Silkie thread!

[pointsalamander]

This is just two silkies right? Color tells sex in partridge that age. Picture number 2 is a pullet. Picture number 3 is a cockerel.

Well I have 3 but my adult is for sure a hen.

I'm glad to hear in keeping my 50/50 rate going. Though he's like the slowest developing guy hes got like no comb.

 

[Hinotori]

Well I have 3 but my adult is for sure a hen.

I'm glad to hear in keeping my 50/50 rate going. Though he's like the slowest developing guy hes got like no comb. View attachment 1802915

Mine take a while and don't start getting bigger combs until 6+ months.

 

[Hinotori]

The cute thing about silkies is that they look like toys.

 

[pointsalamander]

The cute thing about silkies is that they look like toys.


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People ask me all the time. Are you sure that's really a chicken?

 

[Hinotori]

I tell people they are tribbles

 

[Hinotori]

My of my pens full of lighter partridge hens. There are two pens of darker ones. Then the mixed pen has the other colors.

I'm stuck with them for the moment as it just started hailing.

 

[NNYchick]

One of my new 5 week old chicks is just mean. I’ve never seen anything like it. I had chicks chest bump and chase each other take food all of that but this chick goes up and grabs another chick not anyone in particular for no reason by the back of the head, wing, or tail whatever until it screams, wrestle them or hangs on well it tries to run away. This one is one of the smaller ones in size it will do it to the chicks that are larger too. They are in the coop so it’s not a space issue(28’x8’), have multiple feeders so it’s not because of food. Is it doing this because he’s the new kid and will calm down or is it defective and this is a warning sign of what’s to come?

 

[BlueBaby]

One of my new 5 week old chicks is just mean. I’ve never seen anything like it. I had chicks chest bump and chase each other take food all of that but this chick goes up and grabs another chick not anyone in particular for no reason by the back of the head, wing, or tail whatever until it screams, wrestle them or hangs on well it tries to run away. This one is one of the smaller ones in size it will do it to the chicks that are larger too. They are in the coop so it’s not a space issue(28’x8’), have multiple feeders so it’s not because of food. Is it doing this because he’s the new kid and will calm down or is it defective and this is a warning sign of what’s to come?

It's probably a male and want's to be the top of the pecking order.

 

[AmyP716]

I hatched three silkie chicks. I’m just wondering what colors they are going to be. TIA

 

[Gonzoink]

Fluffy Butt Nuggets .... 4 weeks, out exploring shed.