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The chicks that are paint x BRIR are posted in my paint project thread and my Red Silkie Project thread. Dapper Dan the paint is my only breeding age silkie male. I've rotated him between five sets of different hens. He has been a busy boy. I finally got better fertility. I no longer have a male for the porcelain project so will use these Paint x Lavender chicks for the future porcelain pens. So many chicks growing out right now, it's a good thing I toe punch and keep zips on every body. It would be hard to figure out who is who otherwise.So, these chicks are obviously not from the BRIR combo right? You have a silkie paint that just kinda gets around?
I have quite a few splash, 1 is a tri colored sizzle I really like. Im thinking its a roo but nothing definite yet. Im gonna let him breed my porcelain and lavender girls just to see what comes of it. I also have a partridge boy, that I think looks REALLY good, so those will be my roosters for now. Im hoping to get Sheri Minker eggs from her porcelain sizzle project and of course Catdance eggs. I figure Ill have fun with what I have while I wait for the others to do their growing up.I passed on the porc rooster for now because Im in the middle of moving and just dont have a good isolation thing set up and Im swamped with moving a family of 7!
Looking forward to seeing pictures! Have you posted a picture of your lavender Catdance? Id love to see her.
Took some pictures of my paint male hanging out with the lavender and partridge hens. The partridge hen is the mother to the F1 six chicks in my porcelain project pen. I have her with the paint now to try and get some nicer partridge chicks to cross back on the partridge chicks from the paint x recessive white hens.
The lavender hen is almost two years old and just started laying eggs a month ago. Her chicks are beautiful. Her type isn't great. Her crest is ok and her feet are ok. Her cushion is *meh* She is a bit of a nut. Her name is Shreek. She shreeks and sqawks all day long.
Dapper Dan hanging out behind the barn in the shade with Shreek (lavender) and Fuzzbucket (partridge).
They hunt bugs on the wood pile.
The newest chicks from this trio.
Moving a family of seven with animals sounds like a challenge for sure! I'm with you on the waiting. I've got sixty chicks growing out and another twenty due in a few days. I'll be waiting to choose breeders from these for a while.