Silkie thread!

[mama2my4]

Sanna, that black kitty looks just like my Spirit....

 

[OneCrazyCowgirl]

I can't keep up with you guys xD

 

[OneCrazyCowgirl]

Anyone know about Silkied Seramas and genetics? Or do you just breed a silkie to a serama?

 

[Fur N Feathers]

Anyone know about Silkied Seramas and genetics? Or do you just breed a silkie to a serama?

Here's a thread for you CowGirl:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/622175/silkied-serama

Post #57 is my little girl FluffyButt.

 

[Sanna]

Oh Sanna, thank you soooooo much!!!!! I have cats and horses also so I just adore these. I am going right now to your facebook page. That tongue is just so funny.

You're welcome. It's nice to share my photos with people that appreciate them.

Those are my three cats...plus I got a kitten for Christmas. She's a wild one.
The tongue. Yes, that's typical Bart, 15 year old Arabian gelding. He was named after Bart Simpson when he was a baby because of his personality.

Sanna, that black kitty looks just like my Spirit....

They do look alike.

I love black cats.

 

[mama2my4]

You're welcome. It's nice to share my photos with people that appreciate them.

Those are my three cats...plus I got a kitten for Christmas. She's a wild one.
The tongue. Yes, that's typical Bart, 15 year old Arabian gelding. He was named after Bart Simpson when he was a baby because of his personality.

They do look alike.

I love black cats.

Me too!! We have Spirit and her brother Salem. Salem is about 3x the size of Spirit.




Plus we have an orange one, so every day around here is like Halloween! Not sure where our diluted calico fits in yet...

 

[Keric]

I take lots of pictures of the chicks. When you have lots of pictures of your chicks as they age, the differences start to really show up. To identify my chicks I use tiny little colored zip ties. I check them often for snugness. I don't reccomend them if you tend to forget about them. They can damage a chicks leg quickly. You can also use food color dye and put just a drop on a babies tummy where it doesn't show much. Some people toe punch. Others use those spiral leg bands. I hate those.

Anyway. Knowing your chicks is key. Female babies seem to have shorter beaks, a smaller softer eye. Shorter middle toe. Shorter legs. At four weeks Little Miss Peggy has a girly face. She is slower to fluff out on her head. Though these traits certainly can differ in different strains of Silkies. The three Silkies I think are male have hawkish beaks, longer middle toes, longer legs, head fluff coming in sooner. They already have wider combs than Miss Peggy. The three boys like to chest bump, run around like maniacs, and seem to be more aware of their surroundings. Miss Peggy is content to eat, sleep, and peck around. She ALWAYS backs away from the crazy boys. These are traits I've noticed in these four chicks since they were three days old. I'm making assumptions on sex based on observation only. Time will tell. If I'm wrong about these four chicks I will be the first to post when the day comes in a few more months when it should be obvious to the world.

Good! I thought so. Everywhere I read it says "oh you can't sex them until they crow or lay eggs." My first 3 silkies I got last spring were fairly easy to tell. All were about 4 weeks old. 2 were constantly fighting and having stare downs. The 3rd always minded her own business and was content, like you say, to just eat and sleep. I was so sure 2 were males I ended up selling one fairly early as a rooster. The 2 that I kept ended up being a male and a female, as I had assumed. I had based my guess solely on their behavior and once the rooster's comb started showing more than the female's I was quite positive and they were still months from laying or crowing!

My eggs I bought from MRobbins are to hatch this Thursday. I can't wait to see the little fluffinutters!

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

I just put FF in the chicks brooder feed tray for the first time, they all looked but no one would eat it. Then Kung Pow(7-8 week old Black cockerel) comes over and starts eating, then turns and feeds the other 5 chicks in the brooder. I think I have the makins of a good rooster on my hands. And now they are gobbling up the FF.

 

[aoxa]

No I think he's just a red, but his tail has darker colors and his comb is too big to be a pullet. Found a picture of someone else's red cockerel on here... see?

Did someone already mention that this is not a red? It's a buff.

 

[buckskinluvr]

I think she is lovely Peep!

How do you know you have a blue partridge as opposed to just a blue? Are blue and self blue the same?