Silkie thread!

[TheChicknGarden]

Well hopefully you guys are both right... I don't want to be calling her something she isn't .

 

[Momagain1]

Here is an updated pic of my only Silkie; who on the gender board; I have two people stating it is a Roo..but with it only being about 2 1/2 months old or so..? it could be too early to tell for sure...

anyway; here is Puffle...She is my first Silkie; I dont want anymore roos..we've had two terribly mean Roos that we've had to cull..I am very leary about having anymore Roos...

So, if Puffle is a Puff...we may not be able to keep him/her...<sigh> I was already told my Polinda GLPolish is a roo...<sigh> double..sigh..

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Here is an updated pic of my only Silkie; who on the gender board; I have two people stating it is a Roo..but with it only being about 2 1/2 months old or so..? it could be too early to tell for sure...

anyway; here is Puffle...She is my first Silkie; I dont want anymore roos..we've had two terribly mean Roos that we've had to cull..I am very leary about having anymore Roos...

So, if Puffle is a Puff...we may not be able to keep him/her...<sigh> I was already told my Polinda GLPolish is a roo...<sigh> double..sigh..

With Puff being a beardless, obvious wattles are forming and having a small crest with a large comb...I'm quite confident at 2.5 months old its a boy.

 

[peepblessed]

Here is an updated pic of my only Silkie; who on the gender board; I have two people stating it is a Roo..but with it only being about 2 1/2 months old or so..? it could be too early to tell for sure...

anyway; here is Puffle...She is my first Silkie; I dont want anymore roos..we've had two terribly mean Roos that we've had to cull..I am very leary about having anymore Roos...

So, if Puffle is a Puff...we may not be able to keep him/her...<sigh> I was already told my Polinda GLPolish is a roo...<sigh> double..sigh..

That's a pretty big comb for 2 1/2 months which indicates roo but there is still a chance it's girl. Silkie roosters are rarely mean.

 

[mama2my4]

Can someone please tell me if gray breeds true? Gray x gray=100% gray is what I mean.

 

[Momagain1]

really? thats good cause we had a turken that was meaner than HECK!!
Then we had a really good Roo (mixed breed) but after an attack from predators where they got 25 of our girls...and who knows what the
predator did to him and the other hens that survived..he is meaner than you can even imagine; he even is mean to his own flock..& he attacked our son (no damage) and
attacked our 21 yr old daughter; nice hole in her hand..big time..

he is meeting the stock pot tomorrow.. :-(

and hubby/I were really leary of another Roo..

 

[3ChickensinNC]

I wanted to post a couple of pictures of the two "black" silkies I got at an auction this past weekend. I would love it if someone could guess there age, because they are the largest silkies I have at this time. My 5 weekers are a whole lot smaller. And also maybe some guesses on sex? I know that is hard but thought I would ask. Any opinions on coloring black/blue?

Silkie A: Is the older looking of the two. Looking on s/he there is a straight raised line on his/her beak, no walnut shape forming. Has a lot of fluff to it. Did notice that the last lower level of wing feather are like other chicken, not furry kind. Not sure what that means. This one seems to not mind handling as much.



Silkie B: Looks like there is a small walnut forming on the beak. Does this mean girl or boy. This one also has less neck feathers/face and is not as fluffy as the next one. Also is harder to harder to handle, but getting a little better.

 

[peepblessed]

I wanted to post a couple of pictures of the two "black" silkies I got at an auction this past weekend. I would love it if someone could guess there age, because they are the largest silkies I have at this time. My 5 weekers are a whole lot smaller. And also maybe some guesses on sex? I know that is hard but thought I would ask. Any opinions on coloring black/blue?

Silkie A: Is the older looking of the two. Looking on s/he there is a straight raised line on his/her beak, no walnut shape forming. Has a lot of fluff to it. Did notice that the last lower level of wing feather are like other chicken, not furry kind. Not sure what that means. This one seems to not mind handling as much.



Silkie B: Looks like there is a small walnut forming on the beak. Does this mean girl or boy. This one also has less neck feathers/face and is not as fluffy as the next one. Also is harder to harder to handle, but getting a little better.

I would say 8 or 9 weeks. The top one looks pretty girly but really too early to tell.

 

[Momagain1]

Y cant mine look girly???

 

[3ChickensinNC]

I would say 8 or 9 weeks. The top one looks pretty girly but really too early to tell.

At least I have a good general idea now. I had not clue. Only knew they were older than my 5 weekers. Girls are great and I am hoping for at least 2 roos. I have these two, then the 2x 5 weekers, 3x 2 weekers, and 5 x 3 weekers. I have already decided on one little 3 weeker I will let go.


Okay one more picture. This is one of the hatchery chicks (3 wks). It is suppose to be a Blue. When I took him/her outside today boy the color of it really popped like I did not notice till now. So what color would this be called. Love the color. Only thing I wish it had a nice crest.