Hi I'm new here. I have one silkie hen (had 2 but one didn't make it) that I bought last spring from someone who ordered quite a few and allowed me to take one of them when they were delivered. I think they were overnighted from Florida and I'm in Oregon! Anyway, they were supposedly show quality silkies? At the same time I bought 2 chicks from the local Grange Co-op, one is a barred rock and the other a black sex link. I love all 3 so much that this year I wanted a few more. I absolutely adore my silkie whose name is Dharma, so I was very excited when I asked at the Grange this year and they said they were actually getting one delivery of silkies in. I was there first thing in the morning when they arrived and I picked out 4 of them!
What I am wondering is, will these look pretty much the same as my other silkie? I guess I'm mostly wondering about the fluff on top of their heads. If I remember correctly the 2 I got last year had quite a bit of that even when they were chicks...I mean I could tell they were going to have the ball of fluff on top of their head. But the 4 I got this year dont' have that like the others did. They are a month old now and getting feathers, and I do see a few longer pieces on some of their heads. So I guess I'm wondering if store-bought silkies may not have that like a supposed "show quality" one? These 4 do have the 5 toes and black skin, and 2 have tons of feathers on their legs/feet and the other 2 have some but just less. My one little white girl looks like she has flippers on cuz they're so long on her feet!
I'd love to post some pics of them but I'm not sure how to do that! As I'm writing this message I see "Img" at the top which I assumed was for image but it doesn't let me choose a picture when I click on it. I'll browse around and see if I can find out how to upload some. I'd love to share them with all of you. This is SUCH a fantastic site!
