Partridge Silkies - Nothing else

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Some of my 10 and 11 week olds. I'm not totally positive on the sex on all of them. They are standing up looking because I was whistling to get them to turn towards me some. The more I look at them, the more I think some I guessed as boys a few weeks ago are actually girls.









 
Hinotori said:
I love that dark coloring!
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They were a surprise. I didn't realize my first test eggs (I am new to Silkies) were out of my blue Silkie pullet x porcelain rooster. I sold her before the eggs hatched, so no more chicks like this. I wonder what I would get breeding these guys back to my porcelain pullet?
 
My new lil cutie pie :) He/she is almost 6 weeks old now. I was wondering what you all think as far as gender? I have been worried it's looking/acting roo-ish so I wanted to get some opinions. Is there anything about it that says girl to you?











 
Iluvmysilkies said:
My new lil cutie pie :) He/she is almost 6 weeks old now. I was wondering what you all think as far as gender? I have been worried it's looking/acting roo-ish so I wanted to get some opinions. Is there anything about it that says girl to you?
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Still to young to tell. Even the ones I'm sure are boys now at 12 weeks I couldn't tell at that age. And apparently half the ones I guessed as boys a month ago are girls.
 
8 more silkie chicks. The last one was really late and mama gave up on the egg just as it had pipped and was cold. Candled and there was a little movement. I put it in the bator yesterday morning, but when I checked in the afternoon it hadn't progressed so I picked open it's pip and shined light in the back so I could see. The poor thing was shrink wrapped. I peeled it out last night and that little bug was up and running around faster than I've seen. I ended up putting it under Mama hen late last night and she tucked it in. It's out and about running with the others today.

I can't get a good picture of them all today. I did get the other 7, though. I hope to get a nice one out of the partridge. (That's a blue in front)




The not-so-early bird last night during the nap between running in circles yelling

 

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