Is this really a silkie?

[mr_dave]

We bought all our chicks at a hardware store. This chick and one other were in a bin labeled "bantam silkie". The other chick didn't survive, but this one did, and now she's (going it's a she) all feathered out and doesn't look very silkie. Is this just a stage on the way to silkiness, or am I looking at a different breed? Her foot feathers look loose and silkie-like.

 

[Clucking_Crazy]

Sorry, not a Silkie

 

[MrsEskew]

Definitely not a silkie.... It's really pretty though.

 

[2 many chickens]

Thats a cochin.

Partridge cochin. I have one.

 

[Mayducks12345]

Most definitely not a silkie! Almost looks like maybe a hybrid because of The feathering down the legs. But otherwise not at all. Silkies skin are completely black (including the comb) and the ear lobes are a teal color. So either you got a hybrid, or lied to!

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

Thats a cochin.

X2
For future reference, silkie chicks will have black skin and five toes.

 

[CannedMonster]

That looks like a partridge Cochin. I really want one of those. They’re beautiful!
Silkies have 5 toes and black skin.

 

[BreezyBre]

Def not a silke

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Partridge Cochin