Silkies week by week pictures

[PioneerChicks]

Yay, I can't wait to see them grow!

 

[Sutherlandfarms]

This is an awesome thread! Thanks to everyone for posting I was really confused about the splash/paint situation

 

[Smileybans]

Three weeks old
Sorry for the bad photos this week. My helpers, my sons, were so confused as to what was going on and it added to the chicks stress. I didn’t want to stress the babies more by retaking them.

Snuggle

Paint 1- formerly splash 1

Paint 2- formerly splash 2

Paint 3- formerly splash 3

Frizzle grey

Black showgirl

Black Satin- formerly black silkie

 

[Smileybans]

Week four

Snuggle

Paint 1

Paint 2

Paint 3

Frizzle Grey

Black Showgirl

Black Satin

 

[Smileybans]

My gender guesses:

Girls- Snuggle, Black Satin, Black Showgirl and Paint 3

Boys- Frizzle Grey, Paint 2, and Paint 1

This is mostly based off behavior and the shape of their combs.

 

[PioneerChicks]

So cute, I love watching them grow! I'll start guessing around week six.

 

[Smileybans]

Week five

Snuggle

Paint 1

Paint 2

Paint 3

Frizzle Grey

Black Showgirl

Black Satin

 

[Smileybans]

Week six

Snuggle

Paint 1

Paint 2

Paint 3

Frizzle Grey

Black Satin

Black Showgirl

 

[PioneerChicks]

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.

 

[Smileybans]

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.