Silkie horns

[ThePolishPrincess]

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Usually when the comb is really starting to develop...anywhere from 2 and a half months up. I do big check-ups every week and will add that my white's seemed to pop up out of nowhere.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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You can tell when they hatch if they have horns or not.

 

[ultasol]

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You can tell when they hatch if they have horns or not.

Not always. Let me show you a picture to illustrate a bird with very small horns that were not obvious at hatch due to extremely small size.

Ok, so I was bathing him and you can see, if you look carefully, a couple weensy tiny 'horns' at the top.

Remember, while it should be selected against it isn't a DQ. From what I've been told, it is kind of like toe split. Now, I wouldn't use anything with ginormous horns, but this bird, when not soaking wet, is actually a very nice looking bird.