Silkie thread!

[racuda]

I love the very white splash with black feathers. I call them the "poor man's paint". Tehe! Here's one of mine at 6 weeks. It was born snow white and didn't get any spots for over 3 wks. Then they came in black. It's 12 wks. now and hundreds of spots.



I have the twin to yours. She was so white, I had her in the white pen. This pic was taken two weeks ago. She has developed more "splashes" now.

 

[vebyrd36]

Very nice. The splash and lava are so pretty. VIVI

 

[Suzierd]

Those Slash Silkies are just adorable!
How hot is to hot for Silkies? I put a frozen jug out for them and extra water dish, keep spraying the area and surounding area with hose I noticed they were panting a little today and I just want to know what a safe temp is and what is just to warm and I should put them in the shop where its cool? Any thoughts

 

[peepblessed]

Wow! They do look like twins! I was convinced mine was white also.

 

[peepblessed]

Those Slash Silkies are just adorable!
How hot is to hot for Silkies? I put a frozen jug out for them and extra water dish, keep spraying the area and surounding area with hose I noticed they were panting a little today and I just want to know what a safe temp is and what is just to warm and I should put them in the shop where its cool? Any thoughts

If mine are panting, I try to get them cool enough to stop, but I don't have high humidity so it's pretty easy.

 

[AMeyer]

My babies are almost 2 weeks old! I can't believe how much they've grown in such a short time.

(Sandy, Vern, and Raven)

Since everyone is asking the pros some questions, I figured I would join in :0) I was wondering the colors of my girls (specifically Sandy because she's so much different looking than the other two)


Thanks for any info!

 

[Suzierd]

If mine are panting, I try to get them cool enough to stop, but I don't have high humidity so it's pretty easy.

I went back out and checked on them after I sprayed the area down and didn't see them panting anymore. What do you do to cool them down? Maybe I should set up a fan.

 

[racuda]

My babies are almost 2 weeks old! I can't believe how much they've grown in such a short time.

(Sandy, Vern, and Raven)

Since everyone is asking the pros some questions, I figured I would join in :0) I was wondering the colors of my girls (specifically Sandy because she's so much different looking than the other two)


Thanks for any info!

Looks like blue, splash and partridge.

 

[Hawkeye95]

Looks like blue, splash and partridge.

AMeyer,
I agree, the one with the stripes is a partridge. The blue is your "black" looking chick, which could turn out to be black. If it's a black, the feathers will be black all the way to the base of the feather. Blues have a grey underside to them. I have blues that look black, but once you ruffle them up, you can see the grey under them. You won't know if you have a Blue or Black until he is about 3 months old and all the chick fluff is gone and you can see his base clearly. (OR you can determine if he is a blue if he came from a Blue X Splash hatch) And your splash is the silver/white looking chick. BTW, Welcome to the Silkie Thread!! And

Glad to see you here!

 

[ChickenExtreme]

Nice looking birds