Are these silkie feet ok?

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Please excuse the dirty toes

I'm holding them upside down AND taking the photos

I swear their feet are feathered almost as much as my show cochins were!


First the white pullet:

Now the white cockerel:

Now from the top....

The pullet

The cockerel

 

[Windchyme]

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Those look like good starter feet. The toe seperation, in my opinion could be a bit better on the female. I like to see a bit of airspace between the two personally but you know this season in my white pen I am getting alot just like those (I think it may be the rooster in there that is throwing that). It's hard to see on the male but his look some better maybe even basically correct, and that is good. On the babies from those two I'd choose for better seperation when you can along with other things. On to tops I am loving the feather coverage...NICE! Better then good.

I'd say they are really nice starter birds with lots of possibilities.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Separation is very good. 4th toes are a bit short, he appears to be missing a toe nail. You may lose a point or two (out of 100).

Feathering is VERY nice.

All in all nothing to worry about.

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Just can't see the toenail. They are all intact. I really should have had someone hold them so I could shoot the pic...it would have been better.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

There's aways someone avialable when you say "who wants ice cream?" But when you say "who want to help me with the birds?" Volunteers disappear into the woodwork.

 

[HatTrickSilkies]

The toes are fine.

Upside down shots of feet aren't the best way to judge. You need to stand the bird on a table and look at them head on.

~ Nikki

 

[Windchyme]

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Really??? Even on the female?? I thought the toes on the male are more appropriate and have been culling those that I am producing like the female. What I was looking at on the female is that the toes come out at the base a bit as a unit then seperate whereas his it looks like they dont come out at all before seperating, they come right off the leg that way. Of course I have been going for a little bit of air space at the base between them as ideal. Am I being too hard on my birds in that respect? I could really be directing that attention to other issues such as combs and wings and feathering. What do you think?