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[CityClucks]

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Wow - beautiful, June! I have a silly question: Is the silkie gene in other chickens a mutation like frizzle? Or is is something that has been bred in using silkies? Also, can you breed silkied birds together to get more silkied Seramas, or is that a no-no, like with frizzles where you don't breed them to each other?

Hi City,

That is a good question that I get asked a lot. Silkied is a mutation (actually hookless)just like frizzle is a gene, but unlike frizzle...the idea with silkied IS to breed silkied X silkied...I have some that are six generations nothing but silkied. Hopefully, they will someday be a separate breed from the regular serama....otherwise, they will become a variety of regular serama. We will have a new American Silkied Serama Standard by March to present to ABA. I am on the committee...we have a long way to go, but working hard.

June - thanks for the clear, layman's explanation about the silkied gene. It's exciting that you are on the committee that will be presenting a new bird standard to the ABA. Best of luck!

 

[donnie]

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We can make you an honorary Okie! If you're free in May (usually it's in May), you can come to POOPS and we'll officially adopt you. POOPS is the Poultry Owners of Oklahoma Poultry Swap: friendly people, wonderful poultry and waterfowl, and lots of delicious food. I've attended twice with my granddaughter. We've enjoyed the community and look forward to it every year.

Yes, join us! We have kKansas folks and an Okie now living in Tennessee.

hop aboard Kathy , you'll love it

 

[chickensandmore]

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Hi Kathy! Like Poco Pollo and MJgigax said, you are welcome here any time! We were thinking of annexing Southwest Missouri anyway.

All in favor say " I "

Morning all, the sun is out and brite

maybe we can get out of the house for awhile today.


Al and Wayne our Pom does the same thing with her leg. I think it is a small dog thing

Everyone be safe today, still slick under the snow.


Don

 

[donnie]

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Hi Kathy! Like Poco Pollo and MJgigax said, you are welcome here any time! We were thinking of annexing Southwest Missouri anyway.

All in favor say " I "

Morning all, the sun is out and brite

maybe we can get out of the house for awhile today.


Al and Wayne our Pom does the same thing with her leg. I think it is a small dog thing

Everyone be safe today, still slick under the snow.


Don

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[poultryand bees]

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Okla-doodle, your oneryness is what makes you special

Sounds like you have a major windstorm - just the thing to get you acclimated to living in Oklahoma - before you move back to this great state.

 

[silkiechick236]

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All in favor say " I "

Morning all, the sun is out and brite

maybe we can get out of the house for awhile today.


Al and Wayne our Pom does the same thing with her leg. I think it is a small dog thing

Everyone be safe today, still slick under the snow.


Don

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[banjoejoe4783]

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[donnie]

hey guys im sure most of you have heard about the imported stock of orpingtons from the UK , the breeder here inthe US is harmony hill farms in georgia , i recieved a reply to an email i had sent to them ... here connie so nicely explained the avaliability and prices on the fowl that is open come may ....

~~Pricing on UK Imports~~
This is the pricing sheet for our UK Imports. The Imports will be ready for shipment the end of May. If you are interested, you can join our reservation list and be one of the first in line for our birds. This list is what will be available in May, and the other breeds on our web-site wont be available until late fall. I hope that we do business soon!
Regards,
Connie Zullo
Harmony Hill Farms

Lg fowl Chocolate Orpington ~~~ day old chic… 800.00 ~~~ juvenile pr… 3000.00

Chocolate Orpington Bantam~~~ day old chic… 250.00 ~~~juvenile pr… 1500.00

Gold-Laced Orpingtons ~~~ day old chic… 200.00 ~~~ juvenile pr… 2000.00

Blue Laced Orpington ~~~ Juvenile pr… 2500.00 ~~~ Releasing only 3 pr per month

Red Orpington ~~~ Juvenile pr… 2500.00

Cream Legbar ~~~ day old pr… 300.00 ~~~ juvenile pr… 1500.00



some of the varieties are pretty nice ... but WAY to rich for my blood as of yet

 

[poultryand bees]

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You need to add the price of building them their own room in your house - because you sure wouldn't want to risk losing one of those to cold or varmits.

 

[donnie]

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You need to add the price of building them their own room in your house - because you sure wouldn't want to risk losing one of those to cold or varmits.

no doubt marybeth .... i know ill have to wait A LONG WHILE before i acquire any of these , unless i can get in on some by chance cheaply , by no means are these birds to the apa standard since they are imports , but ive already started the jubilee , so hopefully i can get mine up to standard before these get out much