Silkie Question

[lesterlu]

i am not an expert, but my roo has a perky updo (like marge simpson) and the hen has a fuller boufant.

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oh, and posey, the addiction has spread to maine. thanks alot!

(i still only have 2 cause my pair have stayed broody for a year UNTIL i put eggs under them three weeks ago and lost all the eggs! (they kicked em out, so i guess they werent fertile.))

 

[Punk-Rock_Chicken]

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oh, and posey, the addiction has spread to maine. thanks alot!

(i still only have 2 cause my pair have stayed broody for a year UNTIL i put eggs under them three weeks ago and lost all the eggs! (they kicked em out, so i guess they werent fertile.))

Really?! They will stay broody for an entire YEAR?!!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Good point. Here is a pic of 2 of my silkies...try and guess which one is a hen and which is the hen? LOL!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/27700_141.jpg

Here is a better pic of the Splash...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/27700_115.jpg

The blue has a bit of a male look; no guarantee.

 

[Punk-Rock_Chicken]

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Good point. Here is a pic of 2 of my silkies...try and guess which one is a hen and which is the hen? LOL!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/27700_141.jpg

Here is a better pic of the Splash...

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/27700_115.jpg

The blue has a bit of a male look; no guarantee.

AHH, HA!! Nope! See?! It's soo hard to tell!

The black is our roo, Dookie and teh splash is our hen, Marilyn.

 

[silkie freak 22]

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i got a few from cackle as pets but i have just ordered from indigo egg and cant wait to get some. the ones from cackle are very good quality for hatchery birds and are soo friendly. i have 3 hens that i could never get rid of they will walk over to me and let me pet them all day. i have a few that are about 5 months old of black splash and blue i could sell ya for $5 each if you want they are very sweet and i am making room for more.

 

[sarjaysar]

Black is ROO (Oh I just read the post above with you confirming it!) very proud roo stance!!

Very pretty/handsome Silkies.. Ohh I just love them!!