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Thank you for the kind words, my husband will be remembered for his hard work and love of the animals and the children. The Children's Farm was one of his passions and we spent many, many years preparing and raising animals and chickens for everyone to enjoy. Orville will be missed by all and...

Quote: I am confused by that answer. Blue X White does not give you certain White and Gray x any other color besides White will not give you Gray.

That would be difficult to answer not knowing the color background of your birds. I myself, would never breed anything that carries red, in an attempt to make a gray. It would not do you much good for future breeding to have silver partridge females and males that carry red if your goal is to...

Gray silkies have been an accepted variety for many years. There is a complete color description in The American Bantam Association Book Of Standards or you can view it on this site at this thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=478550 You breed Gray x Gray to get get...

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Quote: A big "well done" to your daughter, on a BV at her first show! Kids are the best!

Quote: Yes, I will post a couple for you. Grays can hatch with or without stripes, although stripes are more prevalent. You will want to look for gray/silver coloring throughout the body. Any signs of gold at hatch is never a good sign. Chicks that hatch with gold, anywhere in the body are...

Quote: Love his coloring! Ooh La La!

Thank you for the suggestion April, I have never played Bingo put always wanted to go to one! Looks like fun to me. I have listened to ladies talk about going to the Bingo Hall here. Talking about 10 playing boards (or whatever you call them) and playing them all at the same time. I bet I would...

Thank you ladies, I will contact Bobbi later. Also, I am very sorry to hear of Bobbi's loss. I know how difficult that is, I have lost two loved ones in the last year and my heart goes out to her and her family. My sister ordered a few different laying type chickens, I don't remember what they...

Excuse for a just a second please and let me slide in here with a question. I can't seem to find any info. on this in my search. Do any of you fellow silkie breeders know what that colored stuff is, that a hatchery bloops on a newly hatched chicks head to mark it, and where you might be able to...

Quote: Sonoran Silkies is right, it is not like mixing Paint. Black x White will not give you gray. You would most likely get some bad blacks, bad whites, bad Partridge and who knows what else. It would all depend on what is in the background of your breeding birds. Just because a bird, or two...

Birds & Eggs : Quote: Donna, She is GORGEOUS!!! She looks like some of the Silkies we are calling "Frost" Here is a few pics of them-- Cockerel and pullets- https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/101054_frost_silk_1.jpg Pullets...

Birds & Eggs : Quote: Donna, She is GORGEOUS!!! She looks like some of the Silkies we are calling "Frost" Here is a few pics of them-- Cockerel and pullets- https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/101054_frost_silk_1.jpg Pullets...

Well, I'm all confused as usual. When you say "Columbian" females, is this what you mean?

Quote: YOu have just beautiful silkies! How long have u been raising silkies? Am going to look into putting some of those in my coops. Thank you very much. I have had poultry of one kind or another for twenty years. Been breeding and raising silkies for fifteen. After that length of time you...

Hair ties don't stay in very well, there fine for a day or so before the show to keep crests clean. First good scratch and they are on the ground. I used pink hair tape on them a few times and on my polish as well. The best thing to do is use pop bottle waterer's. Keep in mind they will freeze...

I also would like to get some information about this. Not shipping eggs in to the USA but shipping them out. I have been corresponding with some breeders in Spain. They have requested hatching eggs. I can find little to no information on this. I am wondering if the USDA might be able to...

I have never had birds die that young. If your birds pass at that young of an age, something is wrong. A 2-5 year old silkie is not old. Some of my males do not reach sexual maturity until almost two, silkie males can be slow. I had a cochin bantam male live to be over 14 years old, and was...