gold Silkies

These are suppose to be gold Silkies, but the colours look a bit funny. I don't know if they are suppose to look like these?

They hatched last night. 2 hatched out of 3 fertile, unfortunately the 3rd was dead in shell (breach/upside down).

Looks a bit like a partridge chick to me with the "stripes". Cute though.

yes, Emma that's what I was thinking. The smaller chick (middle pic) looks a bit cream and grey splashes, with dark brown stripes down the back (also the feet aren't as black/blue). The larger chick looks a bit more gold and true to type.

I put no water in the incubator, so I'm surprised how big the larger chick turned out. Also it's toes are a bit curled, hopefully it will straighten naturally (otherwise I'll tape it down).

Be interesting to see how the colours develop. They are gorgeous - I really love chook chicks!

Looks like a big difference in size there!
They're absolutely gorgeous

Hi Andy,

Looks like you bought cross bred silkie eggs, they are no way either pure bred or gold.

If you bought them from ebay, send them the photo's and ask how this happened.

Derek.
PS.......Rid ebay of scammers.

Cheers Derek. Just checking the original eBay listing which said "6 Pure Gold Silkie Bantams"

I've promised these chicks to someone, but I might keep them if she changes her mind when she sees the pics. I'm not to bothered about them being pure colour though. I quite like mongrels (I have to... I am one ), but I am worried that they aren't going to be bantams.

more pics of the chickies...

Chick number 1 had curled in toes, so I made it some duck boots



Chick number 2 looks a lot more like patch work

cool duck boots!!! Love it!!!!

lovely little babies mine are growing there feathers lol.
Ronnie's Quails

V.cute little chicks

Awww, they look better fluffed up. Do they all have the 5 silkie toes?

yup, they both have five toes, blue/black skin, booted (feathers on feet). They weren't advertised as bearded.

I'm not sure about the rest (i.e. rosecomb, crest, short flight and tail feathers).

So I think they are bred from Silkies, but probably of mixed colour parents.