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[Firefly89]

This is maddie the sizzle! He or she?

 

[Poco Pollo]

It's pouring here. Be careful on the roads. DH called to say that part of our S-turn (dirt road over a creek) is gone. Not damaged. Gone.

 

[ashtree]

I'm glad you chimed in I've been trying to keep my mouth shut thinking I was the only one with a differing opinion. I've got 2 awesome kids in their 30's and a wonderful 17 yr old son. All are good decent responsible people who've never been in trouble in school or the law and I'm really proud of the way they turned out......that said....I let them listen to *any music they wanted (as loud as they wanted), watch anything on TV they wanted without restriction, they saw it all (well not porn). My thinking is they're going to be exposed to all that kinds of stuff when they got a older. I want the 1st exposures to be when they're young and under my control so I can comment on it, explain it, make it funny so they realize that's not the norm. Does that make sense? My kids are seriously awesome, good, kind hearted people who are respectful to everyone at all times. Teachers are there to teach our kids specific subjects, not parent them. It's *our job to make sure they're respectful while they're *at school.
I realize I'm unorthodox (so I've ben told) but I had to throw that in.
Good for you, Jackie! If you can snap a quick picture I bet we could weigh in on gender.

You were not the only one with a differing opinion. I am in complete agreement with everything you wrote.
I was a very wild, very troubled teen. Im glad that there was someone in my life that didn't give up on me. Anyway, I mostly find myself feeling sympathy for the kids struggling with identity and happiness and trying to find their place in this world. Its a tough transition from childhood to adulthood and not everyone has a great foundation to ease the transition. And some people, like myself, need (ed) to make mistakes to learn. I feel like there are a lot of kids whose stories we don't know and some of them are pretty heartbreaking. I could go on and on, but I feel weird about it. Maybe because I'm new around here, or maybe because I'm usually very private. But I just wanted to express my agreement with Ksane and add my own 2 cents. And Ksane your kids sound great. My greatest goal in life is to raise these boys to be good men. I have no intention of tasking anyone else with that responsibility.

 

[ashtree]

This is maddie the sizzle! He or she?

Looks like a sizzle. How old and what generation? The closer to 1st generation the easier to sex.

 

[huntseat]

Ksane, you hit the nail on the head. Parents should parent, but the reality is that a good portion of parents are really just roommates to their children.

I left teaching because I couldn't teach my subject and parent 1/3 of my students. When you call home to talk with these parents, they don't have time to deal with the problem or can't/won't. Kids get pushed between parents like a hot potato and they don't have the stability or parenting that they need.

It breaks my heart to see (more in the large urban areas than in the country) but my gut says the boys that scared the dog hadn't been properly "schooled" and in that case it was needed for the owner to intervene.

I applaud all parents that actually parent!

Everyone makes the decisions they feel are appropriate for their own child at that moment on for their journey in life.

 

[Ksane]

This is maddie the sizzle! He or she?

I'm thinking boy mainly because of the wattle growth. He's a Frizzle though-Sizzle and Frizzle are soooo confusing. If I hadn't hatched out 10 and got each kind I'd have never been able to tell the difference. Frizzles are crinkled regular feathers and Sizzles are crinkled Silkie feathers. I'd have been money my Blue Partridge Sizzle was a girl and she had the audacity to crow! It's hard to tell on the "izzles".

You were not the only one with a differing opinion. I am in complete agreement with everything you wrote.
I was a very wild, very troubled teen. Im glad that there was someone in my life that didn't give up on me. Anyway, I mostly find myself feeling sympathy for the kids struggling with identity and happiness and trying to find their place in this world. Its a tough transition from childhood to adulthood and not everyone has a great foundation to ease the transition. And some people, like myself, need (ed) to make mistakes to learn. I feel like there are a lot of kids whose stories we don't know and some of them are pretty heartbreaking. I could go on and on, but I feel weird about it. Maybe because I'm new around here, or maybe because I'm usually very private. But I just wanted to express my agreement with Ksane and add my own 2 cents. And Ksane your kids sound great. My greatest goal in life is to raise these boys to be good men. I have no intention of tasking anyone else with that responsibility.

I was a good teen with wild and troubled parents lol I feel bad for most teens nowadays also. They don't have the mental capacity or self-knowledge to tell someone they need help, they're confused or hurt. Nobody taught them how to deal with emotions or other people. So what they learn comes from their troubled friends. It's hard to love teenagers, but they need it more than any other age group. When you get them alone and get them talking they're different people. And they're kind and want to be good and want to help. It takes huge efforts to *get them alone away from their friends and get them talking though. 90% of people won't stop for a dog hit by a car, they're certainly not going to put forth effort towards a kid who's acting like a punk and mouthing off because he's scared.

 

[ashtree]

I'm thinking boy mainly because of the wattle growth. He's a Frizzle though-Sizzle and Frizzle are soooo confusing. If I hadn't hatched out 10 and got each kind I'd have never been able to tell the difference. Frizzles are crinkled regular feathers and Sizzles are crinkled Silkie feathers. I'd have been money my Blue Partridge Sizzle was a girl and she had the audacity to crow! It's hard to tell on the "izzles".
I was a good teen with wild and troubled parents lol I feel bad for most teens nowadays also. They don't have the mental capacity or self-knowledge to tell someone they need help, they're confused or hurt. Nobody taught them how to deal with emotions or other people. So what they learn comes from their troubled friends. It's hard to love teenagers, but they need it more than any other age group. When you get them alone and get them talking they're different people. And they're kind and want to be good and want to help. It takes huge efforts to *get them alone away from their friends and get them talking though. 90% of people won't stop for a dog hit by a car, they're certainly not going to put forth effort towards a kid who's acting like a punk and mouthing off because he's scared.

It's my understanding that a sizzle is a frizzled silkie with barbed (cochin) feathers. A frizzled silkie has the frizzled feathers but they are barbless like normal silkie feathers.
And I hope my kids always talk to me. They're young now so my biggest job is building that foundation of trust and respect for each other.

 

[ashtree]

It's my understanding that a sizzle is a frizzled silkie with barbed (cochin) feathers. A frizzled silkie has the frizzled feathers but they are barbless like normal silkie feathers. Edited to add there are 4 possibilities you can getting when breeding sizzles. The 2 above, regular silkie, and smooth sizzle. Anyway, correct me if I'm wrong. I spend alot of time with my sizzle breeder just trying to learn everything!
And I hope my kids always talk to me. They're young now so my biggest job is building that foundation of trust and respect for each other.

So instead of editing my post I quoted myself. It's just one of those days

 

[Firefly89]

Quote: Thanks! I thought the feathers were too "feather-like" if that makes sense! But maddie does have tufts silkie fluff on her back and between feathers, maybe just down i guess?... its weird but getting fluffier. 5 toes on one foot. My best guest is he or she is a terrible mismatch of different things. The lady I got them from talked about her project pens and had a LOT of frizzled critters.... I have heard about getting poor quality if you breed a frizzled roo to a frizzled hen. I prefer smooth feathered but these poor peeps got to me....

 

[ashtree]

 Thanks! I thought the feathers were too "feather-like" if that makes sense! But maddie does have tufts silkie fluff on her back and between feathers, maybe just down i guess?... its weird but getting fluffier. 5 toes on one foot. My best guest is he or she is a terrible mismatch of different things. The lady I got them from talked about her project pens and had a LOT of frizzled critters.... I have heard about getting poor quality if you breed a frizzled roo to a frizzled hen.  I prefer smooth feathered but these poor peeps got to me....

All my sizzles have the fluffy feathers on their backs until the adult feathers come in. And it doesn't look like you have a frazzle- which is what can happen when bredding 2 frizzles. I think your chick looks great!
How old is he/she?