Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[LynnaePB]

Great news!!!
Chick perked up and I put him back with mother Puff and he ran around happily now snuggled under Puff with the others. I will keep watch though in case he declines again. Hopefully mother Puff can take over from here to keep the chick in good health
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Aww I'm so happy to hear the baby is doing better!

6 left. 4 with blood rings and 6 not fertile.

I hope the 6 you have left do well for you!

Shipped eggs sure are tough, I pretty much consider it a win if I get any to hatch.

Ben and Klaus experienced their first snow today! They did better than most of our new chickens, a bunch jumped in the snow and then refused to move again so we have been doing rescue trips throughout the day. The first was my poor silkie cross Apollo. She is usually pretty flighty but she didn't complain or fight at all when I approached and picked her up and shuffled her back to the coop.

Aww what pretty little guys!

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

I hope the 6 you have left do well for you!

Thank you!

 

[kurby22]

Ok so what happened today I really did not expect at all! Jade, Cupcake, and Muffin all got blue ribbons, Henry, Onyx, Omelet and Emma all got reds (which honestly I figured Henry would gut disqualified because he weighs like 20 ounces less then the standard lol ) and then Jade got best of breed out of like 20 other silkies!!!!View attachment 2897738View attachment 2897739

That’s so exciting!! Congrats! They look awesome

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

That’s so exciting!! Congrats! They look awesome

Thanks so much!

 

[Silkie Princess]

Family photos! Parent and offspring

 

[kurby22]

Family photos! Parent and offspring

So precious!! Your fence looks amazing btw! Sturdy and tough to escape! That must've taken some work to install!

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Family photos! Parent and offspring

They look like such a happy fluffy family!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Update on the three Polkies I have left. I have more Silkies hatching but these are the last of the Polkies. All three of these are full siblings, I suspect they are all female. Interestingly enough they all appear to be beardless, only beardless bird I know of in their genetics is their Polish grandmother. The bearded Polkies sold first!
I’m really liking the one satin feathered I have left, she’s really pretty and I may keep her. Four weeks old today. The other two are three weeks old and two weeks old. So crazy they’re full siblings, they look so different.
The one we are calling Halo is keeping the white fluff on her head so far. She has also developed some interesting brown tips on her wing feathers almost like a Partridge pattern, but she has no Partridge in her background as far as I know.
She has silkied feathers as well as the other paint.
Satin feathered Polkie 4 weeks old

Silkied feathered Polkie 2 weeks old

Silkied feathered Polkie 3 weeks old “Halo”

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Update on the three Polkies I have left. I have more Silkies hatching but these are the last of the Polkies. All three of these are full siblings, I suspect they are all female. Interestingly enough they all appear to be beardless, only beardless bird I know of in their genetics is their Polish grandmother. The bearded Polkies sold first!
I’m really liking the one satin feathered I have left, she’s really pretty and I may keep her. Four weeks old today. The other two are three weeks old and two weeks old. So crazy they’re full siblings, they look so different.
The one we are calling Halo is keeping the white fluff on her head so far. She has also developed some interesting brown tips on her wing feathers almost like a Partridge pattern, but she has no Partridge in her background as far as I know.
She has silkied feathers as well as the other paint.
Satin feathered Polkie 4 weeks oldView attachment 2899363View attachment 2899365
Silkied feathered Polkie 2 weeks oldView attachment 2899364
Silkied feathered Polkie 3 weeks old “Halo”
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Ohhwww so cute! Hard not to keep at least one!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

We have a BABY!!! Meet my very first chickens...
first pullet - Vanilli and cockrel - Mango
Their very own little baby chick!!!
Miracle of life no matter what the species is just amazing! God is too wonderful!

Mango 8 months

Vanilli 8 months