Silkie thread!

[Hinotori]

That's good to know. Often Poof gets in the middle and stares at both of them like idiots.

Well they ARE teenage males...

 

[pointsalamander]

Well they ARE teenage males...

HAHAHA that's true. They all got out of the pen during my 7 year old's birthday party and started fighting. My mom looked at me and goes "WHY ARE THEY FIGHTING?!" I looked back at her and said... "They are boys, that's kind of what they do"

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

I just hatched some chicks, all can be seen in the quoted post below:

Here they are!

I'm honestly so pleased with these little chicks, more hatched than I expected and they are so adorable.

I didn't know what to expect. It's my first time hatching my own chicks from my own Silkies.

I was a little worried about what my Cockerel would produce. There was no way I'd ever know 100% what genes he was hiding or if he'd even be successful in fertilising eggs.

The only thing I knew which was my main worry that there was a possibility he was hiding the 4 toes gene.

He fathered 6 of these chicks and only one hatched with 4 toes, the rest has 5. I'd only really worry if all his young hatched with 4 toes.

Unfortunately that chicks future won't be for showing or breeding purposes but it will definitely get a good home as a pet for someone.

My current Cockerel will be staying as my breeding male. Despite the 4 toes gene, he has produced some beautiful poofy chicks.

He also managed to produce some bearded chicks! I never knew two non bearded Silkies could produce bearded chicks

So, here they are!

Booted Bantam x D'Anvers:
(Unsure on the colour at the moment)
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Partridge Silkie:
(Not from my Cockerel. Was bred from 2 brown partridge Silkies but the chick looks more silver partridge with flecks of brown?)
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White Silkie 1:
(First chick to hatch, has nices toe feathering so far)
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White Silkie 2:
(I adore this one...)
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White Silkie 3:
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White Silkie 4:
(Possibly another keeper...)
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White Silkie 5:
(The 4 toed chick, was the last one to hatch, still slightly damp on photo)
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White x Gold Silkie:
(Seems to be white with gold back streaks and a blue chest?)
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I still have PomPom sitting on 5 Silkie eggs and I've just put my other broody Silkie Audrey onto 4 Silkie eggs!

Anyone got any idea what to expect colour wise as the Gold x White chick grows?

It's currently white with a blue-ish chest and gold streaks on its back.

Here's the chick in question

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Remember the silkie x silkie feathered ameraucana chicks? They're getting big!

My happy mama show girl, raising a few more silkie x silkie feathered am chicks

One of my silkie ladies

 

[BlueBaby]

@Fur-N-Fowl I'm new to silkies, so I can't help you with what coloring it is. I would like to see how it grow's out, though!

@Auroradream26 How cute! I want a showgirl one!

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

@Fur-N-Fowl I'm new to silkies, so I can't help you with what coloring it is. I would like to see how it grow's out, though!

@Auroradream26 How cute! I want a showgirl one!

I will be posting updated photos as they grow for sure!

 

[NNYchick]

Took a few updated pictures of this years chicks. I still need to get some of the splash.

 

[HuffleClaw]

Gonna start workin' on Satin Silkies!
I have:
Silkies
Cochins
And 1 young silkie/cochin cockerel

What do I need to cross where? How many generations will it take to get "proper" Satin Silkies, if anyone here knows?

 

[NNYchick]

It takes dozens generations and lots of hatching/culling. But basically it is taking you best satins from each hatch and breeding back to you best silkies, goal being to breed out defaults that will come with the Cochin like comb, skin color, number of toes etc and increasing beard, crest, and shape. If you are on Facebook there is a silkie and satin chickens with lots of knowledgeable breeders. In my opinion Sherri Minkner has some of the most beautiful satins. She has been breeding them for years and shows them. Her farm page is California country ranch. My satins came from Alabama silkie mama in Lincoln Alabama.

 

[Hollydolly803]

I love silkies!! My chicks are 6 weeks