When do my Silkie become fluffy?

[Chickenjerkey]

Hello,

I'm a total newbe silkie chicken owner. My question is that my silkies are 13 week (black one) and 10 weeks (buff one) and both still have the appearance of having feathers and not pure silkie fluff like the silkie chickens I see online. Do they eventually turn more fluffy looking or it more likely that I don't have pure silkies?

I adore them regardless, but my kids wanted silkies because they look like they have silk fur instead of feathers and mine don't have that appearance/feel and the shafts are still very noticeable in the feathers.

Thanks for any info you can offer.

 

[tinakevin]

Mine have always been Silkie from the start. I would guess that they may not be pure silkies this is a pic of some of mine at 12 weeks

 

[drumstick diva]

They should be almost from birth. Either these are poor hatchery grade birds or silkie crosses.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Those are definitely mixes.

 

[QueenMisha]

Silkie mixes.

 

[donrae]

Your birds are silkie mixes. the gene for the pretty silkie feathers is recessive, so once you cross a silkie to a non-silkie, you don't get those soft feathers anymore, sorry. what you see now is what your birds will have. The're sure cute little things, though!

 

[Chickenjerkey]

Thank you for all the responses. At least now I know. All good.