who has silkies

[destiny_56085]

Lol I hatch now so I can have youngsters ready for the fall shows. Silkies generally mature later than many other breeds. Sometimes it takes up to 6-8 months to even tell the sex on some of them accurately. Pullets finish out at 8-10 months and cockerels really start to bloom at 10-12 months. They also tend to go through a molt around 6-7 months of age for me so I need to miss that when considering showing too. These first chicks are the ones I go over with a fine tooth comb persay and hold back the best for myself. The ones I raise later in spring are for all those people that want silkies but don't want to raise them in the house like the rest of us crazy ones. Lol... I think you know how picky I am with my birds.

This is one of my babies just hatched:

 

[eggsrcool]

Yes, I have two

R-Com hatched out early this year (my first ever incubator chick

)

And my adult hen (She has hatched 7 chicks and raused 4 of them to adult hood)

 

[silkieluver_07]

I love my partridges!

Ranger:

Rosa:

Regan:

Rachel:

 

[silkieluver_07]

Some of my blue and splash boys and girls

Rain:

Waterfall:

Lil' Blue:

 

[SilverPhoenix]

I've only got one silkie, but she's very sweet! Her name is Minky:

Silkies are a nice breed--very docile and easy to handle, pretty peaceful in the coop, and overall just pleasant to deal with.

I'm enjoying seeing the other colors of silkie here--they're very attractive!

 

[Chickie'sMoma]

my little Fozzie i hatched 9/1/09. he has the curled feathers too!! he is mostly black but he has some reds coming through on his neck,breast and wings. if anyone knows what color he is please tell me, i am still clueless with him.

as a week old chick with my 15 year old cat who won't bother my birds. (the dog is another matter!

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a few weeks ago.

 

[JayDe]

Here are our babies:

Dudley (we think he's a roo, 10 weeks)

Blue (Unknown sex, 9 weeks)

Snowy Hedwig (yes, after the owl..) (unknown sex, 10 weeks)

and all three with an antpile:

 

[kathyinmo]

Here are a couple of my (broody) buff silkies ...

 

[RioLindoAz]

Your silkies have awsome color. Awsome job!

 

[Thortherooster]

I Do!!!!

Good Luck!!!!!!

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