Is the black chick a silkie?

[bubba053106]

Hello everyone. I picked up four chicks from a farm this week. I was told the chicks are 2 weeks old and silkies. All the white ones look the same and have 5 toes but the black ones wings look different and only has 4 toes. Any ideas? Thanks for the help!

 

[Avian breeder]

Hello silkies come in all colors. As do all chickens. Silkie color varies from:
•black
•grey
•blueish
•brown
•white

Silkies are a bantam breed that lay extremely tiny eggs. They produce Quite a few eggs Every year and lay as many as leghorns.

So your answer is yes Enjoy your new silkies

 

[bubba053106]

Thanks!

 

[Avian breeder]

You're welcome. Happy to help!

 

[Bellatrixed]

They don't look much like Silkies to me... these are black Silkie chicks (pic from Mypetchicken):


I don't see much in the way of crests and the toes don't bode well either. But the wing feathers look like they're starting to curl out--maybe Sizzles?

 

[ramirezframing]

what type of comb?? and yes if there's silkie in it its a sizzle if not maybe a frizzled cochin

 

[bubba053106]

Thank you, I was thinking frizzle or sizzle. How about the white ones? Any opinion?

 

[bubba053106]

Their combs are so small it is hard to tell. I am brand new to chickens and I'm just learning the lingo. Thanks for helping me out.