Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

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

  • ME! - I like silkies!

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This lil guy is so posable lol
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Gammas Bearded Babies said:
Good to know! Hadn't thought of splash!
Yall are so much better at this than I am!
I'm gonna go get in person look tomorrow and see what I can tell.
Oh I keep meaning to ask....was it you that had mentioned before about the u-shape on comb of chicks being male identifier vs a v-shape being female?
I could have sworn we talked bout it on this thread but can't find anything other than Pippens article.
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Oh no it wasn't me, I remember it being discussed here too though. I've heard some breeders mention that method working well for them too elsewhere. ☺️
 
Gammas Bearded Babies said:
Good to know! Hadn't thought of splash!
Yall are so much better at this than I am!
I'm gonna go get in person look tomorrow and see what I can tell.
Oh I keep meaning to ask....was it you that had mentioned before about the u-shape on comb of chicks being male identifier vs a v-shape being female?
I could have sworn we talked bout it on this thread but can't find anything other than Pippens article.
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Yes, its the V for females.. dont get confused w the skin attaching to the beak. Its the lower comb area that you need to look at. It was accurate for my first two silkies. My latest two have straight combs, so that isn't helpful!
 
LynnaePB said:
Oh no it wasn't me, I remember it being discussed here too though. I've heard some breeders mention that method working well for them too elsewhere. ☺️
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I have heard this as well! In my case, all of my hens had tweeners. Sort of U and sort of V…but all of them were barely fleshy. :)
 
JoJoM said:
HI! I am new to Silkies and haven't quite figured out if they're for me or not. I have a pretty mixed flock of good layers and recently added 2 Silkie chicks to my brooder (grey and partridge). Shortly after, my hen Elenor went broody for the first time and since I don't have a rooster, I needed to source some eggs for her. (I needed something fast so I could sneak them under her before my hubs got home from work because I seriously have enough birds and the only eggs I could get were silkies from my friends daughter.) They are now on day 5 and coming along nicely.

I am hoping to fall in love with this breed. I wanted to build my flock with good layers of big eggs so silkies obviously not a great choice for that!
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I am in the same boat. but silkies are eye candies, their eggs taste the best and they even make tasty soup. so here they stay. (sorry for the soup part but there are too many roos from time to time.)
 

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