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    To breed or not to breed, Conformation opinions on my Silkie?

    Hello! I’m looking for some opinions on the conformation of my Silkie cockerel. He is 7 1/2 months old from true black to black breeding.
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    Where did this rooster's color come from? Silkies!

    Ohhhh I see! Very interesting. Thank you for helping me to clear this up!!
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    Where did this rooster's color come from? Silkies!

    Thank you both! Interesting. I was aware of the gold/silver thing with hens vs roos, however I was under the impression that the silver is dominant over gold, and the blue satin has gold leakage not silver... I could very well be wrong though! I know one of the black moms in there was a mix...
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    Where did this rooster's color come from? Silkies!

    Hey genetic gurus!! It seems like I have genetic mysteries popping up all the time with my flock! Today's is one that I've thought about for a long time and still have no direct answer. The rooster in question is a silver partridge with leakage, regular Silkie feathers. I hatched a lot of...
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    Paint and Barring on a chick? (With pictures!)

    Thank you everyone!! I will post updates as the chick grows. We did have two chicks that are an orangey color that just hatched and are smaller than our other standard chicks, so I’m assuming that the Cornish the father of them!
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    Paint and Barring on a chick? (With pictures!)

    New baby hatched today! Besides being adorable, I have no idea who the parents are! This spot pictured is the most notable black spot, though it does have a couple smaller ones on its back. I raise Paint Silkies and this sure looks like a Paint! Dad is very likely a Barred Rock rooster. No...
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    Humidty Won't Increase in Brinsea Mini Advance!

    Oh wow that was a bit ago! I belive I ended up adding another chamber of water in a small tuperware before lockdown and that did the trick!
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    Ended 12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Incubator!

    2021 Easter hatch! Blue Silkie Showgirl
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    Ended 12th Annual BYC Easter Hatch-Along—Cutest Baby Fowl Photo Contest—Win a Brinsea Incubator!

    Mottled Cochin baby, 2020!
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    Partridge Silkie chick from Black Pen?

    Pictures don’t quite show her tips the best, here’s a very quick video that shows it pretty well! These were take a couple weeks ago, her silver has come in more https://youtube.com/shorts/MPp3tuN9r8Y?feature=share
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    Partridge Silkie chick from Black Pen?

    Yes! This chicks is absolutely stunning. I'm in love! Initially, I took the hen who I suspect is the mother out of the pen because I didn't want any more flukes. But I seriously contemplating putting her back in because of how this chick turned out. It is definitely from two Silkie parents...
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    Mottled Silkie Project, officially in Motion! *Photos!*

    It's been a while! The project stayed a stand still virtually all winter, but it is now starting up again. Our Cochin passed away in a bout of un-diagnosed illness that we had run through the flock... so we decided to cross our mottled split hen to our remaining black rooster. This guy has some...
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    If you could choose any breed of laying hen to be have silkie feathers, what would it be?

    Thank you all for your responses!! I agree! Easter eggers would be fun because you can get the wild color varieties AND the colored eggs! The goal would be to have them be just like their "original" breed, but with silkied feathers! Of course, maybe make them be a little extra friendly...
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    If you could choose any breed of laying hen to be have silkie feathers, what would it be?

    Thread title speaks for itself, have at it! If you want to share why as well, feel free!
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    List of Silkie Breeders!

    Wow it is old! Totally forgot I started this. But yes! I have ended up buying from Silver Falls Silkies in Silverton, OR a couple times. She has lots of colors, but breeds to the standard and is NPIP. I ended up starting our own breeding program too! We are not large yet like other breeders...
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