When do silkie head feathers get "fuzzy"?

[kfisher123]

Our silkies are 6 weeks old. Their head feathers aren't "fuzzy" at all (their butts sure are!) so we were just wondering when they'll get their cute fuzzy heads??

 

[LarryPQ]

Patience, young grasshopper.

She'll get fuzzy when she is good and ready to. And then she wont be able to see, and her IQ will drop exponentially! LOL!

 

[sadies chicks]

Quote:

Too true! They take their sweet time

but it is well worth it!!

 

[joe17]

It depends on where you got her from. If she is hatchery stock, she will most likely never get a big crest. If she is from a good breeder, the crest can take a while to fill in. I was impatient too the first time I had some silkie chicks. I was so worried about their crest size!

 

[kfisher123]

They were from a hatchery...I really wish I had gone on BYC before I got them because then I would have bought them from a breeder but we LOVE, LOVE them regardless. I laughed out loud LareePQG about the "young grasshopper"...that's EXACTLY how I feel....so impatient. Like a new mom, wanted the babies to grow up and now wishing my 12 year old was 6 months again!!

 

[TinyTotsSeramas]

Soon all of those feather capsules on her head will open up an fluff out!! Give it about 2 or so weeks!

 

[Debbi]

Mine just turned 4 weeks, and I am enjoying the "pin head" look! These are some funny little guys that go through all kinds of changes, just like kids growing up. Here is Kramer!

 

[kfisher123]

I LOVE Kramer!! Great name too!!