Silkies

  • 2 Replies
  • 1830 Views
*

Sluggs

  • Full Member
  • **
  • 50
Silkies
« on: February 15, 2010, 16:55 »
Can I ask, ive silkies that seem to be boys one has a comb others have a lumps on there head.
are these different breeds of silkies, why does one have a comb and the others dont.
they are all happy singing in the morning so i no there cockerels.
Please assist me !!!!!   :wacko:

*

Chookiechook

  • Senior Member
  • ****
  • Location: Aldershot, Hants
  • 590
    • riverside quails
Re: Silkies
« Reply #1 on: February 15, 2010, 21:27 »
If its any help I have (not your ones though) a hen with a comb and also with the walnut comb.... the proper comb one is a hen, the walnut is a cock!! 

Not sure if it helps though :)
I love Pekins, Polands and Seramas :) and eggs!!!

*

IMOmimey

  • Experienced Member
  • ***
  • Location: Cambridgeshire
  • 451
Re: Silkies
« Reply #2 on: February 15, 2010, 21:45 »
a pure bred silkie has a 'walnut' comb...it should be a sort of dark purple ugly looking lump, that I have heard described as "looks like a brain". On the cockerels, this is very large, and on the hens there should be just a hint of where it would grow.
Sexing silkies is reall hard because this comb grows the same in both sexes,  but then it stops growing at around 14-16 weeks in the hen, but the cockerels continue to grow. All silkies should have black skin (even white one!), 5 toes on each foot, and turquoise blue ear lobes.

Does that help?
 
Pets:if you don't love them like family, don't have them



xx
silkies

Started by Tony H on The Hen House

1 Replies
1046 Views
Last post January 31, 2012, 20:49
by Casey76
xx
silkies

Started by notinmybackyard on The Hen House

8 Replies
3722 Views
Last post September 08, 2009, 09:31
by Sassy
xx
Silkies

Started by Frizzle1 on The Hen House

3 Replies
2225 Views
Last post October 01, 2018, 17:40
by 8doubles
question
Silkies

Started by Ginny on The Hen House

1 Replies
1637 Views
Last post May 03, 2010, 19:28
by joyfull
 

Page created in 0.279 seconds with 38 queries.

Powered by SMFPacks Social Login Mod
Powered by SMFPacks SEO Pro Mod |