meepANDpeep
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- Mar 6, 2021
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ABOUT THE CHICKS:
I have 10 chicks and 10 more on the way under my broody. Some are white (these might be the only full-silkies, as my silkie roo is white and they came from my full silkie hen's eggs).
The rest, I assume, are random silkie mixes. Some appear to be splash or something similar, and I have some black with what looks like brown or copper mixed in. I will add pictures later of them and the parents. One of them might be silver spangled. I think - based on other features like toe count and size, etc. it’s the only chick from my Mille fleur roo. That said, most of my comments are speculation as these are mixes and I do not know.
Colors: (these are guesses)
White
Splash
Splash with patterning
Blue
Black with patterning
ABOUT THE PARENTS:
1. MIXED HEN (with some silkie ancestry): My mixed hen is part silkie and part I-don't-know-what-else. The person I purchased her from assured me that both of the roos had silkied feathers (though based on her appearance, I do not think they were pure silkies just silkie mixes with silkied feathers), and he thought the hen was a cochin. I can tell you the hen was most likely not a cochin, as she has no feet feathers. She is all black with blue-ish earlobes and a sort-of walnut/single comb hybrid (I can send pictures). She is a teeny tiny bantam and her chicks are almost as small as quail chicks. She is very smart and a good flyer. She does not have a crest, beard, or muffs. She has black skin. --- 4 toes
2. SILKIE HEN: Blue silkie hen no beard --- 5 toes
3. SILKIE ROO: He is white and looks like a traditional white silkie with no beard with one flaw: he has a recessive single comb. That makes him non-conforming. --- 5 toes
4. HALF-SILKIE ROO: He is half silkie, and he is a beautiful blue with red and gold lacing and patterning. He has grey-to-pink skin, blue earlobes, and a walnut comb. He has regular feathers, but lots of soft down. The person I got him from has cochins, sablepoots, easter eggers, ameracaunas, and marans in addition to silkies. I'm not sure which are his parents (though I'd wager ameracauna). But he's definitely half silkie. He has a full beard, muffs, crest, and foot feathers. --- 5 toes
5. QUARTER-SILKIE Mille-fleur ROO: I think this one is least likely to be the father of the chicks, though there is one that looks like it could be his. He is a teeny tiny bantam roo, only slightly bigger than the smaller of the females. His father was a porcelain sableboot bantam, and his mother was a micro-bantam silkie/old english game bird mix hen. We call him the "house chicken" as he's the friendliest chicken ever. I have taught him tricks, and he spends most of his time on my lap when I'm outside. He's my favorite roo. I think he's lowest in the pecking order though. He inherited some silkie traits from his half-silkie mom - blue earlobes, crest, muff, beard, and feathered feet (also from dad the sablepoot). He has regular feathers --- 4 toes
I have 10 chicks and 10 more on the way under my broody. Some are white (these might be the only full-silkies, as my silkie roo is white and they came from my full silkie hen's eggs).
The rest, I assume, are random silkie mixes. Some appear to be splash or something similar, and I have some black with what looks like brown or copper mixed in. I will add pictures later of them and the parents. One of them might be silver spangled. I think - based on other features like toe count and size, etc. it’s the only chick from my Mille fleur roo. That said, most of my comments are speculation as these are mixes and I do not know.
Colors: (these are guesses)
White
Splash
Splash with patterning
Blue
Black with patterning
ABOUT THE PARENTS:
1. MIXED HEN (with some silkie ancestry): My mixed hen is part silkie and part I-don't-know-what-else. The person I purchased her from assured me that both of the roos had silkied feathers (though based on her appearance, I do not think they were pure silkies just silkie mixes with silkied feathers), and he thought the hen was a cochin. I can tell you the hen was most likely not a cochin, as she has no feet feathers. She is all black with blue-ish earlobes and a sort-of walnut/single comb hybrid (I can send pictures). She is a teeny tiny bantam and her chicks are almost as small as quail chicks. She is very smart and a good flyer. She does not have a crest, beard, or muffs. She has black skin. --- 4 toes
2. SILKIE HEN: Blue silkie hen no beard --- 5 toes
3. SILKIE ROO: He is white and looks like a traditional white silkie with no beard with one flaw: he has a recessive single comb. That makes him non-conforming. --- 5 toes
4. HALF-SILKIE ROO: He is half silkie, and he is a beautiful blue with red and gold lacing and patterning. He has grey-to-pink skin, blue earlobes, and a walnut comb. He has regular feathers, but lots of soft down. The person I got him from has cochins, sablepoots, easter eggers, ameracaunas, and marans in addition to silkies. I'm not sure which are his parents (though I'd wager ameracauna). But he's definitely half silkie. He has a full beard, muffs, crest, and foot feathers. --- 5 toes
5. QUARTER-SILKIE Mille-fleur ROO: I think this one is least likely to be the father of the chicks, though there is one that looks like it could be his. He is a teeny tiny bantam roo, only slightly bigger than the smaller of the females. His father was a porcelain sableboot bantam, and his mother was a micro-bantam silkie/old english game bird mix hen. We call him the "house chicken" as he's the friendliest chicken ever. I have taught him tricks, and he spends most of his time on my lap when I'm outside. He's my favorite roo. I think he's lowest in the pecking order though. He inherited some silkie traits from his half-silkie mom - blue earlobes, crest, muff, beard, and feathered feet (also from dad the sablepoot). He has regular feathers --- 4 toes
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