Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

Do all silkie chicks have furry feet

The SOP, standard of perfection, requires that the feet should be feathered from the middle toe out. Not so important if you have no intention of showing .

 

[randerson846]

Ok thankyou

 

[Fancychooklady]

Ok thankyou

Your welcome. This is an extract from the Australian SOP. Here the judges insist that the eyes be visible and not obscured by the crest.

http://www.freewebs.com/silkiebreeders/silkiestandards.htm

 

[Fancychooklady]

Awww. they are so cute! will you let her raise them with all your other birds?

She still has another 8 eggs to hatch. She will stayed locked up with the chicks for now. She is in a hutch inside the the silkie pen. At this stage their greatest danger are rats. My pens are covered 3 m wide 6 m deep. Each breeding pen has it's own fenced yard.

 

[randerson846]

Ok tahsnk because i had a few in the incubator, and im not sure if any have hatched yet

 

[Cynthia12]

I was thinking..where did they go? Then, I see them. Pretty cute photo.

 

[Cynthia12]

Hi all! I am new to silkies, can anyone help me identify the colors I have?

Two look partridge, one buff, and maybe porcelain? But the porcelain has some buff on her underside. Here are some photos:

One day old:




1.5 weeks old:






Thanks everyone!

These babies are adorable! I don't care for the word smutt, but that is what they use when a buff will have other colors in there and not just all pure buff. That last baby looks to have a lot of partridge in it. They are going to be beautiful, regardless..if you are only having them as pets, you are in for some joy with these little ones. Here is a thread that someone asked about on color. They were told that the buff was smutt. But it's beautiful!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446856/light-partridge-or-smutty-buff-silkie

 

[coaldigger]

of random pics I took this morning when I got home from work. Thought id share.









and a pic of their new home

 

[Pinkaboo]

These babies are adorable!  I don't care for the word smutt, but that is what they use when a buff will have other colors in there and not just all pure buff.  That last baby looks to have a lot of partridge in it.  They are going to be beautiful, regardless..if you are only having them as pets, you are in for some joy with these little ones.  Here is a thread that someone asked about on color.  They were told that the buff was smutt.  But it's beautiful!!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/446856/light-partridge-or-smutty-buff-silkie

I love that you have them on grass, aren't you worried about germs?

 

[sheeshshe]

Haven't been on here in a while! My chicks that hatched out 11 months ago, one of them I still can't tell if it is a male or female! I really think it is a male, but no crowing and no funny business. I really think it looks male in the way it stands though.