showgirls

[BeardedChick]

Twist my arm, I'll take more

Can you tell who the big bully is?

Silkie-tude.

A rousing game of GotcherToes.

Showgirl says, "LEAVE ME ALONE! I NEED A NAP!!!"

 

[BeardedChick]

Sewin', how many days are they? Way fluffy and cute!

 

[magsrags]

Oh I might see a blue splash in there!!LOL Such nice colors! Couple of big skulls there as well.:<)) Congrats.

 

[sewincircle]

One day old. Some were hatched under mother hen foofoo broody pants. They are always fluffier then. I fluffed the rest myself. hehehe Note the comb over!

Yours are beautiful. Anymore action on the pip front? I love the "got your toes" game. Fun stuff. I got two partrige showgirls and two white silkies . Two black silkies, one white showgirl. I am not sure what the black dot means on the top of the white silkies heads??? In some breeds it means a male. Does anyone know???

 

[magsrags]

Silkies .............like all the rest really change colors when growing up. Not blacks or whites, just all the others go lighhter...darker....etc.
The dot doesn't mean anything right now.:<)
I really like watching what shades the partridges get. I've had some go blond and others dark red. Fun!

 

[sewincircle]

Cool! Yes, they are different from each other already!! One of the silkies has a vaulted forehead! Its funny. They are all so different. I cant wait to see the colors either. Even the black ones are not the same as each other. One is really darker than the others!!! I am glad the dot does not mean anything. I would like some hens.

 

[BeardedChick]

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I can't believe yours are only a day! Mine need to fluff up!!!

No more pips. I don't know what has happened, but I am at high altitude and I've read it can really reduce the hatch rate when the eggs are produced at low altitude (as these were)...

 

[sewincircle]

Ohhh! I did not know that made a difference. I have only had a few hatches and only a couple really successful ones. The two you have are just precious. You can fluff them by hand. I have used my sleeve to primp their doos. My kids hold them a lot as well and that fluffs them too. I have even used a comb before. shhhh dont tell. People may think its mean. hehehe At least you got a showgirl!!! My first 4 born were all Silkies. I was getting nervous I thought I may not get any naked necks. The last three were naked necks though. (And the one that died was a naked neck as well. Partridge color) Are you hatching any more this year?

 

[sewincircle]

DD just reminded me that two were born 2 days ago!!! They must be the really fluffy ones!!!

 

[magsrags]

Aren't they too funny!!! the showgirls are usually in my experience smaller than regular silkies for some reason. check out their eyeballs and you'll see what I mean.:<)