silkie experts.....get your glasses on please!!!

[lurky]

Sara, my newer silkies started laying at 22 weeks for the first.....the second was about a week later and the 3rd about a week later. Here is a pic of the comb/waddles.....best i could get today as they move alot. But none of my blues have anything more than this. It looks like i may have to just accept that i wont know til they let me know

And this is 17 weeks.

 

[siz8003]

ya thats what mine look like and they are about 20 weeks

 

[lurky]

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Well, the good news is that you should be finding out real soon.....and you can let me know. Do you think your silkies tail is as fluffy as mine? Here is another pic of the body i took this am. I dunno sara....i think we got boys
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[siz8003]

yup

 

[lurky]

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And this???? with the tail all big and macho?

 

[siz8003]

yup and s/he likes to stand up to my EE so i am not sure about her now either It would be nice if someone would just lay a darn egg LOL

 

[lurky]

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I just took them all some warm oatmeal and watched them all eating. It looks like 2 of my splash are even starting to outgrow the 3rd splash. So i might be VERY lucky and have one splash girl. If the 2 boys are good together and not too loud....maybe they can stay. Sara....what kind of marans do you have? I want a couple cuckoo maran eggs for spring. Is that what you have?

 

[siz8003]

no i dont have em yet still lookin

 

[lurky]

Update: Today when my back was turned......someone tried to crow!!!! It was a very pathetic attempt.......but cute. So if one of the splash silkies is a boy.....I'm quite sure they all are

How strange that there are no comb or waddles at 4 1/2 months

So if anyone in driving distance is interested in adopting a sweet splash silkie roo.....PM me about it.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

Oh, no! i'm so sorry, Lurky! i swear they all look like girls to me. My boys got huge combs and big wattles. You will have to take a picture of the culprit once you figure out who is crowing. i could use the education.

And, they all sound so cute and a little pathetic when they first start crowing, and then, watch out! My Sta-Puff could be heard all over the neighborhood. Thank goodness he is living on a 160 acre farm now.