Silkie thread!

[lightchick]

Any idea what color this little one is? I call it the gray bird (they are about 3 weeks now)

This one is a blue Silkie. ?

 

[Cynthia12]

Looking for a new home for this guy. Don't think any of you live close but thought I would throw it out there.

I only wish!

 

[Cynthia12]

Hi all

Can anyone tell me what kind of silkies I have?
They will be a week today

Looks like you have a little paint and a little black, can't tell by the photo on the last picture..could be a dark blue? Love the Paint!

 

[Cynthia12]

I like Lexington (can be boy or girl). Call her Lexi if it's a pullet. I could name chicks all day!!

Ok, if you are good with names, give me some cute girl chicken names. I have the nicest looking NN out there..I know it's a girl. Has a great bow tie..and so sweet. She is a cream colored with black. I know not many people like them, in fact I didn't used to until they came along with the beards and bow ties. Love her! She needs a name. Maybe I can post a photo later...looks like rain here though today. We will take it..Utah desert, take what we can.

 

[Cynthia12]

** I Previously posted this in a separate thread, but I don't know if it was more appropriate in this thread and read somewhere that Silkie related questions may get answered better here. I appreciate any responses.**

I recently picked up eight chicks: 2 Black Frizzle Cochins, 1 Splash Silkie, 3 White Silkies, and 2 Blue! I am loving them to pieces, but had some questions regarding breed aesthetics.

The two Cochins are from Ideal Poultry, and are approximately 2 weeks old. My question is: should they both be showing the frizzled feathers by this age? I have been trying to read through the forums, as well as information from other websites, and all that I have been able to find is people stating it can show anywhere from hatching to one week of age. One chick is already showing the frizzle feathering. The other chick has already grown in a significant amount of feathers on its wings, but they are completely straight. I called the hatchery to see if all of their Frizzles are guaranteed to show the trait, and they stated yes and to keep an eye on it; if it does not start curling, they told me to take photos and send it to them and they will refund me. How long is long enough to wait, or is two weeks adequate time to determine that they are not going to curl?

Also, will Silkies that have a nice round crest as hatchlings most likely grow to have nice round crests, and can Silkie chicks that don't show much of a poof at 1-2 week of age grow to have a nice crest?

Here is the Frizzle I am speaking of compared to its brother/sister (first is straight feathered, second is frizzled):



The closer I look at the wings, the more I'm thinking they might be slightly "messier" than a typical Cochin's feathers, so perhaps he's just a late curler? The second chicks is very obviously frizzled.

And here are the Silkies I'm wondering about:

1) This chick has almost a bald ring around where its puff should be in front of, but the puff isn't quite discernible. The feathering around its neck is very puffy though.


2) This chick has no real crown definition and the feathers on its head are about the same length as his neck/body.


3 &4) These chicks looks like they have a cotton ball on their heads, and have been this way since the first day they hatched. Think it will stay this way?


I'm really new to chickens, so I don't quite know what is "normal" for chicks and how they develop aesthetically. I know that you can tell a dog's structural soundness and coat when they are puppies, but I didn't know if chickens were the same. Any help at all would be appreciated.

You say you got these from Ideal?? Or just the cochins? I had no idea that they had bearded silkies! I love them..that would be the poof that you are talking about around the neck. They will be beautiful. All of them look very nice. Just keep reading up on the silkies, and this thread, and share your photos as they get bigger.

Here are some photos of some silkies that I hatched with the high vaults with the ..cotton ball .. as you described it. I am one that also loves the vaulted heads. Makes for a nice poofy head in the future.


And one without a vaulted head..

This last one really shows the cotton ball. So, as far as I'm concerned, you got some
nice babies there! Pretty colors too.

 

[opeth13]

Thanks Lightchick I thought so but wasn't sure how the blues worked exactly

 

[lightchick]

You say you got these from Ideal?? Or just the cochins? I had no idea that they had bearded silkies! I love them..that would be the poof that you are talking about around the neck. They will be beautiful. All of them look very nice. Just keep reading up on the silkies, and this thread, and share your photos as they get bigger.

Here are some photos of some silkies that I hatched with the high vaults with the ..cotton ball .. as you described it. I am one that also loves the vaulted heads. Makes for a nice poofy head in the future.


And one without a vaulted head..

This last one really shows the cotton ball. So, as far as I'm concerned, you got some
nice babies there! Pretty colors too.

Yeah IDEAL has bearded Silkies. If you look there's a thing that says that any Silkie you get from them may be bearded or non-bearded.

 

[subhanalah]

And one without a vaulted head..

This chick does have a vaulted skull.bah...deleted the wrong photos!

 

[lightchick]

Looks like you have a little paint and a little black, can't tell by the photo on the last picture..could be a dark blue? Love the Paint!

I'd say a Splash Silkie and a Black Silkie.

 

[kabhyper1]

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The usps quote was 36.80 for shipping. I have found, being in Indiana, anywhere past about 3 states over gets very salty. I'm happy to send them to you, but I understand if the shipping is too much. I normally charge more for my eggs, but I'm getting quite a few, and I dont hatch unless one of my girls goes broody.