Silkie thread!

[jenniferlamar70]

Anyone? I'd really like to know.

He looks like my blue partridge.

 

[MuscovyMadness]

Anyone? I'd really like to know.

Every blue Partridge I have seen has a blue crest (topknot, poof, whatever you like to call it. LoL).
I would say blue w/ red/gold leakage. But Im still new to Silkies (1yr) .....chickens in general 5yrs.

 

[AmandaVirginia]

He looks like my blue partridge.

Thank you

 

[AmandaVirginia]

Every blue Partridge I have seen has a blue crest (topknot, poof, whatever you like to call it. LoL).
I would say blue w/ red/gold leakage. But Im still new to Silkies (1yr) .....chickens in general 5yrs.

And, thank you also! I guess we will just see when he is fully feathered (or furred) out (;

 

[Fancychooklady]

So, is this beautiful (I'm thinking boy) of mine considered a blue with red leakage or a blue partridge Silkie? He'll be 6 weeks old Monday!

Taken in the sun

Taken in the shade

He /she needs time to grow before you will know for sure what colour or sex it is.

 

[MuscovyMadness]

And, thank you as well! I guess we will just see when he is fully feathered (or furred) out (;

LoL. Most definitely a waiting game with this breed!

Btw..... this chick has a large crest and may look like a pullet ......but just 2 wks after I took this pic of this young silkie, it started challenging the older cockerels and I know I saw it chest bump one of the boys! Little turd. LoL

 

[AmandaVirginia]

He /she needs time to grow before you will know for sure what colour or sex it is.

So, at what age can you normally
tell what sex and color they are?

 

[kellyloveschad]

This is a big issue i am having the first two photos are Caroline!! I got this one two medium and two small!!! Caroline has to stay with the chicks which is ok because she or he sits on them and trys to protect them!!! I have 9 regular size chickens 8 silkies and the only way I can let caroline out is if Freddie mac is locked up I have never seen anything like it!! caroline sees Freddie and runs!! Freddie drops his wing and circles and grabs the feathers on the back of carolines neck and tries to mount her!!! caloline hides behind me my chickens are my babys but the other day I had to spray him with the hose idk what to do I think hes in love and she just wants to sit on the chicks!!! Freddie is my only issue!!! Is the normal or is Freddie broke??

 

[MuscovyMadness]

I have (had...sold him), a VERY dominant Polish Rooster that tried to breed everything. ..including young cockerels. I have 2 submissive Polish cockerels who were "violated" by the perv and they now reside in the silkie growout pen. They were welcomed and the cockerels lay smack up against the silkies ( who are WAY smaller than the Polish)...preen them and its like they "mother" them. The perv has been removed and I took the Polish out of the silkie pen....and they keep flying back in. LoL There are pullets & cockerels aluke in that growout pen......no issues so far. I could be way way wrong but that one picture of Caroline shows a pretty red indicator of a rooster.
Freddie is dominant no doubt....

 

[MuscovyMadness]

These 3 young boys grew up together....the 1st one pictured is very dominant and asserts his position. He cannot be housed with another Roo....he doesn't just go after them...he tries to breed them. The black & white boys are housed together and are perfectly happy, content, and I have caught the black one "nesting" in the corner of the pen. 1st I thought he was trying to take a dust bath.......nope, he had his rear backed into the corner and was pulling shavings into him. LoL. Weirdo
Let him out and within 5 min he found a lady friend and well.....you know. LoL. At least I know he still thinks hes a Roo. LoL