Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

Trying to get a head-count on silkie lovers...

  • ME! - I like silkies!

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Two of the kids from the Bantam Buff Orpingtons (one of the moms is an F1) Splash Silkie roo.
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And last but not least a pure bred silkie given to me from a hatch my friend did about the same time. She doesn't want partridge!
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ForTheLoveOfSilkies said:
I know this is a hen, she lays eggs haha, but doesn't she look not quite right!? The tall tail and larger then normal visible wattles... I hatched her from shipped eggs last year.
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Quality issue is all. I wouldn't breed just because of that tail. Bad gene combos can happen even in good flocks.

When I got BBS silkies, one of the splash hens grew up to look odd. She laid a total of 2 eggs in her life. She also crowed quite well. Rooster wasn't much interested in her. She looked more like an immature cockerel than anything.
 
Hinotori said:
Quality issue is all. I wouldn't breed just because of that tail. Bad gene combos can happen even in good flocks.

When I got BBS silkies, one of the splash hens grew up to look odd. She laid a total of 2 eggs in her life. She also crowed quite well. Rooster wasn't much interested in her. She looked more like an immature cockerel than anything.
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Ok thanks, she's on my selling list now
 
The very last chick to hatch today is one of Steelie Meister (passed away last month) and Shadow Captain's.. Meet my latest F2! When I got up this morning it was still in pip stage but the shell was pretty much crushed from the other chicks in the 'bator that hatched overnight.. I monitored the situation closely and kept the membrane oiled so it wouldn't shrink..
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CSolis said:
The very last chick to hatch today is one of Steelie Meister (passed away last month) and Shadow Captain's.. Meet my latest F2! When I got up this morning it was still in pip stage but the shell was pretty much crushed from the other chicks in the 'bator that hatched overnight.. I monitored the situation closely and kept the membrane oiled so it wouldn't shrink.. View attachment 3459381
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Whoa look at that hairdo! Super cute! 🥰
 

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