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Is this Porcelain? (Silkie)

post #1 of 10
2/21/12 at 8:13pm
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Porcelain Roo.jpgThis is one of my Silkie Roosters.  I think he's around 6 months old.  I'm not familiar with porcelain-the pictures I've seen look lighter in color then my roo.  I saw a picture of a "Salmon" Roo that looked similiar.  So-what color would you say this is? 

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post #2 of 10
2/22/12 at 5:56am
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I'm thinking of breeding this color into my sizzles as I think he's the prettiest of all my Silkies.  What do you think?

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post #3 of 10
2/22/12 at 6:33am

He is not pocelain; he is splash with autosomal red, aka calico.  THere is some similarity of appearance to blue/splash salmon.  If you want to see true salmon colouring, look at a salmon faverolle.  The girls look very, very different.  The salmon and blue salmon faverolles pictured below are from feathersite.com:

 

FavMale.JPEG BlueSamBlueSalmFavBtyRoo.JPEG

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post #4 of 10
2/22/12 at 8:36am

You have what is commonly called in Silkies  a Calico. He is not Salmon.

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post #5 of 10
2/22/12 at 8:41am

Took a closer look and mine are much lighter in color...


Edited by leadwolf1 - 2/22/12 at 5:48pm
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post #6 of 10
2/22/12 at 2:54pm
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His head and tail are lavender and his body is buff. I'm not sure that shows up well in the picture. I will try to get another one.
Edited by ladyfaeden - 2/22/12 at 4:12pm
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post #7 of 10
2/22/12 at 3:09pm



 

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Originally Posted by ladyfaeden View Post

Porcelain Roo.jpgThis is one of my Silkie Roosters.  I think he's around 6 months old.  I'm not familiar with porcelain-the pictures I've seen look lighter in color then my roo.  I saw a picture of a "Salmon" Roo that looked similiar.  So-what color would you say this is? 



 I definitely won't argue with these experts but I wish this was a bigger photo. wink.png

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post #8 of 10
2/22/12 at 8:00pm


 

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Originally Posted by ladyfaeden View Post

His head and tail are lavender and his body is buff. I'm not sure that shows up well in the picture. I will try to get another one.


 

If you look at my avatar, it is the colour of a porcelain who is mostly isabel, with only a bit of lavender.  See how much redder your boys wings are?  Don't get me wrong.  I think his colouring is very pretty--it is just not anything like porcelain or salmon.  This picture from feathersite is a true porcelain.  While porcelain silkies do not have the mottling, they should have the correct hues (isabel & lavender) to be called porcelain.

 PorcelainD'ucclePOz.JPEG

and this photo of Kazjaps' from belgians.eldras,nl

porcpr.jpg

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Breeder & Exhibitor of fine silkies in Black, Blue, Splash, Grey, Partridge & Lavender.  Working on Dun, Mottled, Partridge dilutions, Paint, Porcelain & other exciting new colours
adult and started pairs occasionally available;   No eggs or chicks. 
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post #9 of 10
2/23/12 at 7:15am

Thank you for the explanation :)  It makes it much clearer.

 

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If you look at my avatar, it is the colour of a porcelain who is mostly isabel, with only a bit of lavender.  See how much redder your boys wings are?  Don't get me wrong.  I think his colouring is very pretty--it is just not anything like porcelain or salmon.  This picture from feathersite is a true porcelain.  While porcelain silkies do not have the mottling, they should have the correct hues (isabel & lavender) to be called porcelain.

 PorcelainD'ucclePOz.JPEG

and this photo of Kazjaps' from belgians.eldras,nl

porcpr.jpg



 

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post #10 of 10
2/26/12 at 9:22pm
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Thanks for the pictures!  That helps a lot.  I don't really care what color he is, I just want to make sure I'm calling him the correct thing.  So, sounds like Calico is the right term-which means my other rooster who I was told was a calico, probably isn't one.  He's black with red or buff showing through.  I'd call him tortoiseshell if he was a cat....   Anyway, I appreciate the help. 

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