Hey everyone! I have 7 week old Silkies (They just turned 7 weeks today!) and I got around to taking pictures .... as best as I could with my camera and their movement because some of them are curious chickens... so I had them perching on a stick to be able to do anything, hah. I'll also post some comments under the picture of what I think their gender is but I want some help as well just in case.
I know Silkies are harder to sex and sometimes you have to wait until they crow but you know.
First chicken. One of my curious ones. Hard to get a shot of them. I call them Speedracer because they try to run and fly all the time. I am assuming this one is a Hen because I know you can't tell that much from the side (it was slightly windy) but her(?) head is very afro-ish
Second chicken! I feel like this one is a rooster. I have named them Doorhinge but I might have to change this in the future but I don't know... I have names for all of them and it might be difficult for me to change names even if their names can be boy-ish. He(?) is very sweet and is perfectly fine sitting on your lap
Third chicken! One of my favorites (this one is also curious to the max... I have to keep an eye on this one or I'll lose them outside).. I think I babied him too much and not much of the others because he was a runt next to 2 other chickens... now he is the sweetest chicken and loves to fly up onto peoples laps, being held. He also has the weirdest raspy peep since he was a baby. His name is Rabbi (My boyfriend names this one because the top of his head when he was a baby was shaped like a yamaka while everything else was a different color). His head has always been like that. I only say "he" because I have a feeling this might be a rooster for the long run. I could be wrong though! This is a strange chicken... He also smells. Is that common for being known a rooster? Always been like that and I am too scared to give any of my baby chicks a bath. It isn't overbearing but sometimes he'll smell heavily like chicken and sometimes chicken poop.
Fourth chicken! This was the main runt of my group.. their name is Manlet. Once again, my boyfriend named this one 'cuz the definition for it was funny to him and it fit the type of he was. I kind of babied him a little but not that much. He is a little fart head sometimes. I say he again because I feel like this one is a rooster. But what do I know!
Fifth chicken! This is Fat Albert. Also a big ***hole. They like to fight you when getting picked up by kicking and screaming their head off while sometimes trying to peck you. They are not pleasant. One of the biggest besides Speed & Door.
And sixth! This is Falco. The smallest of the group. I am not certain if they were a runt. I don't know why they are the smallest. They also are the feistiest. They will scream their head off and hate being held. Only tolerate perching on your shoulder or head. They like to be underneath everyone as well and sometimes will be alone. Can chickens be introverted? They eat and drink normally.. nothing is wrong with them. I am kind of concern with them being small but maybe genetics? I want to say they're a hen but I don't know.
Thanks for reading! I hope to see what y'all say and thoughts
I know Silkies are harder to sex and sometimes you have to wait until they crow but you know.
First chicken. One of my curious ones. Hard to get a shot of them. I call them Speedracer because they try to run and fly all the time. I am assuming this one is a Hen because I know you can't tell that much from the side (it was slightly windy) but her(?) head is very afro-ish
Second chicken! I feel like this one is a rooster. I have named them Doorhinge but I might have to change this in the future but I don't know... I have names for all of them and it might be difficult for me to change names even if their names can be boy-ish. He(?) is very sweet and is perfectly fine sitting on your lap
Third chicken! One of my favorites (this one is also curious to the max... I have to keep an eye on this one or I'll lose them outside).. I think I babied him too much and not much of the others because he was a runt next to 2 other chickens... now he is the sweetest chicken and loves to fly up onto peoples laps, being held. He also has the weirdest raspy peep since he was a baby. His name is Rabbi (My boyfriend names this one because the top of his head when he was a baby was shaped like a yamaka while everything else was a different color). His head has always been like that. I only say "he" because I have a feeling this might be a rooster for the long run. I could be wrong though! This is a strange chicken... He also smells. Is that common for being known a rooster? Always been like that and I am too scared to give any of my baby chicks a bath. It isn't overbearing but sometimes he'll smell heavily like chicken and sometimes chicken poop.
Fourth chicken! This was the main runt of my group.. their name is Manlet. Once again, my boyfriend named this one 'cuz the definition for it was funny to him and it fit the type of he was. I kind of babied him a little but not that much. He is a little fart head sometimes. I say he again because I feel like this one is a rooster. But what do I know!
Fifth chicken! This is Fat Albert. Also a big ***hole. They like to fight you when getting picked up by kicking and screaming their head off while sometimes trying to peck you. They are not pleasant. One of the biggest besides Speed & Door.
And sixth! This is Falco. The smallest of the group. I am not certain if they were a runt. I don't know why they are the smallest. They also are the feistiest. They will scream their head off and hate being held. Only tolerate perching on your shoulder or head. They like to be underneath everyone as well and sometimes will be alone. Can chickens be introverted? They eat and drink normally.. nothing is wrong with them. I am kind of concern with them being small but maybe genetics? I want to say they're a hen but I don't know.
Thanks for reading! I hope to see what y'all say and thoughts
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