Silkie thread!

[howfunkyisurchicken]

We had some gorgeous weather the past couple of days, the Silkies were really enjoying the warmth and sunshine! Here's a few pictures I snapped while I was hanging out with them

(I have no clue what that black thing is she's accessorizing with, she's always dirty

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This girl doesn't have a name yet. She doesn't have the biggest crest, but she's got the craziest feathered legs I've ever seen and she's as round as a basketball!

Some babies that hatched on the 1st of January, and Myrtle (smooth Sizzle) in the back on the left.

 

[workinnanie]

Beautiful birds! Thanks for sharing!

 

[joydix]

i was under the impression (something i read someplace!) that US has only the smaller size and UK has standard size silkies...i don't know of course for absolute. AND i don't know why that would be either.

 

[Silkie2]

5 days left till I get my first silkies!! Then I will have 37 hens.

 

[nuklee0]

I have a Great show quality white Cockerel and a black Silkie hen. What is the outcome of a white Silkie male crossed with black hen?

I had a white male over a dark blue hen and got pure white, light buffs, and paints. As others have stated, the whites hide many genes so it's a surprise as to what you will get. Try it! It's worth finding out.

 

[Silkie2]

Too me the one circled in the orange looks like she fell (I know she's prob just scratchen at the ground)
But, beautiful silkies! @ howfunkyisurchicken

 

[QueenMisha]

Oh I'm sorry I didn't realize that was wrong. I was told that a white and a black make a splash...

It's OK, unfortunately misinformation is very common in the poultry community. I try to correct it whenever I see it so it doesn't continue to spread. No harm, no foul.

 

[QueenMisha]

We had some gorgeous weather the past couple of days, the Silkies were really enjoying the warmth and sunshine! Here's a few pictures I snapped while I was hanging out with them (I have no clue what that black thing is she's accessorizing with, she's always dirty ) This girl doesn't have a name yet. She doesn't have the biggest crest, but she's got the craziest feathered legs I've ever seen and she's as round as a basketball! Some babies that hatched on the 1st of January, and Myrtle (smooth Sizzle) in the back on the left.

Now what the heck color is that calico-y thing in the middle?! ... I want one...

 

[silkiedottes]

Does anyone know what color this silkie is? It came from good quality buffs, but I have no clue

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

It almost looks partridge or buff