Silkie thread!

[Teresaann24]

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Oh She is BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

Thank you I am just wondering what she is gonna look like. She has great leg feathering and already has such a nice crest.

 

[featherbaby]

Please keep us posted with pictures of her as she grows, this will be VERY interesting. I wish I had one just like her. Wow, I just love her look!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Bearded silkies often have little to no wattles, regardless of gender. Beards by themselves reduce wattle size; add in selective breeding and wattles go away. Many breeders prefer that silkies have relatively small combs. I really do not mind larger, but well-shaped combs on males, but large combs on females is something I would definitely cull for. Earlobe colour has nothing to do with gender.

i dont mean the combs are huge, just developing, and ear lobes getting color and more than just tiny bald dots, so was wondering if they were even old enough at half grown to tell sexes, but knowing abut the waddles is a very big help, thank you, as otherwise id be wondering about why they never grew in either way if had the one being male or not.

how soon can a silkie go broody?

Youngest I ever had was a feedstore pullet at 4 months--she hadn't even laid yet! (but started setting on others' eggs)

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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lemon columbian (possibly blue/splash lemon columbian)
last October--I'll try to get newer photos tomorrow:

 

[cuntryuppiechick]

My new fluffballs hatched from ILOVEFRIZZLES.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Cuteness overload!!

 

[StormyMoon]

I have 3 , 9 week old Silkies but they look strange right now is that normal I mean they don't have the big poof on top of the head. They have these feathers sticking straight up in odd ways on their heads.

 

[Teresaann24]

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lemon columbian (possibly blue/splash lemon columbian)
last October--I'll try to get newer photos tomorrow:
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20590_imgp1481.jpg

Wow I love the coloring...How did you come by making this color?

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

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Where did you get them from?

 

[StormyMoon]

My 9 week old silkies ...... I am not sure what color the lightest color chick is but it looks grey
Silkie 1

Silkie 2

Silkie 3

Is it normal for them to look like this? I always thought they were more fluffy around the head.
Thanks for looking!

ETS : Sorry i didn't see your question till after I sent the pictures. I got them from TSC , I know not show quality but not very interested in anything like that but just thought it would be fun and interesting to have them. They have been so sweet I don't even care if they are all 3 roos lol they are just pets. But I did expect by now they would be having the big fluff ball on top of the head. They just look awkward at the moment.