Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Chickeria]

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Adorable! That's sweet little Pumpkin - yes?

 

[Chickeria]

I will be adding to this thread very shortly, I have 6 silkie babies arriving next Thursday. They are just hatchery chicks, but I'm so excited for my little fluff balls to arrive.

Awwww congrats - yes, please keep us posted! I hope your babies arrive well

 

[cluckingheck]

Adorable! That's sweet little Pumpkin - yes?

Yep! Pumpkin is my only silkie — my first time having silkies — and I absolutely love her. She just sucks at trying to grab the treats out of my hands lol

 

[Chickeria]

Yep! Pumpkin is my only silkie — my first time having silkies — and I absolutely love her. She just sucks at trying to grab the treats out of my hands lol

She is such a sweetie

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Ok I will take some current pictures
...Since Friday I know Babette is a boy - my mom's best friend came over and when she walked to the little ones Babette suddenly started crowing and crowed and crowed! He only stopped after eight or nine crows. My mom hardly could handle this news, asking several times if it wasn't possible that she (!) was imitating the cockerells... I was really surprised, too. I always thought Babette was kind of a masculine pullet - the biggest and heaviest from the girls (haha - well no), with longer legs ('her' posture always reminded me of Snowman, especially from behind). But from behaviour Babette was always different than the boys. Always likes to be taken and even insists on it, likes to sit on one's arm, is very talkative (always talks with "tiiiiiii"-sounds). Got in trouble with the cockerells like the other girls. Sumissive towards Sindbad and Snowman.
The fluffiest crest from all, and very round crest (nickname: Dandelion).

But retrospective I should have known. My observance is that the boys and the girls feel very different when taken up with both hands - the boys are very heavy and their body is firm, the thights muscular; the girls are lighter and their body is soft, thights completely inconspicuous. I often said to my parents that Babette feels like a boy when taken up. But I focused completely on 'her' behaviour and dandelion-crest

...So (currently? ...more surprises to come?) I do have 5 cockerells: Sindbad, Snowman, Maku, James - and Babette, now called Kasimir, and 6 girls: Roberta, Violetta, Teddy, Brioche, Schorschette and Mirabelle. And I think/know my beloved Herzchen was a little girl.

Here my little dandelion Kasimir (pictures from July 24):

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He is beautiful! Crowing is a pretty good give-away that he is a cockerel. His comb looks developed, too. I love his coloring!

 

[Chickeria]

He is beautiful! Crowing is a pretty good give-away that he is a cockerel. His comb looks developed, too. I love his coloring!

Thank you ...Yeah in the meanwhile even my mom talks about 'him' when talking about Babette/Kasimir

 

[AngBantamLuv]

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Omgggomgomg those big eyes staring at me

 

[Hinotori]

Blue cream cockerels 10 weeks old. I don't know which one I'll keep.

 

[Chickeria]

Blue cream cockerels 10 weeks old. I don't know which one I'll keep.
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What sweet, beautiful boys and what a cute picture!
Yeah that's a hard decision
They almost look like little twins

 

[Louwin]

After reading this entire thread i decided to incubate silkies. I wanted to see for myself what they were like. I put 13 eggs in incubator, 1 was not fertile and 1 was fully developed but did not pip. I ended up with 11 of the most ridiculous and gorgeous little chickens and i decided i really love them. They are now 8 weeks old and i believe i may have 9 roosters and 2 hens!! I was wondering if i could put some photos on here to get expert help when they are 10 weeks old or should i wait longer? I have loved looking at all of your gorgeous silkies. Thank you for sharing with me and introducing me to these fun bundles of fluff!!