Silkie thread!

[Chicklette 1]

Speaking of porcelain, is this porcelain and is it good enough to breed?

 

[racuda]

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How old are they? Do you have pictures? You should be able to tell the difference in hatchery and breeder quality by a few weeks old.

 

[peepblessed]

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I don't know but he sure is beautiful! Love the color!!

 

[CarolinaChickenKeeper]

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Did you see pics of my porcelain roo? He's listed in an auction. They have lots of the same coloring.

 

[emvickrey]

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Thank you. I hope she does well in the show. I"m putting a partridge in the show also but not sure how well she will do. She is very pretty and has alot of good points it's just her poof on her head is more of one of those hats we hated as little girls. All fluffy from ear to ear and in the back with our faces poking out. I did give her a little trim because one side was longer than the other. I'll have to get some pics of her too.
The black ones mother has a bigger poofy head but her color just doesn't seem bright enough. Maybe a bath would change that but I bathed 3 chickens last night and spent the day today moving more stuff. I"m too tired to bathe anymore chickens.

 

[Chicklette 1]

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Did you see pics of my porcelain roo? He's listed in an auction. They have lots of the same coloring.

I looked him up.......he is beautiful! His coloring is much more delicate than on my little guy but I don't know if that matters or not as I have not specialized in silkies as some of you have. I do have 6 I've acquired along the way because I think they are great but I have many different breeds. I do think he is pretty and so far so good with my 2 other roos that are in the same coop and pen. He's been pretty quiet and I guess I have enough girls to keep everyone happy. I did not know what sex he was when I bought him.

 

[Moochie]

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How old are they? Do you have pictures? You should be able to tell the difference in hatchery and breeder quality by a few weeks old.

Here's one from 2 weeks ago.

 

[Moochie]

They were sold to us as 8 week olds.. I don't even think they're 6 weeks yet, the 6 weekers that I have seen have all their silkie fluff grown out. Most of mine are just beginning to grow out their crests.

 

[racuda]

For comparison, here is one of my six week old chicks:

Does your chick have feathering on it's middle toes?

 

[emvickrey]

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How pretty! Mine usually have that scraggly look at that age. Did you use an incubator or a broody? I really think it makes a big difference.