Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

What does a piant silkie look like?

Very white with very black spots.

 

[LeonieJane]

First, they are darling! But secondly, what is what here, for example, the last one, is that a partridge? I'm always looking for pictures of silkie types as chicks and you look like you have a nice variety there for using as a reference.

LOL Your guess is as good as mine. I know the chick in the 3rd pic came from a coop of only grey silkies...but other than that I have no idea about the others...They were mixed and had run of the yard

 

[SadieSue]

Quote: http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Silkies/BRKSilkies.html

This site has examples of paint silkies toward the bottom of the page.

 

[Funky Feathers]

I let my silkies free range today(of course keeping a very close eye on them) and I ended up taking way to many pictures so I just have to share!!

Here are my 3 month olds(I'm not sure how old the white silkies are but I'm pretty sure they're around the same age.)By the way I don't know the gender of them but I think they're all girls??

My buff one with a worm.

My older birds(5 months and up)

Mom and her baby

Speaking of moms I have 3 broody hens and surprisingly none are silkies, but one is a silkie mix. I tried to put eggs from my blue pair under them but the pullets not laying very well(just started laying). Also, I'm going to a show next weekend and I'm bringing 1 blue pullet, 2 white cockerels, and 1 buff cockerel(all silkies).

That last white one is a Roo.

 

[Lady Chickadee]

That last white one is a Roo.

From the 3 month olds?

 

[BlossomSilkies]

LOL Your guess is as good as mine. I know the chick in the 3rd pic came from a coop of only grey silkies...but other than that I have no idea about the others...They were mixed and had run of the yard

Darn, well they are sure beautiful and a good variety!

 

[Paulajon]

Hi everyone, could anyone help me with the colors of my silkies please, not sure what color they would be called thanks, only has this color on the left wing.

 

[LeonieJane]

Darn, well they are sure beautiful and a good variety!

Are these the colors they will stay?

 

[skyl3r]

Such cute babies all and great photos too! You are right, it doesn't look white. What color was it as a chick? What color are it's wing feather when fanned out?

Peepblessed,
I think I am going to need to take Einstein outside this week to get an accurate color. I took these pics, but they make it look very dingy, almost dirty. I tried to get my husband to fan out the feathers. Einstein was a little resistant.



Here are some pics as a chick. Again, seemed like a little bit of grayish or a dingy white even as a chick. I included a pic of Scrambled too. Because it is hard to believe scrambled is sooooo small. They were actually the same size when I bought them. Unfortunately, someone borrowed my camera the week I took these, so these are pics from my phone.

about 2 weeks old


about 2 weeks old


about 2 weeks old

 

[Paulajon]

Another one of my silkies not sure what the color would be called, if anyone could help me with this would be awesome thanks.