Silkie thread!

[racuda]

I'd like to share some pics I took today.

This hen is one year old:

Five months old pullet:

This baby is just twelve weeks old:

 

[ChickensXOXO]

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Beautiful!!!

 

[chickendales]

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lovely birds lovely photos

 

[Cattitude]

Those are gorgeous Silkies!

 

[countrygirl911]

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very beautiful i just love silkies when i first started out with chickens over a year ago i swore i would neverown any then one day i got one in an assorted bantam mix and fell in love and now i have 26 outside and hatching more as we speak.

 

[bhazell123]

Those are some purdy birds

I like how in the sec pic the trees are upside down lol I know it's the reflection but its cool

 

[chickendales]

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very beautiful i just love silkies when i first started out with chickens over a year ago i swore i would neverown any then one day i got one in an assorted bantam mix and fell in love and now i have 26 outside and hatching more as we speak.

i was kinda the same way they just seemed like too much work then i got the showgirls and deside i like silkies too

 

[Floridachicken1958]

I was wondering the same thing about that picture.I thought something was wrong with my eyes but then I realized it's the reflection off the water. But very beuatiful birds.When mine grow up they said they wanna be just like them.

 

[countrygirl911]

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Very cute babies. The deformities are probably related to temp changes or genetics. At least that is what I discovered with my little chick.

ty i am not giving up on them at all they will live as long as they are meant to they will be in a pen with some of my other chickens and not be used in breeding just in case it is genetics i believe it is temp related at about 10 days old my newphew turned the temp down and i did not know and the mom was not watching him and it was down to 94 degrees for atleast 2 hrs then a week and a half ago the temp got to 102 i just hope no more turn out like that i am trying to get my breeding pens full. yesterday i saw that one of my 11 week old silkies had a cross beak not bad at all can not tell unless ytou know what you are looking for. these eggs came from a member on here and her silkies are SQ just comfused why i have 2 this time and one last time deformed

 

[chickendales]

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Very cute babies. The deformities are probably related to temp changes or genetics. At least that is what I discovered with my little chick.

ty i am not giving up on them at all they will live as long as they are meant to they will be in a pen with some of my other chickens and not be used in breeding just in case it is genetics i believe it is temp related at about 10 days old my newphew turned the temp down and i did not know and the mom was not watching him and it was down to 94 degrees for atleast 2 hrs then a week and a half ago the temp got to 102 i just hope no more turn out like that i am trying to get my breeding pens full. yesterday i saw that one of my 11 week old silkies had a cross beak not bad at all can not tell unless ytou know what you are looking for. these eggs came from a member on here and her silkies are SQ just comfused why i have 2 this time and one last time deformed

i have 2 uear old with cross beak her eggs taste good and she make great setter