new chicks

Dale · new chicks

We were given 6 namkin eggs from cockadoodle for our broody bantam and she hatched 5. They are very small and quiet rare would anyone be interested in them as we are going in for silkies. I also have a silkie cross looking for a new home.

we also had a first cross silkie and she had chicks to a silkie cock does this make the chicks 3/4 silkie ?

I know with goats we were 6 crosses before we could class them as pure but not sure about hens.

Sassinak

silkies are one of the more difficult breeds as they have so many criteria to fulfill before they can be classed as silkies (even poor silkies lol)
They must have fluff not feathers.
They must have 5 toes on each foot. (an extra 'thumb')
They must have blue, almost black, skin
They must have a dark blue rose comb
They must have a crest

Most silkie crosses have the crest and often the extra toe. The hardest characteristic to regain seems to be the lack of web on the feathers.

But all silkie crosses make good broodies

Smooth Hound

there great chicks

no

im talking about the fluffy ones

no let me start again,

i love baby chickens

Dale

thanks for that Sass.

Ill just enjoy what we have as long as they lay eggs lol. Anyone want a hen ?

not this one lol. this is my silkie we rescued from the middle of Aberdeen

Sassinak

She is beautiful

I've got silkie eggs in the incubator at the moment. I brought them back up from Yorkshire. Black ones and white ones - in theory.
I'll let you all know how they progress