Silkies Of A Different Color

[cream puff]

oh! thank you! never heard of them before! Will have to look them up.

 

[redguinea]

What colour would this cockeral be?

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

I'd guess partridge. Or maybe he's what folks call tortishell?

 

[redguinea]

I'd guess partridge. Or maybe he's what folks call tortishell?

He isnt coloured like the traditional partridge so I assumed he wasnt one, but other people have told me is a silver partridge but I didnt think silver partridge had the brown on the wings? Haha I dont think tortoiseshell is quite his colour!

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

I'd call him normal partridge before silver partridge. Silver parti shouldn't have any red at all. Whatever he is, he's beautiful!

 

[cream puff]

is this a partridge or red?

 

[jas humbert]

I wonder if I've got a gray partridge. See the two little partridge guys in this picture?. The color on the closest one is starting to turn rusty brownish like I would expect for a partridge at this age. These aren't my first partridge chicks but all so far of mine have ended up traditionally colored. Look at the partridge in the back- he's getting grayer- not browner.

This is #1 below- traditional partridge at 5-6 week- just starting to turn brownish


And this is Clive below - (actually I have no what sex he/she is but you got to call them something)
Absolutely no brown- getting grayer by the day.


So far all my partridge adults look something like this below, pretty traditional.

So do you think Clive is a gray partridge or do I just need be patient until he/she gets more plumage?

 

[red283672]

Love Partridges, they are the next silkie variety on my wish list. I have black, white, blue, and buff silkies, cochins, and wyandottes.

 

[maleahh]

What color do y'all think this silkie chick will be? It's actually much lighter than it appears here, and has some white on it's chest. Mother is black with a tiny bit of brown on the chest.

 

[Zgm12]

What color do y'all think this silkie chick will be? It's actually much lighter than it appears here, and has some white on it's chest. Mother is black with a tiny bit of brown on the chest.

It looks like a partridge.