Silkie thread!

[BuckNBark Farm]

Thanks Hawkeye

 

[Fancypantsluvr]

This is my handsome boy and I was asked to post better pictures of him. my question to everyone is what do you call his color he is a SIlky Batnam.

 

[4hchickmama]

This is my handsome boy and I was asked to post better pictures of him. my question to everyone is what do you call his color he is a SIlky Batnam.

He is a buff...but as far as showing, he isn't great quality. BUT you are a junior right? You said you are going to do FFA? As a juniors bird, he might not take top marks, be he would be just fine to use as showmanship. He has some faults, but that won't count against you in showmanship. You just need to be aware of what they are as a judge will ask you what your birds strengths and weaknesses are.

Edited to add:

Check out the buffs here http://www.hattricksilkies.net/buff.html There are some better quality buffs for you to compare.

 

[TheRookie]

Wow I am excited for you! Beautiful , any names yet?

Only two have names so far out of the 7 hatched (3 silkies and 4 LF mixes). This ones name is Captain Kirk. I'm thinking of naming the two darker blues, Sulu and Chekov.My dad and I watched Star Trek every day when I was younger. Its scary how many people my age have never even heard of it.

 

[littlecritters]

He is a buff...but as far as showing, he isn't great quality.  BUT you are a junior right?  You said you are going to do FFA?  As a juniors bird, he might not take top marks, be he would be just fine to use as showmanship.  He has some faults, but that won't count against you in showmanship.  You just need to be aware of what they are as a judge will ask you what your birds strengths and weaknesses are.

Edited to add:

Check out the buffs here http://www.hattricksilkies.net/buff.html  There are some better quality buffs for you to compare.

I'm feeling that single photos of silkies placed on this thread are not always enough to give an accurate picture. I've been trying to take some photos of my lovely black youngsters for several weeks to post here. However, every single shot comes out terrible...they move around and squirm so the pics are either blurred or make the black feathers look faded or their bodies look out of proportion. I even took to trying to sneak pics, with no luck!

 

[tilosi]

Lemon drop, my fav

Such a cutie pie!!

Gotta share on here too pictures I took over the weekend
Cinder-Fella (was named Cinderella in a hope it was a girl - no luck - LOL )


The one the only - Sherbert


Titus from Urban's Showboat Silkies

Love, love, love them!!!

It is always fun to see what people name their chickens isn't it? So, we thought you might like to see why this chicken received the name she got.



MEET MRS. VANDERBILT

That is just hilarious!!

Just wanted to share some of my babies with you. These guys are a week old and are from my breeding.





I have been a hatching fool the past little while and am about to wrap it up for the year and sit back and let everything grow out a bit. I am adding a few new breeds to my silkie farm

Right now though, I am jumping for joy that my Marneypoo eggs are pipping!!

Sooo cute!!

One of my silkie eggs is pipped! Day 19! Soooooo close!

Yay!!!!

I would think food grade DE is the safest thing to use on anything. I'm trying to stay away from chemicals in and on anything. The chickens get organic feed and all my gardening is done that way. Just my opinion :}

I really like DE for flies....it rids them in about a day in my laying hen coop.

Gosh I would love to end up with an oops beauty like that He is gorgeous

X2

 

[Fancypantsluvr]

These are our Splash silkie pair. There is a little black silkie in there as well. My five year old cousin named him Tristan. we have yet to name the other two,

 

[tilosi]

Hey guys! Hope all are well. Sorry it's been a while, but I still have my 3 new Silkies in my house....they are driving me crazy!! I hope the rain holds off and my son can get their coop and run done this week.
Anyways, I have a question about one of my 3.5 week olds. This is the one that hatched yellow with the purple smutty area on its back. It seems to be getting that color overall with some buff mixed in.
I hope these pictures are ok--they are pretty true to color. Anyone know what color it may be?









Look at these feet already!!!


This little sweetie has become my favorite of all, so far.

 

[4hchickmama]

I'm feeling that single photos of silkies placed on this thread are not always enough to give an accurate picture. I've been trying to take some photos of my lovely black youngsters for several weeks to post here. However, every single shot comes out terrible...they move around and squirm so the pics are either blurred or make the black feathers look faded or their bodies look out of proportion. I even took to trying to sneak pics, with no luck!

Haha don't I know it. I can never get a good pic of my girl. Shes always looking the wrong way or at an awkward angle. That is why I posted a link to Hattricks buffs so the poster asking about her buff could see what a show quality buff was going to look like. I wish i could get half decent pics of my girl. She is so much prettier in person.

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

How is this for irony. Everyone has been posting how banty eggs~ especially Silkies~ tend to hatch early. Well, all 3 of my LF eggs have hatched and not one Silkie egg has yet. One pipped yesterday but is taking his/her time getting out of the shell. Today is day 20.

At what point should I be worried about my Silkie eggs? Everyone looked good on day 14 but I haven't candled since then.