Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Hinotori]

Any thoughts on my 13 week old unbearded silkie?

I'm not sure on crests for unbearded. I think they are usually smaller than bearded have. That one's seems small but it could change some. However it means the silkie can see!

Sorry I didn't reply earlier. Been working on the garden and fixing things.

 

[chickengr]

no luck with silkie chicks. lost a lot them. down to 3, 1 in a very bad shape. I hope 6 new babies with broodies will live. the same thing with chicks hatched in 2 friend's incubators. I wonder if I have a sick hen that passes something to the chicks.

 

[CSolis]

no luck with silkie chicks. lost a lot them. down to 3, 1 in a very bad shape. I hope 6 new babies with broodies will live. the same thing with chicks hatched in 2 friend's incubators. I wonder if I have a sick hen that passes something to the chicks.

I'm really sorry to hear that.. I'm sure you are devastated. I had 3 year that were weak and failed to thrive early on. I though it was something in the gene pool, but somehow I doubt it. I still suspect the feed.

 

[Hinotori]

10 week old little girl. Ended up with just 5 girls out of 18 chicks this hatch. Only 1 black and 4 partridge were girls. All of the ones from the blue cream hens were boys.

 

[chickengr]

2 survivors (out of 10, 3 killed by broodies) look like 1 boy and 1 girl. 2 + 4 chicks (with 2 broodies) are too young.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

How's this for a headdress?View attachment 3526119

I want this one

 

[AngBantamLuv]

10 week old little girl. Ended up with just 5 girls out of 18 chicks this hatch. Only 1 black and 4 partridge were girls. All of the ones from the blue cream hens were boys.

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I want this one too!

 

[CSolis]

I want this one

I can send eggs maybe and you can take your chances..

 

[Hinotori]

This is the boy Im keeping.

 

[Poodlemum]

Not sure which spot it goes best in, so y’all will get both One of the silkies is hatching tonight! Two of them have been cobrooding in a bin and then the Barnevelder decided she needed that spot… Luckily three birds in one of those storage tubs didn’t squash the eggs I’ve been stressing over for the past 500 weeks it feels lol. I started with 6 or 7 eggs, but ended up with only two making it this far. Most weren’t fertile unfortunately (they’re D’uccle, it’s been rough this year), then a few got squashed since EVERYONE decided to go broody. Seriously, I’ve got 11 that haven’t been able to be broken. It’s madness! So I panicked a bit and decided I couldn’t risk the others stomping the chicks, grabbed the most dedicated silkie (go Blacky!) and popped her in the brooder box I set up for my porch chicks They can wait a day or two for me to see how the mommy vibes go, then I’ll put her in the porch brooder for a bit I guess. Luckily she hunkered right down on the eggs and seems ok with the move for now I’m hoping since I moved her during the night, she’ll just go with it and everything will be ok in the morning! One egg was internally pipped, not sure how I’ll sleep tonight