brooder mates But I live in the country and they have a forever home here...they are all fluffy, adorable, and sweet (to people if not always to each other)

 

[Beaus plus baby Bunny]

Photo taken today! This baby is front left and this "she" turned out to be a little MAN along with his three brooder mates But I live in the country and they have a forever home here...they are all fluffy, adorable, and sweet (to people if not always to each other)

oh i see now what they meant by poor quality.

silkies are supposed to have all silkied feathers from what i know like this.

 

[Beaus plus baby Bunny]

oh i see now what they meant by poor quality.

silkies are supposed to have all silkied feathers from what i know like this.

the 2 front look like they might be buff which in good whality would look like this

murray mcmurray keeps pretty good stock so