Silkie chick color variations

SunnySideSilkies

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Jun 17, 2021
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I posted earlier asking about my adults and now I am posting pictures of all just about all of the variations of chicks that I have hatched. All are pure silkies although I do have a mix of bearded and non bearded in my flock so not all the babies are expected to be bearded.
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there are more but I don't want to go to overboard right at the start. I tried labeling them to make it easier to discuss. Thank you.
 
Beautiful babies! 🥰
If you keep a mixed color flock with silkies, you will get some interesting colors, most of which will not have a specific name.
Almost all of them look to be some variation of partridge (chipmunk striped chicks). Even chick B and E look like they have some partridge going on. The last chick H, will likely feather in black with some leakage.
Will be hard to tell at this age how they will feather out. Post photos as they do, will be interesting to see the differences from chick down to adult feathering.😊
Example of one of mine I bought from a breeder that keeps all of his colors together. At 3 weeks, she looked like she was a silver partridge, but now she is mostly black with some tan feathering on chest and wings.
3 weeks old:
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3 months old:
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