Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[cluckingheck]

Pumpkin almost blends in with the fresh wood chips

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Just thought you fellow silkie enthusiasts would appreciate this “fluff butt” photo of my one and half pound Layla while “free ranging” this afternoon.
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Love her fluffiness Silkies are just so gorgeously fluffy!

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I know little Raven is a girl.
But Ginger is very baffling. Her crest isn't as neat as Raven's, but everything else is the same.
She hasn't got a very large comb, or wattles.

thoughts?

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

I know little Raven is a girl.
But Ginger is very baffling. Her crest isn't as neat as Raven's, but everything else is the same.
She hasn't got a very large comb, or wattles.

thoughts?

How old are they? If they look the same, small comb etc then probably pullet but I'm not very experienced in good guesses sorry Silkies are very good at keeping you guessing!

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Just took this pic now as I locked them up for the night... Biscuit the cockerel always has little Easter (probably cockerel) snuggled close at night, sometimes Easter is right underneath him .. for some reason Biscuit is roosting on the ramp end, not inside the roost area, plenty of space it is only half full in there

 

[PippinTheChicken]

How old are they? If they look the same, small comb etc then probably pullet but I'm not very experienced in good guesses sorry Silkies are very good at keeping you guessing!

They were sold as 6-7wk olds but I don't really know their actual age. At this age, my 2 roosters already had wattles and wide combs

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

They were sold as 6-7wk olds but I don't really know their actual age. At this age, my 2 roosters already had wattles and wide combs

No way that young! Look more closer to 3 months if not older. .. my 3.5 month old I can't see much of wattles yet but some are late bloomers.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

No way that young! Look more closer to 3 months if not older. .. my 3.5 month old I can't see much of wattles yet but some are late bloomers.

Really? They are a similar to my chickens when they were that age. The same size and weight. In the UK, silkies are standard size

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I know little Raven is a girl.
But Ginger is very baffling. Her crest isn't as neat as Raven's, but everything else is the same.
She hasn't got a very large comb, or wattles.

thoughts?

Ginger is looking like a pullet. The orangish feathers on the wings are a little suspect though. Bearded silkies will not normally have much wattles.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Ginger is looking like a pullet. The orangish feathers on the wings are a little suspect though. Bearded silkies will not normally have much wattles.

The orange is all over her- It's just her colouring, I think.