Silkies

[flipafeet]

hi, just wondering do any of you sell silkies or do you know where in norfolk i could get one reasonably priced? I just don't seem t be able to find any! thanks

[em76]

I got myself 3 silkies on Sunday. 1 red girl who is a yr and a half and 2 White point of lay. The 2 whites are about 4 and a half months old. I have been letting them settle in before I start poking at them lol. One is smaller than the other and had a bit less hair particularly around the head but she might be a week or two younger. Chap said they are definitely hens and offered to get me a cockerel too if wanted but I live in a residential area so that's a no no.
I know they are extremely hard to sex and will worry til both lay which he said will be on 3 or 4 weeks!
If I manage to get some pics up tomorrow would you y guys give your opinions on sex?
Neither seem to have streamers that people talk about males having. One has a round crest and the smaller one not so round yet.

[petchickens]

boys have more of dreds ,spikey hair and girls pompom ,afro type

the males also have purple,black waffles and a rose comb if there as old as you say then you should know whos a hen and whos a cockerel

[laffinfowl]

Dreds,waffles Are we talking chickens here

[petchickens]

lool i mispelt it i ment mini dreds and wattles

[laffinfowl]

Mini Dreds,new Rasta Silkies

[petchickens]

hahaha nah man ..i think silkie cockerels look like they have little dreds and the pullets afros

[em76]

I have posted up a few pics in the general misc section. If anyone could let me know if they think both are girls that would be great!

[millibud]

hi.. my friend has silkies for sale pairs and trios and hens for sale.....
colours as below she is Dersingham or I can bring them to me I'm near Fakenham
8mth old
2 black hens
1 lavender hen
1 white hen
1 lightpartridge x gold hen
4mth old
2 lavender hens
1 grey and tan hen
2 black and tan pairs
think that correct colours!
please contact me on mandiemv@yahoo.co.uk....then I can pass details on.
Mandie

[millibud]

flipafeet,

Also dark partridge boy and black hen about 16mths old...forgot to add them!!!

[Tia Maria]

milibud

They sound lovely but you are at least 4 1/2 hours drive away from me - I drove to Boston Lincolnshire for our latest puppy (2 years old now0 but it was a very long way to drive there and back in one day!!

Too far i'm afraid I don't mind an hour/hour and a half maybe. Anyone nearer that that with Silkies for sale?
I live near Bath, Bristol, Salisbury, Swindon ish

[shella]

milibud

They sound lovely but you are at least 4 1/2 hours drive away from me - I drove to Boston Lincolnshire for our latest puppy (2 years old now0 but it was a very long way to drive there and back in one day!!

Too far i'm afraid I don't mind an hour/hour and a half maybe. Anyone nearer that that with Silkies for sale?
I live near Bath, Bristol, Salisbury, Swindon ish

i live in bath and have 3 silkies and i can get eggs. i got my eggs from ebay with 5/6 hatch rate. so if you cant get chicks i will be happy to incubate some for you. i start incubating on the 13th of feb

[Tia Maria]

mmmmm........ Tempting

I don't have the facilities to bring up youngsters at the mo' so wouldn't be able to buy any from you until theu were a decent size and would (of course) prefer females - i know silkies are hard to sex

[Tia Maria]

Yay!!!!
Thanks to Tweedy I have a Silkie - a little gold girl - very sweet, she and her Cochin cross companion almost, ever so almost, ate out of my hand - and I only got them on Saturday

I am VERY happy

[em76]

Yay! Congrats!