Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Tclloyd0812]

I love silkies! I have about 12 splash silkies that free range in a fenced in 3 acre area with my other chickens until breeding season. Recently they have been staying in the coop due to our heat wave we get this time of the year

 

[Tylerg1979]

Paints!

What type is this silkie? I got from a friend and they didn’t know/say.

 

[Tylerg1979]

What type is this silkie? I got from a friend and they didn’t know/say.

Partridge?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

What type is this silkie? I got from a friend and they didn’t know/say.

Partridge?

Yes, looks like a partridge. They come in different color varieties. This is one of mine. She is a blue partridge (blue under the gold instead of black.) Yours looks more like a silver partridge.

 

[Tylerg1979]

Yes, looks like a partridge. They come in different color varieties. This is one of mine. She is a blue partridge (blue under the gold instead of black.) Yours looks more like a silver partridge.View attachment 2777080View attachment 2777094

Thanks! So much to learn!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Thanks! So much to learn!

You will learn a lot here on BYC! Every topic under the sun about chickens and other birds and then some!

 

[Tylerg1979]

Anyway to sex these younguns?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Anyway to sex these younguns?

Other than plucking out some feathers and sending in for DNA testing, no.
They look around 6 weeks old? With silkies, unless you have an obvious cockerel with early comb formation, you may not know until well over 4 months.

 

[Tylerg1979]

Other than plucking out some feathers and sending in for DNA testing, no.
They look around 6 weeks old? With silkies, unless you have an obvious cockerel with early comb formation, you may not know until well over 4 months.

I thought so, I did see the bigger gray one chest bumping with my 14 week old sizzle roosterso I’m guessing that lemon is a dude

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Girls chest bump too when chicks!
Here is a link to an article that can give you some clues earlier: https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/sexing-silkies.75451/