White silkies?

[Bammony]

Are all white silkies less fluffy and have small crests or is it just the hundred or so that I've seen?

 

[shelleyd2008]

If they are non bearded they don't have very good crests. If they are bearded they should be just as fluffy as the rest of them.

 

[Bammony]

They're non bearded. Ugly little suckers too. Leggy and no fluff at all. Yes, they are hatchery stock, but still. I f I didn't know anything about silkies and those were the first ones I had seen, I would NEVER think of getting a silkie. My friend was trying to talk me into buying them to go with my flock of silkies. I was LMAO! I told her, those are not real silkies. LOL

 

[silkieluver_07]

JM Hatchery's white silkies are mostly all bearded. You have to order 15 chicks as the minimum, but they might throw some black or partridge chicks in with your whites.

 

[silkieluver_07]

Here's a picture of three pullets I got from JM Hatchery. As you can see, the nonbearded still has a nice sized crest.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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Those are pretty good, comming from a hatchery.

 

[silkieluver_07]

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Those are pretty good, comming from a hatchery.

That was when they were still feathering out. Their crests got so big that they got crestcuts. The only thing I didn't like is almost all mine had single combs not the walnut comb.

Edited for clarity

 

[LilPeeps]

Some non bearded birds, including whites can have very good crests that can surpass those on bearded birds. Here are a few nice NBs.

 

[Bammony]

Wow! VERY nice silkies. Thanks for those pics!

 

[PurpleChicken]

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OMG I can't believe those are Joel's silkies. His own pics on the site
looked like hatchery quality. We were gonna get a few as meat birds.
Now I will think twice.

Our own whites are small fluffy tribbles.