silkies..to buy or not to buy???

[NJbirdlover]

That is the question-

long story short-

My chick order has been delayed a month and we are going crazy with waiting. I have the oppurtunity to buy a few silkie chicks from someone local. I have RIR,BO,EE, BR on order now-will they be ok to mix?

The silkie chicks are unsexed, is there anything I should look for to up my chances for pullets?

Should I go for it, or wait for my original order????

 

[Southernbelle]

I'm a fan of Silkies - they're friendly and silly and great broodies. Sexing Silkies is very difficult and it usually takes between 4-6 months before you can tell for sure, so no, no tricks to sex younguns.

You should probably keep them in seperate areas until they reach the same size - that fact that your older birds are bantams and your new ones are standards should make that pretty quick. I did something similar and just divided the brooder.