My first silkies!

lcvedder · May 11, 2020

lovemyjjbs said:
I cant wait to see what yours look like. I'm having a very hard time waiting to see them. My luck ill have like 5 or 6 cockrells out of the bunch. I'll cry lol. This is them on April 16 when I brought them home minus a blue that my son was holding

Looks like you have a buff in the middle? What does that one look like now?

lovemyjjbs · May 11, 2020

lcvedder said:
Looks like you have a buff in the middle? What does that one look like now?

Definitely not as fluffy as my other ones. I'm noticing such a huge difference in feathering between the 8. How about yours? I have 3 that have barely any feathers on their feet and still have round heads

lcvedder · May 12, 2020

lovemyjjbs said:
Definitely not as fluffy as my other ones. I'm noticing such a huge difference in feathering between the 8. How about yours? I have 3 that have barely any feathers on their feet and still have round heads

All mine are starting to get some form of crown feathers. Some are just starting and others are more grown out. The brown chick with the vaulted skull looks the biggest. My white chick has the fluffiest feet, and he (I’m calling this one a roo- but I’m just guessing based on behavior and size) had the most foot feathers from the beginning. But yeah there is a big difference in feathering between them. Most have their little tail fluff in now which I’m loving because they all look like little poodles!

nszrmch · May 12, 2020

Love all their names! Very cute. Can’t wait to see how they look in a few more weeks!!!

lcvedder · May 23, 2020

I'm a week behind! Here are my picks from last weekend and I'll post new picks tomorrow. They are just about fully feathered in, but I'm keeping them inside to keep my baby chicks company. I'm so impressed with how sweet they all are!

lcvedder · Jun 9, 2020

Oh my how time flies!! Here they are all fully feathered at 7 weeks old. Kula, Charles and Amy are looking more alike every day. I can barely tell the difference anymore- but Charles has more barring, Kuna has some brown and Amy is a lighter gray. Kuna changed the most of all the chicks as they grew. I have them raising a few guineas that are a couple of weeks younger than them and I hope they take on their gentle nature!