Silkie Thread! Talk about your Silkies and post pics of your Silkies

[SilkiesAndSuch]

Well it depends on how old they are. Are they chicks or older looking birds(larger) ? Can't tell the sexes of young birds (unless you are one of those rare few who has "special" ways that only seem to work for you

But you can make educated guesses with some when they are young and get lucky

If they are older.....i will just wait for you to post their age before I, and many others, get into telling the sexes of older birds....

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

SilkieTime- I have 2 silkie chicks that supposedly come from a BBS pen as well from someone on BYC (I bought them as chicks from someone who bought the eggs off someone on here - so I have no idea who or what the circumstances/backgrounds are) BUT they looked EXACTLY like your guys do! Very blue/silverish with the chipmunk stripe going on....So far they are about 4 weeks old I guess and they are getting black and blue feathering...i would LOVE to see your mature along, I will try and get pictures of mine once I finish my mini pen for them up at my house (I have them at neighbors with his chicks in his outdoor brooder right now )

 

[NewToFarming]

Everyone's silkies are so gorgeous!!

Here are my boys! They are 4 months old in these pics.

Bob - Buff/Partridge

Muppet - Gray

Sammy - Buff

Animal - Black Splash

 

[cpegram]

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I am about an hour south of you and your silkies are beautiful!!!!

 

[emvickrey]

Here are recent pics of mine. They all crowded up for a pic while one was all alone at the lunch buffet table. lol
Partrige -Fancy Pants

By emvickrey at 2010-08-14
The crowd

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George the house chicken

By emvickrey at 2010-07-24
Turbo- The hen sitter

By emvickrey at 2010-08-14

By emvickrey at 2010-08-14
When they where younger

By emvickrey at 2010-07-24

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[kurka]

I would like to know, how old must be a silkie chick, to know what colour of it earlobe will be? some I've seen had vibrant blue ones at 4 month of age, some had white, some non colour at all at nearly 6 months..I'm new to silkies, so I would like to know what I have to watch for buying them.

 

[emvickrey]

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I would like to know the approx age when they start to lay. I have to split some of mine up before that happens. I haven't noticed any breeding going on.

 

[silkieluver_07]

Here are some of my youngsters in the grow out pen:

 

[emvickrey]

I"d like to know if these toes are right to be able to show them. Could somebody let me know please. I had just watered them and they have some wood shavings in their feathers. I was trying to hold the little wigglers and take a pic at the same time.

This is the partrige pullet.

By emvickrey at 2010-08-16

By emvickrey at 2010-08-16
Black Pullet

By emvickrey at 2010-08-16

By emvickrey at 2010-08-16

Also, I finally got a good pic of this fella. Is this called a black splash? He actually has more white flecks than what shows in the picture but I finally got it to show.

By emvickrey at 2010-08-16

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Silkie chick that started off a silverish base with brown chipmunk stripes :

Now at 4-5 weeks old (can't remember - lol)

feet pic for fun