Fluffy Butt Acres: Stories of our flock

[Desertvalleychickens]

Almost closing time.

 

[Ponypoor]

Found this interesting article:

https://www.poultryworld.net/health...lent-vaccine-against-current-hpai-challenges/

 

[Ponypoor]

It just struck me....Curly and Betty are both satin frizzles. Is Clyde silky frizzled? I'm not quite sure what a frizzled silkied feathers do, but maybe why he's so "untidy" compared to his Dada?

Well it’s unknown about Curly being a frizzled satin silkie, never gave it any thought before. As for what a regular silkie frizzled would look like I am not sure. Interesting question.

And guess it’s possible he received a silkie gene from mama (if she is a satin) plus the frizzle gene. Hmmmm seems some research is required there.

 

[SimpleJenn]

Facebook friended one of the "black tailed red" polish breeders. Here's his birds from last year I believe.

Hubby says "that's a nice cock there" which, while sarcastic, means he approves of me moving forward towards getting my own reds.
I mean...kiddo getting her redbirds. Yeah

 

[Ponypoor]

Facebook friended one of the "black tailed red" polish breeders. Here's his birds from last year I believe.
View attachment 4020835
Hubby says "that's a nice cock there" which, while sarcastic, means he approves of me moving forward towards getting my own reds.
I mean...kiddo getting her redbirds. Yeah

Yes let’s go with that…..

But those are very lovely birds, very pretty.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

It just struck me....Curly and Betty are both satin frizzles. Is Clyde silky frizzled? I'm not quite sure what a frizzled silkied feathers do, but maybe why he's so "untidy" compared to his Dada?

Nope, frizzled silkies are just that, what you are calling satin frizzles. To my knowledge technically the "silkied" feathers do not "frizzle".

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

5 Silkies for sure look female. One Partridge ~ I'm not sure ~ seems bigger than the other Partridge but Silkies come from 2 up to 3 lbs so size is no indication. Plus Partridge Silkie boys get darker Silkie streamers & tail feathers in their tail poof.
Approx 7-1/2 months Partridge girl & boy
View attachment 4020784

Both partridges are pullets. They have the warmer tan coloring of a pullet/hen. I did question one of them at 4ish months old for a bit. By 5 to 6 months if it were a cockerel the vibrant red feathers would have appeared in their latest juvenile molt. I had a partridge roo before called Ezzie. Those red feathers popped in clear as day around 5 months. Only 2 of the silkies are currently as big as their momma Poppet so there is still time for some growing. Branch was also bigger then Poppet so it is not surprising a few are bigger then the rest.

 

[Ponypoor]

Nope, frizzled silkies are just that, what you are calling satin frizzles. To my knowledge technically the "silkied" feathers do not "frizzle".

But what happens if a satin silkie carrying a silkie gene and showing frizzled, passes both a silkie gene and the frizzle gene to offspring when bred to a silkie.

The chick would be ‘pure’ silkie, but how would the frizzle gene get expressed?

Interesting thought

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

But what happens if a satin silkie carrying a silkie gene and showing frizzled, passes both a silkie gene and the frizzle gene to offspring when bred to a silkie.

The chick would be ‘pure’ silkie, but how would the frizzle gene get expressed?

Interesting thought

I'm going by what I once read on the "Silkies are simply spectacular" thread on here long ago.

Frizzle is a dominate gene so to speak.

My understanding is if you have a silkied parent and a frizzled parent. If they pass on the frizzled gene they are a frizzle and no silkied feathers expressed. If they do not pass on that copy of frizzle they are silkied. Clyde is not frizzled so he does not have a copy of the gene. If he did he would look like Curly and Betty.

Clyde just has a wild manly silkied hair do.

 

[RebeccaBoyd]

I've been watching the weather and praying this would miss us. Newest predictions and sadly we are not going to avoid this mess.