Silkie thread!

[howfunkyisurchicken]

I thought buff maybe but she has dark spots on her?

Looks buff. If the dark spots are just small.bits of ticking, thats pretty common (known as smut). If there's a lot of of dark, it could be a very light partridge.

Buff is a tough color to get right.

 

[chickachickayea]

Babies are 3 weeks old today!

I think the one on the right might be a roo? It's always been bigger than the rest. Or it's just a big girl... Time will tell.

Yesterday 2 made it up on their little corner roost! I was so proud of them! Unfortunately I didn't have my phone with me to snap a picture. Maybe next time.

Since they are 3 weeks old, would it be okay to start feeding them treats/fruits/veggies? I've been giving them grit for a week now, and let them nibble on a treat cake for an hour for the past few days. I'm planning on taking them out later this week for a little grazing adventure if the weather is nice enough.

 

[Foghorn754]

My Silkies are only 6 days old... Pics will follow

 

[tara1973]

Hello! I've raised chickens all my life but new to the silkie breed. Can someone tell me what color this is called and what she will look like fully grown? Thanks!

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

I thought buff maybe but she has dark spots on her?

She looks buff but she almost looks as if she was bred with partridge or something

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Hello! I've raised chickens all my life but new to the silkie breed. Can someone tell me what color this is called and what she will look like fully grown? Thanks!

 

[QueenMisha]

Hello! I've raised chickens all my life but new to the silkie breed. Can someone tell me what color this is called and what she will look like fully grown? Thanks!

Definitely looks Partridge.

And hey, nice to see a neighbor! I'm up in Camino.

 

[smschultz]

My black 2 day old silkie has splayed legs. I'm going to tape his legs to a stick. But for how long do I leave him like that, with taped legs. Other chick is a bamtum black one was only click silkit to hatch.

 

[chickachickayea]

3 weeks old and up on the roost!

"Hey... How'd you get up there??"

 

[Chicken Egg 17]

I wouldn't use a stick take a pice of straw about 3 cm long and stick a small rubber band through the straw and use a rubber band big enough to put his legs though and just let it on for 24 hours and take it off I just recently did this and he turned out great was running around like nothing ever happend after i took it off o and I like to do it a day or two after they hatch so they are more active than when they hatch so they arnt wet and trying to hebble hobble around with something around his legs