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Hi Everyone, thanks for letting me join. I am a new chicken, or chick, owner and I stalk this site often when I need answers so I decided I should probably ask to join in on the fun.

At this time we have 3 silver spangled Hamburg, 3 salmon Faverolle, and 3 silkie chicks.

I am really hoping they are all hens but we can't tell on the Silkie's yet, they are only 3 weeks old but so cute! I am also hoping they all get along once they are grown so I don't have to build separate housing for everyone.

Thanks for letting me join.
 
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Welcome to BYC!

And congrats on the new chicks! With Silkies, you really can't sex them until they are 6 months or more older. Usually you wait until one crows or lays an egg. But we do have a What Gender section you can post pics of your chicks when they are a bit older for help with sexes....

https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/15/what-breed-or-gender-is-this

Definitely stop by our learning center too. Lots of good articles on all the aspects of keeping poultry...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/atype/1/Learning_Center

And if you want to chat with your chicken neighbors, you can do so in your state thread here...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/37675/arkansas-folks-speak-up

Great to have you aboard and enjoy your new chicks!
 
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Salmon faverolles are generally a very docile breed that tends to get picked on, and silkies too because other breeds don't consider them chickens. So these should get along and be happy campers. I don't know anything about Hamburgs.

Silkies usually can't be sexed before 5-6 mos. old. Salmon faverolles have distinctly different colors when their true feathers start coming in - so you should be able to tell males from females. You can probably find pictures of both sexes if you put it into the search box.
 

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