Silkie thread!

[cat1994]

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how can you tell they are boys of girls at a young age i have 3 that will be 5 weeks old in 2 days and can not tell what sex they are

Oh I don't know if they are boys or girls yet I just name them what I want and find out what sex they are later

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

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They go through a stage like that, it is not uncommon. The first one though has a crooked beak. As it matures, keep an eye out to make certain it doesn't grow into cross-beak. If the beak crosses, it makes it very hard for them to get enough to eat.

 

[cat1994]

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Thanks me and my sis are big fans of pacman games and stuff like that.

 

[hennypenny99]

I want to show off my silkies. I don't think mine are show quality or anything but I love em.

I posted this one earlier on the pics & stories of my chicken thread. Somone told me this little girl is a cuckoo silkie. I hatched her out of some e-bay eggs.

This one I thought was Blue but someone said she was a splash maybe? I can't tell.

This is my prettiest baby or at least my biggest with the most fluff. She is about 12 weeks old now and I think she is beautiful. I bought some white silkies at a flea market but I don't think they will be near as good of quality as the ones I hatched myself from buying hatching eggs. Maybe they will fill out later on.

 

[NYRIR]

Hi people...was hoping to get some gender answered here with Silkie experts

Here they are...

2...

3

4

 

[laughingdog]

wow, seeing some people's managery list, som of you have the best spouses ever!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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lemon columbian (possibly blue/splash lemon columbian)
last October--I'll try to get newer photos tomorrow:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20590_imgp1481.jpg

Wow I love the coloring...How did you come by making this color?

When you do projects, you get all sorts of oddities. I hatched two of these boys and kept them, although I am willing to sell one if anyone is interested in working on the colour pattern. Plans would be to remove one copy of blue, increase neck striping and even out the body colouring (it's somewhat patchy).

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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"rosecombs, bantam Cochins, dutch bantams, game birds (OEGBs, standard games), white Q-tip silkies lol, a white sizzle/frizzle bantam cock? courtnix quail. dutch bunnies, guinea pigs. alot of other breeding and tring to keep from breeding exotics (forced to try to downsize some at least..).
"chicken chaser!" "is that what they call you?"" Yes, you do seem to have an understanding spouse

 

[aukuma]

My first silkie broody hatched a single chick today! Here he is! Both the mom and pop are black, not sure what this one will be yet.

 

[pennie1]

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1. Cockerel
2. Cockerel
3. Can't tell
4. Pullet