Silkie thread!

[JesNflock]

HI! I am a new Silkie mom and trying to learn some things about my new little ones...They are 5 1/2 weeks old (which I know is pretty much too young to sex so I have to try to be patient

lol) Anyway, I was wondering when do bearded Silkies start getting their beards? Basically I'm trying to figure out if they are going to be bearded or non-bearded. They look like non-bearded but maybe that's because they are young? IDK?

 

[RockerHen]

HI! I am a new Silkie mom and trying to learn some things about my new little ones...They are 5 1/2 weeks old (which I know is pretty much too young to sex so I have to try to be patient

lol) Anyway, I was wondering when do bearded Silkies start getting their beards? Basically I'm trying to figure out if they are going to be bearded or non-bearded. They look like non-bearded but maybe that's because they are young? IDK?

Have you had them since they were chicks? Bearded silkies have very poofy faces from the time they are chicks, like so:


And here's one at about five weeks (up close and personal!) showing off its beard.

 

[JesNflock]

Have you had them since they were chicks? Bearded silkies have very poofy faces from the time they are chicks, like so:


And here's one at about five weeks (up close and personal!) showing off its beard.

No, I just got them yesterday...I can put a few pics up, but mine are def NOT like that lol

Here they are:



white

Black

Partridge?

 

[chickee]

Just took some new pictures of my chicks. They sure are funny looking! In a cute way

They will be 4 weeks old tomorrow. I sure see lots of boys! My favorite is the one with the bright orange head feathers coming in. He will be a keeper. See how tiny the one lavender chick is? That is the one I helped hatch because it was upside down. Frisky little thing though

Look how dark the one chick is that came from the blue/splash pen. Sure looks black! I will have to ask the breeder about that one.

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

Just took some new pictures of my chicks. They sure are funny looking! In a cute way

They will be 4 weeks old tomorrow. I sure see lots of boys! My favorite is the one with the bright orange head feathers coming in. He will be a keeper. See how tiny the one lavender chick is? That is the one I helped hatch because it was upside down. Frisky little thing though

Look how dark the one chick is that came from the blue/splash pen. Sure looks black! I will have to ask the breeder about that one.

Very nice! I love the second picture! Who's the breeder? I have a guess.....

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

Very nice! I love the second picture! Who's the breeder? I have a guess.....

And great feet!

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

Very nice! I love the second picture! Who's the breeder? I have a guess.....

That dark chick looks like it has a zipper! You can zip and unzip it! That will make it easier for treating medical problems one day.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Just took some new pictures of my chicks. They sure are funny looking! In a cute way

They will be 4 weeks old tomorrow. I sure see lots of boys! My favorite is the one with the bright orange head feathers coming in. He will be a keeper. See how tiny the one lavender chick is? That is the one I helped hatch because it was upside down. Frisky little thing though

Look how dark the one chick is that came from the blue/splash pen. Sure looks black! I will have to ask the breeder about that one.

Awwwwww - Just Adorable! I love this stage, what I call the "firecracker/feathers up in rollers stage"... "I don't have all my feathers in yet mommy, but you love me anyway, don't you?"

The orange headed one is cute, I think that "up tail" is cute too.

The Lavender is adorable too, and if the White follows the rules and curved beak=boy, straight beak=girl works then He is adorable too. However NONE of mine followed that rule - all my birds have straight beaks - male and female!

I believe your dark one is a Blue. None of my Blacks start out gray - they start out Black. She may turn out to be a dark Blue which are sometimes mistaken for Black, they are out there. She's got her rollers on for sure.

 

[chickee]

That dark chick looks like it has a zipper! You can zip and unzip it! That will make it easier for treating medical problems one day.

It does, doesn't it?

The breeder is Kelar "Catdance" but you new that didn't you?

That is one of her birds in your avatar isn't it? Just beautiful! The second picture is my favorite too. Makes you just want to grab them up and cuddle them

 

[Fur N Feathers]

It does, doesn't it?

The breeder is Kelar "Catdance" but you new that didn't you?

That is one of her birds in your avatar isn't it? Just beautiful! The second picture is my favorite too. Makes you just want to grab them up and cuddle them

Gorgeous babies.

Yes, I agree with you - I see lots of boys too. CatDance babies are usually easy to sex when they are young (for me anyway). Zipper would be a cute name too, though you won't be able to see it when the adult feathers come in.