Silkie thread!

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MamaHenChris - I'm holding up. Had two cataract surgeries Oct-Nov so now I am bonding closer with the other ladies on the senior bus. Alot of them are 80's and 90's and at first didn't think I fit in because I was so much younger. The more age related problems I develop the better they like me. Oh well....

How is your grandbaby during? My friend Arline got a gorgeous splash pullet from Sundown silkies- she is in love - they both watch tv in the evenings.
 
Rocker Hen he has such a "generous" chest on him I thought he was a serama in silkie clothing, lol. Maybe he is just puffing it out to impress the ladies - ya know like men trying to hold in their beer gut when hot women walk by.
 
peepblessed said:
Yesterdays, hatch. I used my seed bin to do the photo shoot. Makes for great accuracy of color. :) They are so cute I just want to climb in there and snuggle with them.
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X2, just too cute!
 
peepblessed said:
TurtlePowerTrav said:
Well, Marge Best is just awesome. I went to get a replacement for the chick we lost last night, and she gave me two. A Dark Partridge and a very Dark Blue. So now we have 5 Silkie chicks. Yay
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That's great!
TurtlePowerTrav said:
So, one of the Silkie chicks has a head twitch. I have read that this seems typical with Silkies. It could be a vitamin issue too? Gonna get some Polyvysol(sp) tomorrow. Can others weigh in and reassure me here?
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Check to see if there are little cheek feathers curling into it's eyes.
aoxa said:
Some new pictures...
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Messy crests :p Silkies love to stand out in the rain and are generally messy with their treats.
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First generation sizzle rooster. George Jr. :)



Milton :D
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Is that frost on their heads! :) Lovely, all!
I have another question... some of you guys told me he is gray...but there is no gray color.  Is he splash?  I thought he was.  I thought "gray" was called blue as well.  As just a lighter smoky black.  Thanks for the help!
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You may find this link helpful. :)  https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/478550/what-does-a-grey-silkie-look-like/10
 

Keric said:
I think I understand.  He has a lot of white on him.  As opposed to Mama Hen Chris'.  Mine isn't as evenly grey throughout like hers. 

Thanks for the info on the different colors!  Splash is just spotted back and white then?
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Here is a picture of one of my favorite splash juveniles. Splash can have an almost white back ground to a medium blue background.
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Not frost, it's food mostly :p
 
Mumsy said:

The little guy on the up turned jelly jar is first hatched. Twelve hours old as I write this. Second vaulted scull chick is #4. #5 hatched a just a bit ago. One pipped egg left will give me six chicks in twelve hours. I'll leave the hatcher going with the remaining five eggs until tomorrow morning then pull the plug. I've been keeping hatch day notes on each chick as it comes out and how long it takes for them to lift their head or stand erect. Even though they are all white silkies I have meticulous notes to tell them each apart already. I see no culls so far. All have black skin, slate beak, five toes each foot with well spaced digits. Black eyes and alert, vigorous, chirping, and moving around inside the hatcher. It's been a happy hatch day!
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Congratulation on your new babies.... can't wait to see them all dry lol
 

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