Grey Silkies - Breeding & What do you think of this pair?

[chicmom]

They're lovely! Cute as a button!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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These are the colour greys are supposed to be. Steve, your last hen/pullet looks like she has bronzed in the sun? My grey hen does that; right now it is very difficult to distinguish her from my partridge due to her bronzing. Can't wait until she molts and is a pretty grey again!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I am not sure either one is female. Girls should have significantly more penciling. Both genders should be much darker. But they are definitely pretty birds.

 

[ultasol]

Sonoran, I thought, according to standard, they were supposed to have some solid black on the wings? I don't have my standard handy, but there was a discussion on the ASBC board a few weeks ago about greys and the standard as it stands.

 

[ultasol]

Also, I wouldn't doubt one is a girl. I have a pullet (confirmed, has laid an egg) from Marjorie that looks the same.

 

[ultasol]

I was wrong.... this is the standard which I found on the website for brown egg, blue egg.
Gray Silkie Bantams (Bearded and Non-Bearded)

Color - Male Plumage
Head
Dark Gray
Neck
Hackle - light gray streaked with darker gray.
Back
Even shade of chinchilla gray.
Saddle
To match hackle.
Tail
Main tail, sickles, and coverts same as back.
Wings
Shoulders, fronts, bows, and coverts same as back.
Primaries slaty gray with center shafting of darker shade.
Secondaries slaty gray.
Breast
Light gray.
Body & Stern
Same as back.
Shanks & Toes
Slaty blue
Undercolor
Smoky gray of a shade not darker than top color.

Color - Female Plumage
Head
Chinchilla Gray
Neck
Hackle - light gray streaked with darker gray.
Back & Cushion
Even shade of chinchilla gray.
Tail
Main tail and coverts same as back.
Wings
Shoulders, fronts, bows, and coverts same as back.
Primaries and secondaries solid even shade of slaty gray.
Breast
Light gray.
Body & Stern
Same as back.
Shanks & Toes
Slaty blue
Undercolor
Smoky gray of a shade not darker than top color.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

This is my grey hen (as a pullet). She has correct colouring (except when she needs to molt, then it turns bronzy).

A grey should look like a black & white version of partridge.

 

[workinnanie]

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Don't know about greys but these two birds are just lovely!