Silkie thread!

[Edwards' East of Eden]

I'm officially playing with silkies.

Got some eggs from kentuckysilkies, and had hatching last weekend! Please pardon the baby overload -



So, help me here. Is this white or buff?



Then, I guess these two are splash?





And these darker ones - partridge? -ish?







That last one, dark/orange, Scruffy, has been bathed three times so far, and gets a little fluffier every time. Poor babes.

I'm so excited with these babies! They hatched Saturday and Sunday, and have been drinking from a little teacandle votive cup with four marbles in it. Yesterday, though, they found the water bottle in the brooder, and they're steady tap-tapping now. I ground up starter crumbles for them, but they keep dustbathing in it - so I gave them a pan of sand, too, which they are now ignoring. Whilst they continue dustbathing in the food.

Little stinkers.

 

[ChickensXOXO]

They're all ADORABLE!

Edwards' East of Eden :

I'm officially playing with silkies.

Got some eggs from kentuckysilkies, and had hatching last weekend! Please pardon the baby overload -

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6169536793_ee78201e7f.jpg[/URL]

So, help me here. Is this white or buff?

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6151/6169526683_7c456717e6.jpg[/URL]

Then, I guess these two are splash?

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6164/6169527409_dabe5aae8d.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6170064242_56c796d9f4.jpg[/URL]

And these darker ones - partridge? -ish?

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6166/6169530153_a0e401309c.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6170067842_cec211595f.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6158/6170070424_81371ce7a4.jpg[/URL]

That last one, dark/orange, Scruffy, has been bathed three times so far, and gets a little fluffier every time. Poor babes.

I'm so excited with these babies! They hatched Saturday and Sunday, and have been drinking from a little teacandle votive cup with four marbles in it. Yesterday, though, they found the water bottle in the brooder, and they're steady tap-tapping now. I ground up starter crumbles for them, but they keep dustbathing in it - so I gave them a pan of sand, too, which they are now ignoring. Whilst they continue dustbathing in the food.

Little stinkers.​

 

[Debbienmousey]

Would you guys say this is a purebred Silkie? It hatched from a Silkie egg which was laid in a pen that had 3 Silkie hens, 2 Silkie roos, and a Buttercup roo.




5 nice toes, 5 toe nails, and fluff to the middle toe

For comparison, here are some Buttercup chicks. (The yellowish ones with brown stripes)


I can't decide if it looks like a mix or pure...It has little to no noticeable crest right now, and no puffy cheeks although the possible Silkie parents aren't bearded. If it's pure then it's a partridge, right? The hens were 2 whites & a blue, the roos 1 blue & 1 partridge.

 

[peepblessed]

Edwards' East of Eden :

I'm officially playing with silkies.

Got some eggs from kentuckysilkies, and had hatching last weekend! Please pardon the baby overload -

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6169536793_ee78201e7f.jpg[/URL]

So, help me here. Is this white or buff?

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6151/6169526683_7c456717e6.jpg[/URL]

Then, I guess these two are splash?

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6164/6169527409_dabe5aae8d.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6170064242_56c796d9f4.jpg[/URL]

And these darker ones - partridge? -ish?

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6166/6169530153_a0e401309c.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6170067842_cec211595f.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6158/6170070424_81371ce7a4.jpg[/URL]

That last one, dark/orange, Scruffy, has been bathed three times so far, and gets a little fluffier every time. Poor babes.

I'm so excited with these babies! They hatched Saturday and Sunday, and have been drinking from a little teacandle votive cup with four marbles in it. Yesterday, though, they found the water bottle in the brooder, and they're steady tap-tapping now. I ground up starter crumbles for them, but they keep dustbathing in it - so I gave them a pan of sand, too, which they are now ignoring. Whilst they continue dustbathing in the food.

Little stinkers.

Super adorable pictures!! I think you're right about the partridge. The first one looks white to me. The next two are a mystery?? Love them all!

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

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Its sooo Flufffyyy

 

[FrenchToast]

I think it looks like it could be the buttercup/silkie cross. Will be interesting to see as he grows up.

 

[ultra1classic]

Edwards' East of Eden :

I'm officially playing with silkies.

Got some eggs from kentuckysilkies, and had hatching last weekend! Please pardon the baby overload -

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6160/6169536793_ee78201e7f.jpg[/URL]

So, help me here. Is this white or buff?

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6151/6169526683_7c456717e6.jpg[/URL]

Then, I guess these two are splash?

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6164/6169527409_dabe5aae8d.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6172/6170064242_56c796d9f4.jpg[/URL]

And these darker ones - partridge? -ish?

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6166/6169530153_a0e401309c.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6156/6170067842_cec211595f.jpg[/URL]

[URL]http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6158/6170070424_81371ce7a4.jpg[/URL]

That last one, dark/orange, Scruffy, has been bathed three times so far, and gets a little fluffier every time. Poor babes.

I'm so excited with these babies! They hatched Saturday and Sunday, and have been drinking from a little teacandle votive cup with four marbles in it. Yesterday, though, they found the water bottle in the brooder, and they're steady tap-tapping now. I ground up starter crumbles for them, but they keep dustbathing in it - so I gave them a pan of sand, too, which they are now ignoring. Whilst they continue dustbathing in the food.

Little stinkers.

top one is white...splash hatch a light greyish/silver color no splash markings..the chipmunk striped ones are paretridge​

 

[midwestchickenwrangler]

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ChooksChick lives in Larry, KS. She might be able to help you out. I'm not sure where the two towns are in relationship to each other.

yeah, I know her from my Kansas thread- she isn't too far from me. I haven't seen her on in a while. I didn't know she has silkies! I'll ask her, thanks!

She has posted on the silkie thread, so I am only assuming she has silkies.

 

[Hawkeye95]

Quote:
yeah, I know her from my Kansas thread- she isn't too far from me. I haven't seen her on in a while. I didn't know she has silkies! I'll ask her, thanks!

She has posted on the silkie thread, so I am only assuming she has silkies.

yeah, I did a search for her and silkies in the google bar here- it shows she has done many silkie auctions. That really helps a lot.

 

[CupOJoe42]

Does anyone have a Silkie with reverse splash coloring? I have 2 white Silkies and 2 blue Silkies. Of the 2 blue, one is turning out very splash-like, and the other is darker blue (almost black or charcoal) with lighter blue markings. The latter one is much smaller than the others, although they are all 7 weeks old.