Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[LadiesAndJane]

@AngBantamLuv How old are your babies now? I’m going to look very closely at them but I need their age

 

[AngBantamLuv]

@AngBantamLuv How old are your babies now? I’m going to look very closely at them but I need their age

Everyone is 5 weeks old as of tomorrow morning!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

With the caveat that five weeks is too young to be certain here are my guesses:

Big Silkie looks like a cockerel, non-vaulted, half bearded.
This is often seen with birds that are the result of a non-bearded and bearded crossed together. Will still have a beard, but just might be a little bit shorter than one that is full bearded.

Little Silkie looks like a pullet, non-vaulted, half bearded.

Tolbunt looks like a pullet so far!

Again way too young to be certain but that’s how they’re looking so far. They are all so cute and I hope I am wrong and they are all girls!

 

[AngBantamLuv]

With the caveat that five weeks is too young to be certain here are my guesses:

Big Silkie looks like a cockerel, non-vaulted, half bearded.
This is often seen with birds that are the result of a non-bearded and bearded crossed together. Will still have a beard, but just might be a little bit shorter than one that is full bearded.

Little Silkie looks like a pullet, non-vaulted, half bearded.

Tolbunt looks like a pullet so far!

Again way too young to be certain but that’s how they’re looking so far. They are all so cute and I hope I am wrong and they are all girls!

I'd actually be happy with even just those 2 being female, im pretty confident the little black polkie is also female so any other females are a bonus! Thank you for your feedback

Im not sure the other tolbunts are males just yet, their crests look like someone gave them a buzz cut in the dark so there is just too much of a mess to tell anything yet. I'll take pics of the remaining three tomorrow.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

I thought i might have a chance of females amongst these 3... but i am now thinking not. Clearly the red heat lamp concealed the little black polkie CLEARLY showing male signs.. and the two tolbunts just are so massive compared to Tolbunt girl from last night.

Polkie: (zero confusion )


Biggie:



Sir chirps a lot:

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Again my only cockerel is a few months old and is wobbly! The one hatched in April I had to put down because he was so bad with his head backwards and now Burtle I love can't walk properly! Can't stand. Lays around. I have started a thread with his problem but getting any advice I can if you guys have any please!?
Currently seperate with poultry vitamin water and chick starter feed.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

Has anyone here gotten silkies from Ideal poultry and are they good quality. I'm looking for a hatchery that has good quality silkies that ships chicks.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Has anyone here gotten silkies from Ideal poultry and are they good quality. I'm looking for a hatchery that has good quality silkies that ships chicks.

My first two silkies were from ideal. They were non-bearded, but beautiful and sweet otherwise. Head poof wasn't massive, but overall they looked really full of fluff. My profile pic was my partridge as a chick. I had to rehome them, but it killed me because they were so friendly. At their new home, theyd hop in new mom's lap anytime she sat down.

Here are some pics from chicks to POL.. dark blue and partridge.

 

[LavenderDaFlerf]

My first two silkies were from ideal. They were non-bearded, but beautiful and sweet otherwise. Head poof wasn't massive, but overall they looked really full of fluff. My profile pic was my partridge as a chick. I had to rehome them, but it killed me because they were so friendly. At their new home, theyd hop in new mom's lap anytime she sat down.

Here are some pics from chicks to POL.. dark blue and partridge.

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I came on here to see if it was good cause some reviews said their feathers weren't good but the have so many varieties and they are in stock. Yours are adorable.

 

[AngBantamLuv]

Again my only cockerel is a few months old and is wobbly! The one hatched in April I had to put down because he was so bad with his head backwards and now Burtle I love can't walk properly! Can't stand. Lays around. I have started a thread with his problem but getting any advice I can if you guys have any please!?
Currently seperate with poultry vitamin water and chick starter feed.
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I know its not exactly the same, but the new polkie I got had serious wobble, like even when it was standing still, its head would just go in circles. I added poultry nutridrench at a dosage higher than recommended for 4 weeks. The wobble and backwards walking has stopped. Not sure if you have it where you're at, but here is the label info.