Silkie thread!

[summerb123]

I have a whole flock of silkies!! Mine usuallly go broody all throughout the spring and summer and sometimes early to mid fall. I would put them with the polish roo then the RSL roo and see which they get along with better. If your wanting to pair them for breeding, I would suggest the polish roo.

ok! I want a whole flock lol! I'll try that! thanks a lot!

 

[moomoodiddy]

What is a turken silkie mix called

not sure that has a name... athough silkies with the naked neck gene are called showgirls

 

[codieshell]

​not sure that has a name... athough silkies with the naked neck gene are called showgirls

I have 3 that hatche I have a turken rooster turken pellet and silkies hen n rooster 2 chicks are smooth feather and 1 has silkies feather

 

[QueenMisha]

What color is my rooster?

Looks like Blue with silver leakage to me - I would guess he came from a mixed color pairing.

[/IMG] These guys are about 3 months old. My previous roos already had a bit of a comb going but I honestly have no guesses about these 2. Anyone wanna guess gender??

Both are looking like pullets at the moment.

Not sure about there genders I got some new pictures will get better quality one tomorrow. There's five chickens the two buffs, two whites, and a black.

How old? 1 and 2 are looking like cockerels, 3 is iffy, 4 and 5 look like pullets so far.

What is a turken silkie mix called

A straight up cross of Naked Neck and Silkie is a mixed breed. If you are referring to a Silkie who has the naked neck gene, that is a Showgirl.

I'm getting a Silkie! I'm getting a Silkie! e does anyone have any experience with broodies? how often do they go broody? Should I put them with my Polish rooster or 2nd generation RSL rooster?

Congrats on your new bird! Are you sure just one Silkie is a good idea? They really do best with only other Silkies or similarly sized and tempered bantams, and it can be quite hard to integrate a single bird into a flock - especially a breed like a Silkie. In most cases it would be best to have two or three. Silkies are constantly broody. They brood and brood and brood and once you think you've broken them, they brood again. Most of mine go 2-3 times a year if I actually let them hatch babies any of the times (rarely) and 4-5 if I don't. I don't even bother breaking mine at this point - they don't usually get babies just because I prefer artificial incubation, and they give up on their own... eventually. Personally I would find the Polish-Silkie mixes far more interesting but if you want a neat bird who's also a decent layer the RSL2 might be a good option.

 

[Hinotori]

What color is my rooster?

Looks a lot like the cross color cockerel I had from a partridge rooster over a splash hen. He had lots of silver leakage. The pullet from that cross has brown leakage.

 

[SilkiesRcool]

Why is the first white a cock and the second isn't?

 

[Crazy For Color]

I'm getting a Silkie! I'm getting a Silkie!

does anyone have any experience with broodies? how often do they go broody? Should I put them with my Polish rooster or 2nd generation RSL rooster?

Congratulations! So exciting! I'm pretty new to them so I don't have much experience to share with you. My first Silkie was a singleton, I had no idea that they don't do well alone. He (didn't know at the time that he was a he) did fine for the first couple of months and then started acting depressed and wouldn't hang out with the other chickens anymore, choosing to stay off by himself. I was really concerned that he was getting sick. It was then that I learned that he needed a buddy or two and I was in a frantic search to find him one. It was towards the end of summer so I had a hard finding any. It took me at least week and almost a 2 hour drive but mission accomplished, I found 2 friends for him and now all is right in his world. So my advice to you with my limited experience with the breed is to get two or three together, at the same time. When I found someone that still had silkies available she said she won't even sell just one, it's a minimum of two.

 

[summerb123]

Looks like Blue with silver leakage to me - I would guess he came from a mixed color pairing.
Both are looking like pullets at the moment.
How old? 1 and 2 are looking like cockerels, 3 is iffy, 4 and 5 look like pullets so far.
A straight up cross of Naked Neck and Silkie is a mixed breed. If you are referring to a Silkie who has the naked neck gene, that is a Showgirl.
Congrats on your new bird!

Are you sure just one Silkie is a good idea? They really do best with only other Silkies or similarly sized and tempered bantams, and it can be quite hard to integrate a single bird into a flock - especially a breed like a Silkie. In most cases it would be best to have two or three.

Silkies are constantly broody. They brood and brood and brood and once you think you've broken them, they brood again. Most of mine go 2-3 times a year if I actually let them hatch babies any of the times (rarely) and 4-5 if I don't. I don't even bother breaking mine at this point - they don't usually get babies just because I prefer artificial incubation, and they give up on their own... eventually.

Personally I would find the Polish-Silkie mixes far more interesting but if you want a neat bird who's also a decent layer the RSL 2 might be a good option.

I haven't gotten any yet lol the main reason we want a couple Silkie b/c we need a broody! I'm hoping to find a large fowl Silkie.....my dad says no Bantams! so yeah! I finally made him break through on getting some Silkies. here is the twist....the Polish boy is a frizzle! but I could also do that! thanks!

 

[QueenMisha]

Why is the first white a cock and the second isn't?

1 has a larger comb, pretty visible streamers. The second one has a significantly smaller comb and wattle, I see what could be streamers but the comb and wattles are so small it's basically a toss up with a slight lean toward cockerel. Now of course these are Silkies so... at this age it's still just an educated guess.

I haven't gotten any yet lol the main reason we want a couple Silkie b/c we need a broody! I'm hoping to find a large fowl Silkie.....my dad says no Bantams! so yeah! I finally made him break through on getting some Silkies. here is the twist....the Polish boy is a frizzle! but I could also do that! thanks!

Large fowl Silkies do not exist anywhere in the United States and their existence has only been rumored in the UK. If you want a broody standard bird, you want a Cochin or gamefowl.

 

[Sylvester017]

I'm getting a Silkie! I'm getting a Silkie!

does anyone have any experience with broodies? how often do they go broody? Should I put them with my Polish rooster or 2nd generation RSL rooster?

You know me by now -- can't get just ONE Silkie -- they do much better with at least one other Silkie companion. If it's a single Silkie then I recommend mixing with Polish because Silkies and Polish are both rather non-combative gentler temperaments. My Breda get along well with Silkies but the Silkies often toodle around in tandem even if they aren't the closest buddies.








This gentle Blue Breda was an excellent Silkie flockmate


Blue Breda with Silkies


The Breda often hung out with the Silkies - she was pretty docile and definitely non-combative


2 Silkies with photo bomb Breda