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By the way if there is an answere to this questions haha, why are some silkies , sort of bald headed, like we're you can see their eyes, etc, and then there are some, that have a big bushy head, were u can't see thir eyes only their beak, is there two different names for these, or is it just luck, how they develop? Thanks :) I'm new to silkies, and just want to get as much info on them as possible, before I get them in 3 weeks :D
 
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I have a couple baby silkies right now- 4 weeks old,ish!

I'm wondering if this small bantam splash girl is a Silkie.

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Her feathers are silkieish but kind of not. ???

I'm hoping she is... Splashes are so darn cute.
 
I posted a pic of mine. It's up^. Will you look at it? I have a white Silkie Roo and a partridge Silkie Roo. 2 white hens, and a Buff hen. All silkies. It hatched under a white
 
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Not a dumb question. I've been raising and breeding silkies for nearly three decades. In the USA, they are shown as females 32 oz pullets 28 oz Cocks 36 oz cockerels 32 oz and they are bantam class. Back yard silkies, hatchery silkies, and free bred silkies can be and often are larger but they are not considered exhibition quality birds. Larger silkies often lack the finer type and look far different than that on the show room bench. All classes of silkies can give the owner pleasure and maike a fun flock for newcomers or old timers like me. There is no such thing as the perfect silkie. Breeders and exhibitors and judges are still working at the SOP. (Standard Of Perfection) And hobbists like me have projects we work on just for our own satisfaction.

I free range my silkies. Have for years. They go in at night. They are smart enough tI ko know how to take care of themselves if they know where to find their feed and water dish and pen or barn each night. I look after them when they are out during the day, and shut them up every night. I don't run my silkie flock with my larger HRIR flock like I used to because the cocks from that big bird flock can kill a silkie with one kick. My Paint silkie doesn't remember this and has been knocked out cold more than once by my #1 breeding cock from the red pen. Silkies are pint size but don't tell them that. They still think their tuff stuff. Hah! My paint roo has a thing for red girls and he keeps trying.
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I keep my breeding trios separate for a month or two at a time when I'm collecting or hatching. When breeding season is over I keep six or more male silkies in their own pen. They squabble for a few hours putting their pecking order in line and then they are fine. At this time I have fifty silkie chicks growing out, eleven cocks and cockerels and twenty females of various ages. This is my busy time of year.

Enjoy your silkies. They are wonderful. Keeping them dry and safe is the number one concern.
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My 2 Silkie girls have free-ranged the backyard for 4 yrs. We have a lot of doghouses, lean-to's, canopy, tall and/or potted plants for them to hide in/under from aerial predators who would prefer open area to go after a hen - they leave the hiding Silkies alone. Our Silkies will be the first to sound the barnyard alert, will lead the flock at the front to chase out stray cats, and quite funny to watch going after insects in the tall plants/grasses/weeds! Silkies are aware of their diminutive size when it comes to a human standing over them and even with a lot of socialization don't be surprised that they might keep a little distance from you - unless your hand is full of treats!! I have one Silkie that runs toward my garden tools when I'm working and to keep from chopping her head I have to fence her off from my work area or she'll stand on my shovel or my hoe. Silkies are a riot and smarter than you'd think under that fluffy bonnet.
 

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