what color?

[Lunafarmchickens]

I just came home with some bantam Cochin chicks and a silkie, I dont know if the cochins are black or mottled, do any of you fellow chicken keepers know? Also I was wondering if my silkie chick was a boy or girl, and tips and how to tell.

 

[Cyprus]

Black Cochins, White Silkie.
Silkies are notoriously difficult to sex, especially as chicks. You will have much better luck trying to sex your Silkie when it is mature (5-6 months).

 

[Lunafarmchickens]

Black Cochins, White Silkie.
Silkies are notoriously difficult to sex, especially as chicks. You will have much better luck trying to sex your Silkie when it is mature (5-6 months).

Oh, I thought that the silkie was buff. How can u tell buff and white apart?

 

[OkieChickenGal]

I believe the silkie is a buff

 

[ATeacherChick]

Black cochins, they just start out with some white as chicks! White sillies can be a tad "tan" as chicks, but if it's all-over Orpington-type buff in person, it probably is a buff! The feet feathers can sometimes be easier to help distinguish color, in my experience

 

[drumstick diva]

Hard to determine colors with red broody light on them

 

[Cyprus]

Oh, I thought that the silkie was buff. How can u tell buff and white apart?

I am not extremely experienced in Silkies. I likely got the color wrong, it looked more yellow to me when I replied. I think the others who say buff are correct.

 

[Lunafarmchickens]

Hard to determine colors with red broody light on them

Yeah sorry about that

 

[Lunafarmchickens]

Black cochins, they just start out with some white as chicks! White sillies can be a tad "tan" as chicks, but if it's all-over Orpington-type buff in person, it probably is a buff! The feet feathers can sometimes be easier to help distinguish color, in my experience

The Cochins do have white on their feet too. Does that mean anything?

 

[Lunafarmchickens]

I am not extremely experienced in Silkies. I likely got the color wrong, it looked more yellow to me when I replied. I think the others who say buff are correct.

I'm hoping for buff, definitely one of my fav!