Silkie thread!

[ScaredOfShadows]

Is this chick anything like a porcelain chick? ....or ?
Most of my chicks are looking like this, and I'm ready to see how they turn out.

The dad is splash, and the momma is the one in my display picture.

Looks light blue or self blue (Lavender) does not look to have any buff/porcelain characteristics.

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

I would love it if you all could help me identify the colors of my two week old silkies. They are hatchery chicks, but at the time that is the only place I could find some in my area. Anyway I ordered 4 and got 5. I diffently know which one is the white,1 of 2 blues and buff are that I ordered, so I did not take any pics of those three. Of the two left I should have1 blue , so which one is my second blue and what is the extra one. Here are the pics:
This one is what I thought was white but I could see a tint of grey/blue in the fur. Now the feathers in the wings are coming in and there are a few strands that are black/blue:


The next one is either my second blue or an extra of what color blue/black?

Thanks for helping this newbie out on colors? Really like to know what my extra one is? Very hard now that the white one is showing a tint of color.

#1 could be splash
#2 looks like a dark blue

cute babies!

 

[chisNchickens]

Oh poor guy! Wonderful that he made it though. He needs lots of extra love;-)
I'd use neosporin or bag balm...keep us posted. You saw the attack?

I am going to put the antibiotic ointment on... real thin... and keep him confined to the dog carrier over night...

My little boy is going to be so upset when he gets home.. He loves Roger big time.

 

[NovaAman]

Thanks so much for that advice. I do so appreciate it. Roger is my main squeeze. I have him confined to a crate with sugar water and food. I have plenty of eggs, so, he will get that too.

Those chicks... Makes me think the 4 babies I have now are not enough!

 

[ChickensXOXO]

Looks light blue or self blue (Lavender) does not look to have any buff/porcelain characteristics.

I didn't think so either. The "mom" is so dark, I figured some of it would come through in the chicks, but all look basically just like this one. I wanted to purchase a self blue though, so that would still be cool!

 

[Breshcandra]

I have 9 chicks and my 1 day late egg has pipped. Tomorrow I am moving them to the brooder and candling any that haven't hatched yet.



Some of them have no extra toes that I can see and one has too many toes on one foot. All my adult silkies have the correct number of toes so why did these happen? is it luck of the draw or is it genetics?

 

[3ChickensinNC]

#1 could be splash
#2 looks like a dark blue

cute babies!

Thank you. They both were puzzling to me. At first I thought #1 one was an extra white, but I saw a small hint of blue/grey tint, so I was my other "blue" . Then I saw # 2 and thought oh look I got a bonus black, but then I was reading on here about color and saw that s/he had some shades of colors. # 2 is soooo calm. I was going to sell it when it grew bigger, since it really did not have a big crest, but the little sucker decided s/he would just cuddle up and love it when I held him, no peeping just enjoying being held, so I name s/he Sea, since little fuzz is as calm as the sea. Its going to be fun watching them fill out.

 

[3ChickensinNC]

Thanks so much for that advice. I do so appreciate it. Roger is my main squeeze. I have him confined to a crate with sugar water and food. I have plenty of eggs, so, he will get that too.

Those chicks... Makes me think the 4 babies I have now are not enough!

I am a newbie to loving silkies.Started with 4 in a hatchery order, got 2 more while I was waiting for the order, got my order with one extra, and just added three more. The urge is there to add some more. So I would say 4 are not enough. Since they are bantam size you can double to equal one LF.

 

[Cynthia12]

Picture overload...couldn't help myself once I started taking pictures! This little one is sooo sweet. Getting bigger!
Ahh, the sun is setting here.
Here's what's funny, this little one love the Exchequer's. Will be funny to see it running around with leghorns. I do have some hatching, hoping to get them together. The Exchequers will be leaving this coop before the Silkie. I am still thinking..blue splash..right?

 

[Grumpypantsmomma]

I have to show off my new Silkie that i got today at swap. Very pleased, Mom and Dad were both Paints, daddy was at swap and had some of the same color buff bleed in him. She had Daddy their to show him off could remember their BYC name i would like to thank them personally for giving me such a beauty.
What color would you call this one I know its way early but any sex guesses just for fun! I believe they said it is 3 months or nearing it.