Silkie Princesses mystery egg hatch along! + Updates on chicks!🐣

[cherrynberry]

Guys it's 110% not an Australorp... But I think it could be a barred rock! It has blue-ish fluff and has a white dot on it's head! Also does this actually work? @cherrynberry

Looks like it is barred.

@BigBlueHen53 did the head spot work for you?

I know that sexing by shank color is definitely a myth.

 

[Silkie Princess]

Looks like it is barred.

Really?!? I would be overjoyed! The thing is that only a few weeks ago I lost one of my favourite hens - a barred rock

 

[cherrynberry]

Really?!? I would be overjoyed! The thing is that only a few weeks ago I lost one of my favourite hens - a barred rock

Can you get better pictures of your chick?

The other ones are not yours, correct?

 

[Silkie Princess]

Can you get better pictures of your chick?

The other ones are not yours, correct?

No they are not here are pics of the baby:

 

[cherrynberry]

No they are not here are pics of the baby:

Yup. Barred.

Hope it gets some friends soon.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Looks like it is barred.

@BigBlueHen53 did the head spot work for you?

I know that sexing by shank color is definitely a myth.

Yes it did! When these guys got their bars it was obvious which were the boys. The boys are much lighter in color because they have the double white bars, just like Barred Rocks. The girls are very dark. Let's see if I can find a good pic. The cockerels tickle me, they look like little convicts running around in their prison stripes. Sorry, mama has a twisted sense of humor!

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Really?!? I would be overjoyed! The thing is that only a few weeks ago I lost one of my favourite hens - a barred rock

Aww, sorry to hear!

 

[Silkie Princess]

Also why has it have such LOOONG legs?

 

[Silkie Princess]

BAD KITTY!

 

[Silkie Princess]

If the baby chick will be:

Female: It will be called Harriet
Male: It will be called Henry!

Edit: the chick turned out male and it's called Harry