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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Like many bantams, they need higher protien. Most show breeders feed at least 20%. Nutrena Naturewise now has a Silkie and Ornamental layer feed that's 22% and I believe has extra vitamins. If I can find it, I may try it on a test pen.
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Welcome to the thread!
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    4.5 weeks old. Both are boys. Was hoping for one of each.
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Still no idea why she came out so orange.
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    I wish I could say. I'm not good with paint genetics. Only know it involves black and dominant white
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Welcome! Cute little things!
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Does everyone else's roosters have spurs? Spurs are very uncommon in my flock
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    This F3 is the one I thought was a boy for the longest time. She's currently broody and was very angry at me for picking her up like this. Peach on the front part and wing bows but back is white
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    This old lady is my 8 year old F1. She's what you get when a blue partridge silkie crosses with a wheaten ameraucana. Here is her half sister of the same hatch. Blue partridge silkie x standard hatchery EE. She's a chunk and weighs about 4 pounds. They were the foundation of my blue egg...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Hatched yesterday. Mom is getting a leg band to designate her as good to move for chicks. Didn't care at all that I moved her to a new spot yesterday. Put the chicks in front of her this morning and she got up and moved to them. All bonded well this afternoon. Put them on her for picture...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Offspring should be muddy black if they are pure black. That's just what happens with black bred to most colors. Second gen bred to something else you get a glimpse at what could have been hiding under the black, usually partridge. Depending on color bred back to, gen 3 may be close to back to...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Why couldn't he have hatched a proper partridge. Mother was half partridge in her makeup but was black and father was partridge. He hatched black. He's also only an F2. That hen has great looking chicks. He has good body shape. No split wing and a very proper tail. Even has a good colored comb...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    I've had that happen with silkies. Doesn't seem to be a rhyme or reason to it.
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Well with careful use of tweezers and time, my hen has a healed and open ear canal again. This was the hen with the giant ear infection. The healed over blockage seemed to mostly be overgrowing skin cells. She's doing good for a 9 year old gal. Doesn't fuss anymore when I pick her up and check...
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    That one in front has me suspicious but not 100 percent
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    I know, right? She's around 8 years old and just keeps finding new things to do
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    So my poor hen who got the infection in her outer ear canal is over it. Now there's another issue that I don't know what to do or if I should. The skin closed over her ear hole. Not sure if she could hear with how bad that infection got but, it's definitely mostly gone now. Guess I just keep...
  19. Hinotori

    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Dont know if there is a term for it. I've just noticed the feather change and been calling it that. Brain was in stall mode from blood sugar earlier so wasnt doing well explaining myself
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    Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

    Im refering to the 2nd feather set they start to get in around 9 weeks that look like adult feathers. Mine absolutely get in more as they get to adult size. My brain is fuzzy right now so not making much sense to myself
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