Comments on: Breed Focus – Silkie

By: Sarah

Sarah — Mon, 05 Dec 2016 20:55:19 +0000

Hi my cockerel has a large walnut comb & is struggling to eat out of the feeder. Do you have any suggestions about what feeder would be best for him?
Thank you

By: Pocket Farm

Pocket Farm — Thu, 26 May 2016 06:20:27 +0000

I don’t believe ‘paint’ is a standard colour but I am only referring to the 5th edition of the standards so this may have been updated to include new colours now. There are other flaws which would disadvantage or disqualify you from entry including single comb, green legs, vulture hocks and green beak. This is not a full list however and you would be best off talking to The Silkie Club of Great Britain who should be able to help you – they are on Facebook

By: Jains

Jains — Wed, 25 May 2016 19:37:44 +0000

Recently bought s bearded paint silkie and was unsure if I am able to show him . I am based in uk

By: Pocket Farm

Pocket Farm — Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:13:56 +0000

Laura, chances are you will end up with just visual black and white young maybe with the odd opposite colour feather here and there. As we don’t know the heritage of the birds there is a possibility that some may turn our a smudgy white or you may even get the odd throw back of a completely different colour. Either way you won’t be able to show them but they will make lovely pets. Enjoy.

By: Laura

Laura — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 19:01:23 +0000

Hi I live in Wiltshire Uk and just started to have silkies. They are adorable. I have 5 black rooster, 2 hens and 2 young hens (daughters). And 4 white. What will I end up with if I mix them up and hatch out in spring? I enjoyed reading on this site, thank yoh.

By: Pocket Farm

Pocket Farm — Sat, 14 Mar 2015 09:37:53 +0000

Hi Linda, thank you for your comment.
Yes, the ‘Gold’ colour is very similar to what may be called buff in other breeds. The crest and large walnut comb is found on the male birds, females do not display this characteristic.

By: Linda Colson

Linda Colson — Wed, 11 Mar 2015 02:46:06 +0000

What a nice article about Silkies. When you mention the standard colors, is “gold” the same as what is being called “buff”? Also, why do you see some with the crest completely covering their eyes and others with a clean face and mask look around the eyes?? Which is standard for showing? Or, are both accepted?

By: Pocket Farm

Pocket Farm — Tue, 24 Jun 2014 20:17:43 +0000

Cockerels are notoriously amorous so to give each of hens a rest from his attention I would suggest between 3 or 4 as a minimum but he would still happily service five or six without any problem.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Sat, 21 Jun 2014 22:51:19 +0000

Hi I have a silkie and an oxford game at 12 weeks. They are both cockerals and unfortunately the game bird had started to peck and chase the silkie 🙁 if I separate them how many silkie hens would you advise me to get my silkie cockeral? Thank you 🙂

By: Pocket Farm

Pocket Farm — Thu, 15 May 2014 19:16:50 +0000

H Darren, yes you can happy interbreed the two. It has been going on so long now that it is often difficult to tell them apart now as you say yourself. A bantam by definition should be one quarter the size of a large fowl but with breeds such as Silkies especially you find more and more interbreeding has led to a proliferation of sizes. Are they a small large fowl or a big bantam?