Giant Silkie Project.

[MysteryChicken]

The Malay eggs that I placed in the incubator, all hatched. All 3 turned out to be pure Malays. So, no Malay X Silkie cross yet. Will probably have to do a breeding with a pair separated.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The Malay Peeps.

2, Wheaten/Wildtype Splits, 1 possible White, or plain Wheaten.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Fast growing Silkies.

Losing fluff on their heads, so I dyed their tails pink to keep track of the ones I'm keeping.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The Silkies are turning 5 weeks on Tuesday, they're 4½ weeks now. They're moving out either today, or tomorrow.

The project, I may have to wait on until next year, but I maybe able to squeeze in the F1 cross if I have the space. Got lots of sorting of birds, & also getting ready to move.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Silkie chicks are moved out into the small coop.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Looks like my F1 Giant Silkie cross Rooster(Silkie/Brahma) may have cancer. He has a mass under his skin below his crop. I originally thought it was an abscessed wound, since there was a hole in the center, so I investigated. No pus, just a hard nasty lump, slightly green, with black patches upon it. I left it alone after the investigation.

If he starts losing weight, & going down hill I'll have to put him down. So that will mean I'll have to breed me another, hopefully 2 different F1s to continue the project.

 

[Sally PB]

I'm sorry to hear that. How's he feeling?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm sorry to hear that. How's he feeling?

He acts normal, despite the tumor.

 

[MysteryChicken]

No Brahmas for me this year. Meyer's Hatchery had a bad hatch. So, there's gonna be a abit more of a delay in the project. But, hopefully next year works out, especially with Brahmas.

Will attempt to make my Secondary F1s(Malay X Silkie), cross next year to increase size.

Also, Floof is still growing. Gonna have to put him on the scale again.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I put down the F1 cross rooster. He started dropping weight due to his cancer.

He can be replaced.