breeding and showing partridge silkies

[Gordonhillfarm]

Thank you ~~
Bat Cave Silkies are you only breeding black breasted partridge ? I really love them but also like the blue partridge ~~ I'm finding that with the blue their is alot of buff not so much red . I'm just learning genetics color by color

and was curious to what others are looking like . I know there are quite a few partridge silkie lovers out here and would like to see pics if you would like to share . If not thats ok I'll let this thread die ~~ I am very gratefull for the help I recieved ~~ Tammy

 

[ultasol]

In order to get correct coloration on the blue partridge, you would need to have a blue chest. To work towards that using the partridge (correct color for a partridge includes a black breast) you would want to select for roosters with solid blue or black chests.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

With silkies, there are VERY FEW birds with solid black (or blue for blue partridge) breasts. In fact, I see many that have virtually no black feathering on their breasts. To me that means it is not truly a partridge.

Tammuy, I cannot tell how many of your bird's breast feathers are black, but I can certainly tell that they are there. His type looks very nice! The only reason for legbands is for identification. The only time it is really needed in a show is in judging trios when the hens are in the same cage--distinguishing which one placed higher than the other (if that occurred). They can also be helpful if there is a dispute over ownership of a specific bird.