Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

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So cute!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Photo shoot this morning of the three chicks I have left right now. All hatched last week. Yellow one is pure silkie, black one is half Silkie and half Polish and gray one is half silkie and half ameraucana. View attachment 2544795View attachment 2544796View attachment 2544797View attachment 2544798View attachment 2544799View attachment 2544800View attachment 2544801View attachment 2544802

Oohhhwww cute little fluffies! Do they stand still for long enough to take pics!?

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I'm no help, I can see why that one is confusing you! The comb and red on the wings seems more cockerel like. The body kind of looks more pullet like to me (though it is still early to be judging body type too much). I know you have some girls that get large combs for females so I'm on the fence with this one. She/he sure is pretty though!

Do most who get the red leakage are cockerels? I have no pullets with the red, unless this one is!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I agree, tricky this one is! Beautiful bird.

I am getting a girl vibe from the photos, but agree the comb and red on the shoulders look more boyish. Best I can do!

I'll just have to wait and see then, hopefully a pullet! ..otherwise a very small size boy, feet are even small.. but wattles coming in already though I don't think I could have 4 boys get along

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

No guessed on the gender, I struggle without streamers and create as a guide. But how are you going to clean those muddy crests up? Mine are the same and I can't take pictures to advertise my business because of that.

Usually they clean themselves up in a dry dustbath so I haven't needed to bath them... Although some of the younger ones were dustbathing in the wet dirt silly little fluffies

 

[LynnaePB]

Do most who get the red leakage are cockerels? I have no pullets with the red, unless this one is!

All mine with red leakage in the wings have been boys. I've seen a couple pictures with girls with red leakage though they had it in other places too besides the wings and crest. I think it's a lot more common for the boys to have it more concentrated in the wings but I'm not positive.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

I ADORE Silkies. I’m hoping to get some next year

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Oohhhwww cute little fluffies! Do they stand still for long enough to take pics!?

No they don’t! I think I took like 40 photos and those were the only ones that weren’t blurry!

 

[Ada06]

All mine with red leakage in the wings have been boys. I've seen a couple pictures with girls with red leakage though they had it in other places too besides the wings and crest. I think it's a lot more common for the boys to have it more concentrated in the wings but I'm not positive.

Does anyone know how to breed it out of roos? My white roo has it pretty bad. I wanted to use him for paint breeding buuuut he has bad red leakage. I know for a fact that he came from paint breeding so he has the proper genes just that leakage.

 

[PioneerChicks]

Usually they clean themselves up in a dry dustbath so I haven't needed to bath them... Although some of the younger ones were dustbathing in the wet dirt silly little fluffies

Really? Mine never seen to clean up right, and I have never taken a silkie over a year old to the fair because of it!