They are a bit darker outside
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I love those light colored ones. Very cute.
You wouldn't want a blue non-bearded hen, would you?
I'm going to advertise this lady on Craigslist. Hoping you are all with me that she's a hen. I was wondering if she would be SQ? I don't plan to get into the NB variety so she needs a new home. Plus she's buff. No offense but it's not my favorite of the silkie colors. She's still a baby and full of pin feathers so she's not too fluffy right now.
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I have a silkie and a LF polish roo living outside together, just the two of them(no extra source of heat). They are fine. You can get rid of him now if you would like so you don't end up with accidental offspring with the twisted beak male.Whoever mentioned my black silkie rooster looked like he has a twisted beak, I think you're right. It isn't very twisted but very very slightly. So, the question is, when should I get rid of him? I only have 5, and it is still winter. If I get rid of him now, will the others be too cold for the pile? I have one who roosts alone and doesn't pile up. Maybe I just answered my own question LOL. It gets cold here, it is southern maine after all. But, if I wait until spring, what if I have someone broody already? or, how long does the male dna stay in the female?
Even being a non-bearded, I don't think she should be advertised as "show quality", maybe breeder quality though. She "could" be shows because there aren't many non bearded silkies that I have seen at shows, she may be the only one there
I'm going to advertise this lady on Craigslist. Hoping you are all with me that she's a hen. I was wondering if she would be SQ? I don't plan to get into the NB variety so she needs a new home. Plus she's buff. No offense but it's not my favorite of the silkie colors. She's still a baby and full of pin feathers so she's not too fluffy right now.
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The only time I took my non-bearded to a show, she was the only one there that I could find.Even being a non-bearded, I don't think she should be advertised as "show quality", maybe breeder quality though. She "could" be shows because there aren't many non bearded silkies that I have seen at shows, she may be the only one there![]()
What a picture!
That is really fantastic! Wish I could help sex those chicks, but they are too young for me.![]()
Whoever mentioned my black silkie rooster looked like he has a twisted beak, I think you're right. It isn't very twisted but very very slightly. So, the question is, when should I get rid of him? I only have 5, and it is still winter. If I get rid of him now, will the others be too cold for the pile? I have one who roosts alone and doesn't pile up. Maybe I just answered my own question LOL. It gets cold here, it is southern maine after all. But, if I wait until spring, what if I have someone broody already? or, how long does the male dna stay in the female?