Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[thedragonlady]

Thank you so much for the pictures of the duck toes..I am clear on what it is. I love to learn new things and I need information about silkies.

Now that you have all those Orps too, it's time to buy a standard ! Actually you'll need both the APA and the ABA standards. Fully 75% of the questions asked on this thread, and many others , are answered in the ABA -APA standards. Without a standard, you have no guidelines to go by, and you'll make a bunch of costly mistakes that could have been prevented.

 

[moomoodiddy]

Duck feet Is one of the main reasons why I let my hens do the hard part lol!!!!!

 

[delisha]

Quote: I just joined the APA and ordered the book...I need to do the same with the ABA.

 

[RockerHen]

Sorry for the sideways pic, but you can see the webbed feet of my hen. Different from duck feet, but a weird deformity as well. Hope this helps for the person that was confused.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: So excessive heat can make polydactyle express to the excessive? like extra toes and nails?
That is not mentioned in the literature...

 

[thedragonlady]

I just joined the APA and ordered the book...I need to do the same with the ABA.

Well done

you !!@!!

 

[peepblessed]

I have a silkie with two toes on her right foot and two toes with a toenail between them on her left foot. Is this common?

It is fairly common to have an extra toe nail show up in several different places. Not good to breed a bird with it.

Not sure if it is hereditary, but it makes the bird pet quality

. I would love to heard more in the subject though.

Here are two pictures to compare:

This one has good toes:




And this one has the duck feet: Can you see the nail going forward instead of backward?

I'm not seeing anything serious here. Maybe a crooked to nail. Not a big deal.

 

[LaPetiteFarmer]

Ok, here is the thing. A very nice breeder was evaluating some of my silkies via Skype and told me my bird had duck feet (actually I heard black feet, but when I researched it I came across duck feet). He told me my bird had bad nails (the nail goes straight instead of backward). Anyway, I am learning everyday! In the APA book it shows a picture of a 4 feet chicken, I would love to see it in a silkie, because for some reason I cannot picture how it would look.) And by the way I just received my ABA book

 

[lwarfield]

Actually an extra toenail is a fault but not a dq. Other such issues include missing toenails or twisted toes. Some of these issues can be incubation related as opposed to genetic

 

[chickendales]

Looking for nice silkies.