Silkie thread!

[Rainier]

Just wanted to show how pretty (we look anyway) our baby is turning out.
April 3


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June 2


July 13

 

[lightchick]

Just wanted to show how pretty (we look anyway) our baby is turning out.
April 3


April 11


April 24


June 2


July 13

Aww! Adorable!!!!

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

If male and female both carry the smooth (barbed) feather gene, a smooth feathered chick would occur on occasion for sure. I think she looks like a silkie crossed with a White Sultan because of her mulberry comb and wattles. Her smooth feathers looks like she is a cross to my eyes. Phenotype if you will. Though her genotype is silkie. I used to raise bearded Sultans. They have a V comb. Sultans also have five toes. Chicken genetics are so interesting and so much is still unknown. I love anomalies and your pictured hen is beautiful regardless of the genetic soup.

Thanks, if anyone else had bred her I would have said she had polish in her, but I bred her and she was definitely from my white silkies. An anomaly ! I've never seen a sultan , they look interesting.

I have Sultans but my rooster doesn't quite like the one in the picture.

 

[RockerHen]

Quote: Those streamers are all boy, I had a cockerel similar to him who was so, so girly as a cockerel! His streamers gave him away though. He's all boy now though, crowing, mating, doing all sorts of roosterly deeds

The comb keeps getting larger until they turn about a year, although some seem to continue getting larger for longer.
These first two are cockerel pictures, the third is more recent. He's about a year and a half now.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Those streamers are all boy, I had a cockerel similar to him who was so, so girly as a cockerel! His streamers gave him away though. He's all boy now though, crowing, mating, doing all sorts of roosterly deeds The comb keeps getting larger until they turn about a year, although some seem to continue getting larger for longer. These first two are cockerel pictures, the third is more recent. He's about a year and a half now.

Yes, it's as though they lose their fluff and flatten back in the swoosh.

This little guys hat was hilarious , the way it flopped around but now it lays down like his daddy's.

 

[kabhyper1]

My Casper was like that as a 4 month old. I really thought he was a little girl for sure until the streamers came out. Now he is for sure all boy!

Him on far left and his siblings. There were 5 total. 2 girls 3 boys. This pic sort of shows that sexing them at this age is impossible. lol

As a 3 month old ??girl?? HA

Egads!!............streamers!!!

5 months............ALL BOY!



Silkies are for sure the hardest breed to sex I think!

 

[judy mclean]

I wish I could post videos on here I would show you my three white silkies crowing someone told me That they read that even Hens will crow is that true

 

[Fancychooklady]

My Casper was like that as a 4 month old. I really thought he was a little girl for sure until the streamers came out. Now he is for sure all boy! Him on far left and his siblings. There were 5 total. 2 girls 3 boys. This pic sort of shows that sexing them at this age is impossible. lol As a 3 month old ??girl?? HA Egads!!............streamers!!! 5 months............ALL BOY! Silkies are for sure the hardest breed to sex I think!

He is gorgeous , and he knows it!

 

[Fancychooklady]

I wish I could post videos on here I would show you my three white silkies crowing someone told me That they read that even Hens will crow is that true

A hen can crow but it's unlikely that all 3 would be crowing . Have you got pics?

 

[kabhyper1]

He is gorgeous , and he knows it!

Thank you. He is dumber than a bag of hammers though. Good thing he is cute. He is as dingy as they come. lol