White Silkies
I used to raise White Silkies and had a gorgeous rooster named Jack Frost. I no longer have any Whites, but I did have a favorite hen - a White Silkie named Cotton. She was my best broody hen and a wonderful mother. Click here to see some pics of her doing what she does the best.
Red Silkies are fairly rare. As a matter of fact, I had to order 25 Red Silkies from Stromberg's hatchery in Minnesota!!! My Red Silkies were actually Ginger Red which means that they had black tails and wingtips. I love it when the sunlight hits their feathers; it is so bright!
These might be my favorite color of Silkie. Although White is beautiful, it is impossible to keep them clean and pretty. The darker colors look better longer. I bought my original Blues in 2004 as chicks from Tractor Supply Company. They had ordered them from Privett Hatchery. I would really like to get some Show quality Blues, but they are expensive and I can't find any local. I enjoyed raising Blues because every hatch brings a surprise: if 2 Blues are bred, they produce approximately 50% Blue, 25% Splash, and 25% Black chicks; Blue x Splash produce 50% Blues and 50% Splash; Splash x Splash produce 100% Splash. I usually had a Blue rooster with 2 Splash hens or a Splash rooster with 2 Blue hens because I don't really care for Black Silkies as much. I still have 1 Splash hen named Starr and 2 Blue hens named Skylar and Blackie - even though she's not Black (my 4 year old neice named her)
I've never raised Buff Silkies, but I do have Buff hen named Buttercup who is my best broody (since Cotton died.) She is a very sweet and gentle girl; she lets us pick up her chicks without a fuss and she has raised several types of poultry; including Guinea keets and a duckling!
