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Hi Peep, Long time no talk. I've been busy and up and down with health so I haven't been on much lately. There are many good breeders up Illinois way. Not all of them are on BYC. You should try search different web pages and facebook. You'd be surprised how many of us do not list here but...

Judy, For Partridge only I am going to paste information off the web. First is the website that I have found best describes Silkie coloring. http://www.browneggblueegg.com/StandardColors.html <<Website used This information below was copy and pasted from their APA Standard - Silkie Colors...

x2 Zach Good Luck!!

Hi, Your boy will be way to tense right now to give you anything. That is why you really need to work with him daily. When you go out to check on them in the morning, add to your routine to gently pick up your boy and work him as if you are going to do A.I. and get he himself into this routine...

Peep, She is very nice! I'm not sure what you mean by a wing thing so without seeing it, it's hard. I like her stance in the last photo of the S shape you want. From what I see the only thing that she does lack is alittle bit more chestnut in the crest. But, with Partridge you never really get a...

Yeah you need to just do it IMO, If you do A.I. you need to actually work with the boy everyday to get him used to you handling him. You also need to get him so when you pick him up he is not all tense. Once you get past the hurtle of that hen you just work with him and you can do this daily...

Very cute babies and I love the way you took the pictures!!!

Great News Zach. Were did ya get the eggs from your own? Or did you order them?

Hi, Thanks I know how frustrating it can be with the infertile eggs. One thing you really need to do is be a good fluffy butt inspector. Remember dirty bumms can make it not happen If you have a trio that you can get away with Not showing this year but, are nice enough to for breeding I...

April thank you soo much for sending him to me!! I have to admit I love all my chickens but, this boy is special just like you said! He loves to lay on his back in my lap and sleep! haha I'm working on getting him into mating naturally by trimming him up. I'm hoping I do not have to do A.I. on...

I took some pictures of the kids this weekend. I love this one above with the sunshine and black and white :) The rest are of various ones just playing in the dirt.

I live in Connecticut how far are you from the border? I can give you a nice breeder quality cockerel if you'd like. I have A nice Blue Boy or a Buff Boy

x2 very cute fluffy buttz!!! :)

I'm not fond of leakage on Splash. I feel that splash is an easy color to find a good boy no need to use the leakage. But, that is only an opionion and not fact. Maybe some other more experienced breeders will be able to know more on the that than I. I only have three splash silkies in my stock...

Leakage can be used in certain instances. If you have a great typey black pullet with just a touch of gold leakage I would pair her up with a very brassy partridge boy. He's a very pretty boy and very typey but, he lacks the black in him. Therefore a black girl with gold leakage could help. But...

On a side note. I'd like to throw out a conversation with a dear poultry friend of mine. Last Thursday while having a friend over helping with some A.I. on my non-natural breeders, we got on the topic of breeding show quailty. Of course its starts off with he and I critique my birds together and...

Hi, I sent you a PM but, will say here too. I'm not as concerned with the shredding 1/2 way since she is young and her feathers are still filling in. Also, I've shown them with different lengths and since the APA standards on silkies wing shredded doesn't give and exact length in there that I've...

Hey Roberta, I'm sorry but, I'm not. I didn't get an answer as to who was judging and since the Little Rhody show is that weekend and a bunch of my other friends locally are going there I opted to go too. So sorry maybe next year I will plan it better and if I know who will be judging I will...

Hi Peep, I think she is a great blue color that is not too dark and not too light. That is sometimes a hard thing to achieve. Over all she is young and will fill in over the next 3 months. I would not let this girl go anywhere until she is at her full potiential cushion wise. Now with all that...

Hi, longtime no chat Peep. Best advice I can give you on silkies with pasty butts is...... Lower your heat a few degrees, do not use ACV until 8 wks of age or older. Chicks need to build up healthy bacteria and by using acv in the early stages and strip the intestines of much need healthy...