What is your opinion on my silkies? look decent? poor quality?

[silkieaddictIN]

Roo and pullet, 5 months old

 

[silkieaddictIN]

 

[silkieaddictIN]

Excuse the dirtyness...

 

[Muttpuppy]

Are you looking to show them? If you are I can't help you with that. We just started raising some silkies. Otherwise I think they are cute.

 

[silkieaddictIN]

Not really sure lol. I was told they are from show quality, I got them because I've always wanted silkies, and plan to get more if I can find any available that are show quality lol

 

[Muttpuppy]

We have 4 silkies right now and I already want to add the colors we don't have yet....lol
I'm still waiting to see what the gender of the ones we have are.

 

[silkieaddictIN]

My husband wants me to order blues from mcmurray hatchery? I can't find any pics online to show the quality they have..but I really want to surprise my husband for his birthday.do you know of any breeders/hatcheries that aren't *too* bad quality wise? I swear, I never thought I'd be so...obsessed with a chicken breed (or my husband for that matter!!!) Lol I just want more more more!!

 

[Michael OShay]

Welcome to BYC! I'm certainly no expert on showing Silkies, but I've had Black Silkies in the past and your Silkies look just fine (as good as any I had). As far as hatcheries go, you're unlikely to get a show quality chickens from any hatchery, although I had a pair (rooster and hen) of Mille Fleur d'Uccles from Murray McMurray both win first place at the Hunt County Fair years ago (to my surprise), so I suspect their bantams are as good a quality as those of any hatchery. Good luck with your Silkies.

 

[Pinkaboo]

I think one is dead!
They are beautiful I've seen a lot at the markets obviously no comparison to yours
Are they as silky as they look? Do they take a lot of work keeping the feet clean?

 

[silkieaddictIN]

Haha, didn't realize how funny she looks in that pic!!! I've only had them a couple days, but thinking feet feathers will be hard to keep clean.....lol. both are receiving baths tonight! They feel oh so soft!!