Silkie thread!

[Minniechickmama]

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It sounds like he may be congested, with a drippy nose getting him wet. Definitely time for a trip to the vet, or at least the feed store for antibiotics.

Sonoran - He is wet all over. If he were congested, wouldn't I notice discharge and him rubbing? He doesn't. This just has me stumped. Plus, it is just every few days I see him wet, and always in the morning. Trust me, there is not enough humidity out there that he would be damp from that. I will try some Sulfa mix in his water and see if that helps. It has just been very odd. None of the other chickens in the garage have anything like that going on, they are all fine.
Thanks for weighing in, I know you know your stuff with Silkies, so it is appreciated.

 

[RareBreedFancier]

Finally got a few quick snaps of my odd colored Silkie so... is he a paint? I know his face is the wrong color but I like him. He's only 2mo but clearly a boy, he has a huge comb already.

Here he's with a white friend, hopefully a pullet.

Other side, out in the sun.

Edit to add: He came in pot luck eggs and I got 3 Silkies, him, the white and a black.

 

[muddyhorse]

i'm pretty sure he is a splash

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

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He is a splash, he will get more coloring as he gets older and matures I am sure. I have a few chicks close to his age that are colored very similar.

 

[Minniechickmama]

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He is a splash, he will get more coloring as he gets older and matures I am sure. I have a few chicks close to his age that are colored very similar.

It IS a Splash, however, it is not a pure silkie with the red face and wattles. I think you got a crossbreed. Sorry. It is still a cute chicken and I am thinking a pullet. The color won't really change. It is the result of Blue genetics where you can get Blues, Splash and Black.

Show us a picture of the white one too and we can see if it has the right color comb and such. It has a nice crest and is bearded, I see. I am thinking that one is a pullet too.

 

[Total Chaos]

Has anyone ever noticed when trying to sex silkie chicks that there is a difference in the way the combs attach to their heads? What I mean is if you take a chick of any age and hold the feathering down and part it away from where the comb joins the top of the head.. on some it joins in a very tight pointed V and in others in joins in a nice rounded area. I have been trying very hard to find a way to early sex them and this is one difference that is there right from hatching and still there later when fully feathered. I am still waiting to see if it could be a difference between sexes. Would'nt this be nice!!? Has any one else ever noticed this and do you think we could be on to something? Opinions please...

 

[robin416]

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He is a splash, he will get more coloring as he gets older and matures I am sure. I have a few chicks close to his age that are colored very similar.

It IS a Splash, however, it is not a pure silkie with the red face and wattles. I think you got a crossbreed. Sorry. It is still a cute chicken and I am thinking a pullet. The color won't really change. It is the result of Blue genetics where you can get Blues, Splash and Black.

Show us a picture of the white one too and we can see if it has the right color comb and such. It has a nice crest and is bearded, I see. I am thinking that one is a pullet too.

Not quite correct, red combs and wattles can be an issue in pure bred Silkies. Its seen most often in some whites, cuckoos and buffs and does crop up with the other colors.

 

[racuda]

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He is a splash, he will get more coloring as he gets older and matures I am sure. I have a few chicks close to his age that are colored very similar.

It IS a Splash, however, it is not a pure silkie with the red face and wattles. I think you got a crossbreed. Sorry. It is still a cute chicken and I am thinking a pullet. The color won't really change. It is the result of Blue genetics where you can get Blues, Splash and Black.

Show us a picture of the white one too and we can see if it has the right color comb and such. It has a nice crest and is bearded, I see. I am thinking that one is a pullet too.

He looks like a pure Silkie to me. While not the correct color, red comb and wattles is not a sign of a crossbreed.

 

[eggmanfromafghanistan]

they look great.

but theres something about silkies in general that i dislike.
i mean chickens are suposed to have feathers aren't they, its just fluff

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

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I have had 2 people tell me this as well, one swears by it. I am waiting to see if it proves true or not. I think the one who swears by it says the V marks a boy and the rounded marks a girl. SO I am waiting to see how my bunch turn out and if it is true or not.