Got my hens!

HeidiO

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I finally got 2 black silkie hens and a couple heinz 57 chicks. They were from my mom's, but were getting picked on. They are silkie mixed with who knows what. The hens are Dizzy (I nursed her back to health from a vit deficiency as a chick), and Penny. The red chick is Bernadette, and the black and gold is Rocky. Any ideas what is up with the red chicks feathers? Also got a coop with them, so we are set. I put my black rooster in with them and he was being an ass, so no more chances for him.
 
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Your red girl is a frizzle :) She has the gene for her feathers to grow like that. It looks like like she is a frizzle cochin/silkie cross.

You can do a google search for frizzle chickens and you will get lots of pics of other frizzles.

I will warn you though, the frizzle gene can go to the brain :hide Just kidding, but in all honesty all the frizzles we have had were crazy and acted like a spaz LOL.
 

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O cool, Thanks so much, I wasn't sure if it was just her feathers growing in or genetic. She is kind of freaky, but hopefully she'll calm.
 

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looks like a frizzle to me too. they are to cute. I've never had silkys or frizzles either one.
 

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I grew up with chickens, but didn't have my own till this summer. I love them.
 

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It is so much fun, there are eggs and much more, I can be your answer for any chicken questions, but the basic things, that you SHOULD do, not that I do, are: clean their coop weekly, and check for eggs daily. I have bad habits, but I am a 4H poultry show person, and am holding the 2015 Intermediate Poultry Showmanship Champion for arapahoe county
 

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It is so much fun, there are eggs and much more, I can be your answer for any chicken questions, but the basic things, that you SHOULD do, not that I do, are: clean their coop weekly, and check for eggs daily. I have bad habits, but I am a 4H poultry show person, and am holding the 2015 Intermediate Poultry Showmanship Champion for arapahoe county

Cool! Thanks for telling me that
 

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Finally got a pic of the hens.
 
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