Black silkies

[minihorse927]

My black silkie pullet gave me her first egg since she was moved almost 30 days ago! I'm thrilled!

 

[bethbug74]

Anyone looking for a true black silkie cockerel?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Anyone looking for a true black silkie cockerel?

Photos?

 

[nelmsy]

This is my black silkie cockerel for sale

He is for sale

 

[destiny_56085]

I have 5 black silkie cockerels left for sale.... www.piehlspoultry.com and look on the for sale page. 1 is definite PQ with lots of gold in hackles, but others are at least breeder caliber.

 

[bethbug74]

Hey guys, I breed Paint Showgirls. I have acquired two pretty Black Silkies (supposedly TRUE black birds, not from other pairings), and I THINK I have decided on the best one to use to help improve silkie type and close skin and eye pigment holes with Paint Silkies and Showgirls. These birds are both about 6 months old, now.

Can anyone give me some feedback on which one YOU think looks nicer? The guy on the right in the first pic started crowing first, and has a much nicer crest, cushion, and foot feathering, but his comb isn't as compact at the boy on the left. This could very well be a factor of his quicker maturation, however. They have BOTH started crowing now, but the shorter guy (he has always weighed a but less, as well) doesn't bother much, as they live together and he is clearly subordinate. I have never seen him mount a lady, either, out of deference to his brother. The bigger guy is certainly not TOO big, just heavier than his brother. They are both nice compact birds. Short guy generally seems goofier than his bigger brother, as well - just not as aware of what's going in....his crest gets in his eyes more, though, so he may very well just not be able to see very well. What characteristics should I favor more? I need to move the less typey dude to a pet home asap to make sure I know who daddy is with the Paints. I have pretty much decided on the bigger guy just for that cushion and good stance, but want to make sure I'm choosing correctly.



Bigger fellow's comb isn't as compact as I want it to be, but is proportional and not humongous:


Smaller guy's comb is much more compact, and I HAVE heard him crow, so may stay pretty tiny:


His foot feathering and crest and cushion just aren't as good, in my opinion:

 

[CarolinaHen]

Hey guys, I breed Paint Showgirls. I have acquired two pretty Black Silkies (supposedly TRUE black birds, not from other pairings), and I THINK I have decided on the best one to use to help improve silkie type and close skin and eye pigment holes with Paint Silkies and Showgirls. These birds are both about 6 months old, now.

Can anyone give me some feedback on which one YOU think looks nicer? The guy on the right in the first pic started crowing first, and has a much nicer crest, cushion, and foot feathering, but his comb isn't as compact at the boy on the left. This could very well be a factor of his quicker maturation, however. They have BOTH started crowing now, but the shorter guy (he has always weighed a but less, as well) doesn't bother much, as they live together and he is clearly subordinate. I have never seen him mount a lady, either, out of deference to his brother. The bigger guy is certainly not TOO big, just heavier than his brother. They are both nice compact birds. Short guy generally seems goofier than his bigger brother, as well - just not as aware of what's going in....his crest gets in his eyes more, though, so he may very well just not be able to see very well. What characteristics should I favor more? I need to move the less typey dude to a pet home asap to make sure I know who daddy is with the Paints. I have pretty much decided on the bigger guy just for that cushion and good stance, but want to make sure I'm choosing correctly.



Bigger fellow's comb isn't as compact as I want it to be, but is proportional and not humongous:


Smaller guy's comb is much more compact, and I HAVE heard him crow, so may stay pretty tiny:


His foot feathering and crest and cushion just aren't as good, in my opinion:

I would choose the larger one too.

 

[bethbug74]

I would choose the larger one too.

Cool. I wish we could set up polls for this kind of thing...

"Bachelor #1 has a winning personality, a great ***, feet, and crest, and likes long walks by the compost bin."

 

[bethbug74]

HAHAHAHA I just learned we can't say ***. LOLOLOLOLOL

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Hey guys, I breed Paint Showgirls. I have acquired two pretty Black Silkies (supposedly TRUE black birds, not from other pairings), and I THINK I have decided on the best one to use to help improve silkie type and close skin and eye pigment holes with Paint Silkies and Showgirls. These birds are both about 6 months old, now.

Can anyone give me some feedback on which one YOU think looks nicer? The guy on the right in the first pic started crowing first, and has a much nicer crest, cushion, and foot feathering, but his comb isn't as compact at the boy on the left. This could very well be a factor of his quicker maturation, however. They have BOTH started crowing now, but the shorter guy (he has always weighed a but less, as well) doesn't bother much, as they live together and he is clearly subordinate. I have never seen him mount a lady, either, out of deference to his brother. The bigger guy is certainly not TOO big, just heavier than his brother. They are both nice compact birds. Short guy generally seems goofier than his bigger brother, as well - just not as aware of what's going in....his crest gets in his eyes more, though, so he may very well just not be able to see very well. What characteristics should I favor more? I need to move the less typey dude to a pet home asap to make sure I know who daddy is with the Paints. I have pretty much decided on the bigger guy just for that cushion and good stance, but want to make sure I'm choosing correctly.



Bigger fellow's comb isn't as compact as I want it to be, but is proportional and not humongous:


Smaller guy's comb is much more compact, and I HAVE heard him crow, so may stay pretty tiny:


His foot feathering and crest and cushion just aren't as good, in my opinion:

You will be fighting that comb for a long time. Is there a reason that you cannot use both, separating the paint pen into two pens, and pairing by which paint's traits best complement each boy? If I had to choose, it would be the smaller boy. His comb and wings are better, and so is his stance. He is more balanced.