Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Fur-N-Fowl]

Sooo...here's all the chicks I have available at the moment!

A whole whopping 16 Silkie chicks there

Some of the whites are older by about 1 week. The youngest were hatched on Saturday!

This is them all:

These are the ones I'm keeping as growouts:
(Hence the zip ties on their legs)

I really hope I end up with some more Moorhead partridges from these!

 

[MysteryChicken]

That ones a cuckoo.

Here's my cockerel Scaredy.
He's about the same size as my Silkie rooster SnuggleBug.
Scaredy is standing next to a 5 gallon bucket.

He's also a Chinese Silkie.

 

[HuffleClaw]

View attachment 1921764 View attachment 1921765 Noodles. She is a Splash Silkie/Cochin cross. Has a deformed foot and her toes look like noodles. Hence her name.

Love her!

View attachment 1921799 This is a Partridge silkie x Belgian Quail! I have 4, 2 males 2 females. The hens are sweet and get along with everyone. I was a bit shocked how aggressive the roosters are, they attempted to fight to the death with everyone! The parents were the sweetest chickens I had! The father got along perfectly with other roosters. Had to separate the 2 sons and give them standard sized hens to keep them in line. They're much more well behaved now I don't have a picture, but their tails are a gorgeous lavender color.

Lovely!

What color is this one?
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Buff

And what about this one?
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Cuckoo

@HuffleClaw
Sorry I got a bit chatty today...
Very nice thread you started though..

No problem!

I have 3 silkies and love their personalities. I have one showgirl hen and 2 younger ones that are about 23 weeks or so.
The get along with my cochin bantam and my standard size chickens.
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Consider the source of that thread......

Right.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

We get up to 50 Celcius at times! But I’m in AUS

I'm in Aust too. BOM says 50 is impossible! 48.9 is highest there thermometers go. Heres hoping we don't have a repeat of last summer!

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Sooo...here's all the chicks I have available at the moment!

A whole whopping 16 Silkie chicks there

Some of the whites are older by about 1 week. The youngest were hatched on Saturday!

This is them all:
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These are the ones I'm keeping as growouts:
(Hence the zip ties on their legs)
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I really hope I end up with some more Moorhead partridges from these!

The cuteness!!!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sooo...here's all the chicks I have available at the moment!

A whole whopping 16 Silkie chicks there

Some of the whites are older by about 1 week. The youngest were hatched on Saturday!

This is them all:
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These are the ones I'm keeping as growouts:
(Hence the zip ties on their legs)
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I really hope I end up with some more Moorhead partridges from these!

So much fluff, so many little peeps.

 

[Butterscotchbitesfinger]

I'm in Aust too. BOM says 50 is impossible! 48.9 is highest there thermometers go. Heres hoping we don't have a repeat of last summer!

Agreed. If we get a repeat I’m fairly certain I won’t have many animals left

 

[Fur-N-Fowl]

The cuteness!!!!

So much fluff, so many little peeps.

Little silkies everywhere!

I've got another 9 due to hatch on a few weeks time from my blue pullet and gold pullet which were mated with my recessive white so I'm excited to see what colours I get!

 

[PioneerChicks]

Sooo...here's all the chicks I have available at the moment!

A whole whopping 16 Silkie chicks there

Some of the whites are older by about 1 week. The youngest were hatched on Saturday!

This is them all:
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These are the ones I'm keeping as growouts:
(Hence the zip ties on their legs)
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I really hope I end up with some more Moorhead partridges from these!

You can't get any cuter than that!
How much do you sell them for and at what age? I want to start a silkie and OEG chick selling buisness as soon as my pullets start laying so I am trying to get all the information I can about prices.

 

[Don 27]

I never thought I'd own a silkie. Until a little old lady gifted us one. Pompom is the sweetest thing I have ever owned, and I've owned alot of critters. Shes smarter then the average chook, hiding in the shadows of the tallest critter she can find, and following them around for protection. She had a favorelle rooster, but quickly forgot about him when she discovered the australorp rooster. I think if summer looks to be too hot for her (our days exceed 40 degrees Celsius at times) she may be a house petView attachment 1922078

She looks like a little white egg.