Silkie thread!

[mama2my4]

This is my roo, the peeps dad, hens are white, would this roo be considered blue in color ? Thanks

Splash

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

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.

That is blue and not black in the wing and exactly where mine is marked so I'm pretty confident He is a splash partridge - like my Sherbert

Heres a picture of my Sherb, you can see the blue splashing in his wing kind of, he also has it in his tail - he didn't get that blue/splash color until he started getting older. He is now 7 months old

 

[Muzzie]

What to look for = an egg or a crow Lol

they are difficult to sex for quite some time.

So after candling my silkie eggs I have 11 out of 15 that are doing great! And out of shipped eggs no less. I am so excited!

Hopefully I will have baby pics to show in 9 days or so.

So I am still wondering about what age you can tell if they are pullets or cockerels?
I can usually tell with most standard breeds by around 3-4 months at the latest, some at 5-6 weeks.
But silkies are new to me.
Any input as to what to look for would be great!
I am not looking for any definitive answer, just individual experiences would be appreciated.

Thanks,
Kim

 

[SilverSilkie]

Splash

Ever considered Blue Columbian !

 

[SilverSilkie]

What to look for = an egg or a crow Lol

they are difficult to sex for quite some time.

Depends on the coloration, Partridges you can tell from day 1 !

 

[Hawkeye95]

This is my roo, the peeps dad, hens are white, would this roo be considered blue in color ? Thanks

He is Splash. Blues are everything in between the range of Black-- can also look black, except they have a steel grey under color (for Blue). Splash are mottled and spotted, like yours. Blues are solid. Your roo is a very typical looking Splash.

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.

He looks almost lavender, but I don't think he is... Definitely get a picture of him outside in diffused light (not direct sunlight). Your second chick's picture at 2 weeks old is already showing his slow growth there. My two week olds are taller and have a LOT more feathers in. That is just crazy!!! He is adorable, but it's incredible the size and growth difference!

 

[Hawkeye95]

Ever considered Blue Columbian !

oh wow, I can see that because of the hackles and tail! LOL!! That's kind of funny!

 

[sager:)silkies]

Depends on the coloration, Partridges you can tell from day 1 !

how can u sex them

 

[Basel]

Hi All!

I just became the proud owner of 5 silkies chicks!

I got all of them at about 2 days old. I did everything I could to guess at which were pullets. I got them at a feed store and they get them from a hatchery. Pet quality only!!

The white one was a little bigger than the others--I'm not sure if s/he was born a day or so earlier perhaps. This white one has always continued to be bigger and has feathered out a lot more than the others. Even tail feathers longer and sooner. The down on "her" head [and all the others] was always round and flat to her head. There were others in the bin that had noticeably tall, straight up, fuzzy down spikes/fur on the top of their heads, but the ones I chose did not have this hair-do. This white one is now about 2 1/2 to 3 weeks old and is starting to get to fuzz standing straight up on the top of her head.
Is this just a normal progression to getting feathers, or might this be a sign of a roo?

The others have wing feathering, still round down-hair-do's, and tail feathers started. They are still a bit smaller in size than the white.

The buff one however is the same as the others except no tail feathers at all! The others' tails are about 1 inch long now and the buff's barely visible.
Is this a sign of a roo?

I know it's all a guess at this point, but I am wondering of course!!
Thanks so much and I love looking at all these gorgeous silkies!!

 

[Debbi]

Congrats on your new babies! They change very drastically, week from week. It is really too early to say what you may have, but if you post some pics, maybe someone can give a guess? The pullets here have the rounder, poofier hairdos, whereas the boys crests tend to stand straight up as the pin feathers come in. They will go through some pretty strange stages, ugly even, but when they are done feathering, you will be able to tell more. As for your Buff's tail??? Is someone helping her to not grow feathers, as in plucking them?