Silkies week by week pictures

Week Eight

Snuggle
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Paint 1
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Paint 2
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Paint 3
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Frizzle Grey
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Black Satin
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Black Showgirl
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They are getting so big! If they are like mine streamers might start showing up anytime in the next few weeks on they boys. :)

I'm really sorry to hear Snuggle isn't improving yet. I've had some that took over a month to start to come out of it. The one that took the longest to start to recover was a little male that is now over 6 months old. He was around snuggles age when it started and it took over a month of tube feeding before he could eat again on his own. He never got completely over it (I suspect he has some permanent brain damage) but he mostly just has mild symptoms now. He has a bit of a head wobble and if he becomes too stressed he can have a quick wry neck episode (usually just lasting seconds) but otherwise he is alright. I don't know how my little guys long term prognosis is but if he stays like he is now he should still be able to have a fairly good quality of life. I hope Snuggle will be able to make a complete recovery though! :fl
I hope he does too. I’m changing out his bedding tomorrow because no matter what I do he still gets poo in his hair. He’s eating more though and his crop is full most nights before I put him to bed. It never really fills but I think that’s because of her filled it all the way he would be laying on it. Like right on it. So I make sure to sit with him an extra 10 minutes after he has stopped eating. To make sure he’s actually done.

I haven’t had to tube feed yet but have all the stuff if needed. When he gets his meds, 3 times a day, I put wet food in a bowl for him and sit with him until he’s done eating. He sleeps a lot. Mostly jammed into the corner of his brooder. I can’t wait until he’s better. He’ll be much happier. Right now everything scares him because he can’t see it. His other silkie friends could probably go outside but I made the decision to keep them all in the house so snuggle wasn’t alone.
 
They're getting so big!

but they still seem young to guess gender from photos. I'll hold off on detailed guesses for another week or two, but at this point I see several boyish ones. The black satin and paint 3 strike me as girly.
I’m seeing so many boys too. The two showgirls I have I swear are both boys. Which will be upsetting because I really wanted at least one showgirl hen. I know the frizzle has to be a boy. I’ve never seen a redder comb on a 6 week old. Maybe my Cochins was but he’s a boy too. Paint twos comb is reddish as well but that one acts like a girl. So I’m torn still. I’m hoping for more girls than boys but I’ll be happy if just one of the showgirls is a girl. Preferably Snuggle. My son named Suggle and I don’t want to have to break his heart if Snuggle is a boy.
 
Love seeing the progression pics each week, they are getting so big (and pretty)! :love

Paint #3 and the black satin (love that color by the way kinda reminds me of crele) are both looking very feminine! :D

I'm kind of thinking you might have got a bunch of boys otherwise based on the combs. Paint #1's comb might just be wide (I've had a girl or two like that) so I'm the most on the fence regarding that one......still leaning towards male though. :oops:
Those are the only two I figured for girls as well. I hope I’m wrong though. If I’m not I still have the breeders number and will try to get more showgirl eggs at least. She’s the only breeder around me and I dislike ordering eggs through the mail. The post has gotten so bad about handling hatching eggs lately. The pictures will keep going until they crow however.
 

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