Silkie thread! - Page 1635

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Originally Posted by peepblessed 

Baby silkie wings go thru some pretty wild stages. How old is the chick in question?

 

She is one week old today!  That would be great to know if I don't need to do anything yet!  Thank you.

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Originally Posted by Lady Chickadee 

I use vet wrap to fix splay leg because its easy to come off and doesn't rip the chicks feathers off its legs. Here is the link to how to fix it: http://www.backyardchickens.com/a/how-to-fix-spraddle-leg

 

That is great..should be a sticky for helping chicks with splayed leg that have feathered feet.  Does the vet tape just stick to the other side..no tape?

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Originally Posted by mama2my4 

my oh my! What a box full of cuteness. 

X's 200!   How many are there?  I had 14 hatch and thought I had a lot!  So, that picture of the single one with the dark on the head..is that going to be a splash?  I'm so wondering what color my baby is going to be.  Maybe just a blue?  hmm...

My daughter raised these chicks from an experimental breeding last Summer between a white sport (from a bbs line) and her best splash cockerel.  They resembled partridge as chicks, but are they truly partridge or are they just "mixed"?  We've never raised partridge, so I don't have a clue really.

There are four different pullets here.  The first two pics are of Jasmine...she is a very light powdery blue.  The other three are darker.  I have more pics of wing pattern, etc. if that will help identify the colors.

Thanks for your help :)

ok, not the greatest photo for composition, but you can see the colors a little better in this photo. 

Very front is a buff (3/8) then a white (4/3). Side by side is a black and a white from paint breeding (3/16). Then the baby buff (4/3) and a white (3/8). 

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Originally Posted by BayChicks 

My daughter raised these chicks from an experimental breeding last Summer between a white sport (from a bbs line) and her best splash cockerel.  They resembled partridge as chicks, but are they truly partridge or are they just "mixed"?  We've never raised partridge, so I don't have a clue really.

There are four different pullets here.  The first two pics are of Jasmine...she is a very light powdery blue.  The other three are darker.  I have more pics of wing pattern, etc. if that will help identify the colors.

Thanks for your help :)

 

 

They definitely look like partridgey birds...Splash partridge maybe? I've heard and seen partridge come out of BBS pens, so the white "sport" could have been hiding the partridge. 

I really like #1 - I have been looking really hard for a similarly colored girl.  I take it since their your daughters none are for sale - LOL (I can dream)  I have a "Splash Partridge" boy who is gorgeous. 

okay this is werird...almost everyone i know names at least ne of their silkies jasmine....including me lol also beautiful birds
 

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Originally Posted by BayChicks 

My daughter raised these chicks from an experimental breeding last Summer between a white sport (from a bbs line) and her best splash cockerel.  They resembled partridge as chicks, but are they truly partridge or are they just "mixed"?  We've never raised partridge, so I don't have a clue really.

There are four different pullets here.  The first two pics are of Jasmine...she is a very light powdery blue.  The other three are darker.  I have more pics of wing pattern, etc. if that will help identify the colors.

Thanks for your help :)

 

 

I hatched this one and 3 more out 1 month ago.  What color do you think it is?  It is supposed to be Porcelain.  What do you all think?

This is Butch my new 6 month old Roo!!

This is one of my new hatchlings....It is 2 weeks old.