Silkie thread!

[ScaredOfShadows]

Have babies thats have been hatching the past day, most were marked partridge, but I have 2 babies that appear to be porcelain. I am not disappointed in the least. lol

 

[NewToFarming]

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It is always nice to get a surprise!!! Very cute!

 

[Minewmonty]

I wish my silkies loved to be held! Some don't mind, but none seem to love it!

So there was a frost last night, and my babies are 6-7 months old. They are fine being outside right? I have a light setup in my garage today in case they need to warm up. Is that a bad idea?

 

[chickendales]

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at that age thedont need heat and when u have a lot chicken they more like ly to just let u hold them then to like it if u have one facvorite or on u raise in the house as chick that when there realy freindly

 

[dwegg]

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I got 2 dozen eggs from CJ this summer but had a lousy hatch rate due to my own fault (my humidity was way too high I guess, I didn't know about dry-incubating then. All but 5 or 7 of the eggs developed to full term, but then all but 4 died in the egg, so, I'm pretty sure it was my incubating.) ANYWAY, I got some lovely boys from the hatch. (All 4 that hatched turned out to be boys, lol.) Here are some pics of 3 of them..

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I love them. They have the best personalities, I took them to a local event and there was constantly kids & people coming over to pet them. They LOVED it. They love being held and snuggled too. (Of course, don't all Silkies?

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What is that first color called? silver partridge? I had an all boy hatch once...lol

 

[dwegg]

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Is this not lemon-blue? I think so!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/44332_023_2.jpg
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/44332_025_2.jpg

It's very pretty, but not lemon blue.

Well then someone should tell Bishop's Chickens on here BYC...as I bought the eggs from them and they are breeding Lemon Blues...
here they are...her name is Myra...all my girls are from the same eggs...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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It's very pretty, but not lemon blue.

Well then someone should tell Bishop's Chickens on here BYC...as I bought the eggs from them and they are breeding Lemon Blues...
here they are...her name is Myra...all my girls are from the same eggs...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/44332_lemon_blue.jpg

It's been repeated a number of times on the lemon blue cochin thread. Most don't want to hear it. And a few are breeding real lemon blues. Shouldn't be that hard to make them as brown red is a recognised colour for cochins. I for one am not going to

about a breed I don't raise.

 

[Floridachicken1958]

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[peepblessed]

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Awesome looking chick!

 

[Tripp16]

Just wanted to inform everyone! MY SILKIE EGGS ARE HERE!!!!!!

I have waited 3 weeks!!! Lets hope at least 1 out of 12 eggs hatch!!