what age do these Silkie chickens look like?

[MrViskers]

i bought these from the market and the seller told me they were 5 months old and should start laying in a few weeks but they seem to small and are still chirping i think they are bantam but even if they were they are still small my 7 week old EE chicks are almost the same size as them


Untitled by cookecola, on Flickr


Untitled by cookecola, on Flickr

 

[ICallMyselfCherie']

Well, silkies are bantam. They look pretty grown to me, but if they're still chirping they may be a bit younger . . . more like four months or so . . . do their chirps sound kind of hoarse, like they're changing?

 

[MrViskers]

ICallMyselfCherie' :

Well, silkies are bantam. They look pretty grown to me, but if they're still chirping they may be a bit younger . . . more like four months or so . . . do their chirps sound kind of hoarse, like they're changing?

It sounds a bit off and a bit rough compared to my 7 week old EE chicks also they are really light weight my guess is 400-500 grams.​

 

[tinychicky]

yes they look about five months old

 

[riane'smimi]

It takes silkies awhile longer to mature than other breeds. Should start laying around 8 to 9 months though. Very pretty birds you have

 

[tinychicky]

riane'smimi :

It takes silkies awhile longer to mature than other breeds. Should start laying around 8 to 9 months though. Very pretty birds you have

my partridge silkie started around 5 1/2 months. then again, she was a hatchery silkie

my breeder silkie was 6-7 months​

 

[SilkieAddicts]

I have silkies and those do not look 5 months old to me. Maybe 3 months or so.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

To me I'd venture a guess that they look more like three and a half, or four months old.

But I'm guessing.

Silkies can take a long time to lay. I have waited seven months.

Edited- I agree with silkieaddicts...I had typed three to four months and then lost my nerve - put three and a half.

 

[riane'smimi]

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my partridge silkie started around 5 1/2 months. then again, she was a hatchery silkie

my breeder silkie was 6-7 months

Mine on average start around 8 months. I have two out there that are alittle over 9 months old and still waiting on my first egg from them .I wish they would start laying here sooner LOL .

 

[riane'smimi]

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