Arizona Chickens

[pdx2phx]

A sight that tops the cute charts.... a very cute and fluffy silkie dancing about in cool early morning across the yard. I love my chickens

I took note from Mikey and gave her a hair cut so she can see now. She loves looking at things such as blades of grass and dew drops.

I wanna see a picture of your silkie Some day I think I need one of those!!!

 

[viejo loco]

Mine get watery stools when it's really hot, like today. I think watermelon is a fine treat for the chickens, especially cooled on a hot day.

During hot weather, the chickens tend to drink more water.. They don't sweat the same as we do, so they dischage the excess moisture, that they don't transpire, in their waste.. If they are healthy, and have no medical problems then you could be dealing with a heat problem.. There are many things that should be considered when analyzing the problem.. For instance, if it is just the gross factor, then the chickens do not have a problem. You do.. (meow,spit. spit.).. Sorry... I missed out on the other cat fights, and had to join in somehow... As GDC says, cold watermelon is a very good treat on a hot day, and I even share some with the chickens... Will

 

[Fuzzybird]

Thanks for all the Turkey help guys. That help a lot. I now no for sure I am not doing any harm running chickens and turkeys together. Space makes me have to.
I was lost in the more serious descussions tho. I asked how long a rooster is a good breeder before he is to old to do the job? My Tumbleweed most be close to 4 years old. Also is Partridge a dominate color? I had thought that bred to a white hen I would get some white but Tumbleweed and Cotton only gives me Partridge and black? I am talking silkies here.

 

[viejo loco]

Thanks for all the Turkey help guys. That help a lot. I now no for sure I am not doing any harm running chickens and turkeys together. Space makes me have to.
I was lost in the more serious descussions tho. I asked how long a rooster is a good breeder before he is to old to do the job? My Tumbleweed most be close to 4 years old. Also is Partridge a dominate color? I had thought that bred to a white hen I would get some white but Tumbleweed and Cotton only gives me Partridge and black? I am talking silkies here.

I can't coment on the genetics part of your question.. Sonora Silkies is way more informed than I am.. I would even call her an expert, if it would't make her mad at me.. As for your question on the rooster age, I can only say that my barred rock rooster is over 6 years old, and he still gets the job done.. As with many chicken things, different situations, and different genetics will have different results.. And I know zip about silkies.. Once again, I will defer to Sonora... Will

 

[AZBootsie]

Hey Memphis- Just sent you a PM.....then plans changed, so ignor the first one and the last one is current.

Nothing ever stays the same!!!

 

[AZBootsie]

Quote: FuzzyBird- Here is a link to the Silkies thread. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/297632/silkie-thread/19930 All the Silkie Experts (including SonoraSilkies) post there. It is chocked full of Silkie knowledge. If you ask your questions there, I bet you would get a much better response......not because the folks here are ignoring you. It's just that most of us don't have answers about Silkie stuff. Personally, I am totally clueless when it comes to Silkies.

 

[Fuzzybird]

Thanks

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: *blush!*

White in silkies is almost always recessive, meaning that both parents need to contribute a copy. You will never know if a bird carries one copy or none unless either 1) one of his/her parents was white or 2) one of his/her offspring is white.

If you breed one of Cotton's offspring back to the white, about half the chicks should be white. (I assume that Cotton is the white one

).

Chicken genetics are pretty complicated compared to many other animals, and all the genes carried in a bird go into determining what it looks like. The partridge variety is a specific combination of genes, not just one gene; some are dominant and some are recessive.

 

[AZBootsie]

Chicken genetics are pretty complicated compared to many other animals, and all the genes carried in a bird go into determining what it looks like.

I totally second that!! I have been reading about Genetics trying to absorb a little basic knowledge and every time I think I understand something, the next bit of info I read blows everything.

Don't have a clue how this little guy happened. I had a Wheaten Ameraucana Roo over a Wheaten/Salmon ish colored EE. Guess that EE was harboring some odd ball genes.

 

[AZBootsie]

FuzzyBird- This was the same mating as some of the EE eggs I sent to you. Did you wind up with any white EEs??