Partridge Silkies - Nothing else

[Iluvmysilkies]

Here are some pictures I took today of my two 11 week old chicks. They are much darker than they appear in the photos. I am really loving how they look and all the other partridge varieties that everyone has been posting pictures of. They are all SO adorable!

Such a pretty color Would these be blue partridge? I just got one yesterday that im thinking is a blue partridge and im hoping girl. I'll post pics soon.

 

[Iluvmysilkies]

Hey everyone, can I get you guy's opinion on this lil one? I just got her yesterday and she's suppose to be a girl. The comb looks a lil wide, so I want to be sure I didnt end up with a roo. She should be right around 8 weeks old. She's suppose to be a partridge and had the stripes and everything as a chick but turned out super dark. Would she be considered a blue partridge? Will she get more gold on her with age? Is she going to look nice? Any advice, and opinions on this lil one appreciated

 

[Fur N Feathers]

My Silkies are now almost 7 weeks old (will be on 7 weeks this coming Monday). Would this one be considered a blue partridge? It's overcast today, so it's hard to see the red among the fluff, but it's there.

On my monitor, this looks like a silver partridge, but this could be the lighting! If it has a lot of of red that doesn't show in the picture it is most likely a blue partridge. Hope this helps!

 

[chickee]

Hey everyone, can I get you guy's opinion on this lil one? I just got her yesterday and she's suppose to be a girl. The comb looks a lil wide, so I want to be sure I didnt end up with a roo. She should be right around 8 weeks old. She's suppose to be a partridge and had the stripes and everything as a chick but turned out super dark. Would she be considered a blue partridge? Will she get more gold on her with age? Is she going to look nice? Any advice, and opinions on this lil one appreciated

Pretty sure mine are "blue" partridge.

Your right about the comb. It does look wide like a roosters, but its sweet expression looks like a pullet

 

[Fur N Feathers]

Hey everyone, can I get you guy's opinion on this lil one? I just got her yesterday and she's suppose to be a girl. The comb looks a lil wide, so I want to be sure I didnt end up with a roo. She should be right around 8 weeks old. She's suppose to be a partridge and had the stripes and everything as a chick but turned out super dark. Would she be considered a blue partridge? Will she get more gold on her with age? Is she going to look nice? Any advice, and opinions on this lil one appreciated

I don't like sexing other peoples silkies. I study my own and have a good percentage with them. Two months old is too early to tell for sure, but I will say this looks like a little girl to me. You can sex the partridges earlier than the other colors because of the color patterns of the feathers. I have a fifty fifty chance right? Good job with the pictures for opinions also! I would ask you is the under fluff blue? If so, she would be a blue partridge. She seems to have a lot more browns and golds in her feathering than say this I chick quoted right after your post.

 

[Fur N Feathers]

This is a little four month old silver that I will be taking to a show the end of August. Check out her feet, they are amazing! Her crest is full of pin feathers too.

Another little blue partridge girl coming along that I am liking a lot too.

This little pullet is almost to the point of lay. It is really windy on this day so they are having bad hair days. As you can tell I have them in all colors!

 

[MumsyII]

Hey everyone, can I get you guy's opinion on this lil one? I just got her yesterday and she's suppose to be a girl. The comb looks a lil wide, so I want to be sure I didnt end up with a roo. She should be right around 8 weeks old. She's suppose to be a partridge and had the stripes and everything as a chick but turned out super dark. Would she be considered a blue partridge? Will she get more gold on her with age? Is she going to look nice? Any advice, and opinions on this lil one appreciated

Looks like a female to me. Pretty girl. Fur N Feathers is right. I think Partridge boys show more color in the crest, breast, and wing at a young age.
I don't know much about Partridge coloring other than there are sure a lot of variety! I used to have a Partridge bantam cochin many years ago and he had a black breast and a lot of shiny red hackle and saddle feathers. I haven't seen a silkie like him in that pattern in many many years. I love the soft colors. Your chick is beautiful.

 

[MumsyII]

This is a little four month old silver that I will be taking to a show the end of August. Check out her feet, they are amazing! Her crest is full of pin feathers too.

Holy Carp! She is stunning! Love!

I think all of your birds are show stoppers but this girl is amazing.

 

[Feathersprings]

I have this girl, I think she is very pretty but prefer the normal partridge color. She is going to stay in my flock as a pet since I dont want to do another project. She came from a black Rooster with a silver gene and a blue Hen. This pair produces this color fairly regularly.

 

[Fur N Feathers]

I love her FeatherSprings! For some reason I love a gray colored animal - all shades (maybe because I have so much gray myself these days ). So, this is one of my favorite colors in my silkies. I get a lot of requests for silver partridge eggs and silver chicks.