Paint Silkies?

[JenEric Farms]

You wouldn't happen to have any info on this handful?

 

[dlhunicorn]

As far as I know they were developed here in Holland and if I understood the breeding thread on them at our dutch group the exchequer leghorn was used in their creation... there is a very long thread on it at the dutch group > here is the thread on it (VERY long but some nice photos) where they are discussing it:
http://www.kippenforum.nl/phpBB3/vi...st=0&sk=t&sd=a&hilit=platenbont+zijdehoenders
...I doubt the translaters will be able to help you much but you can give it a try.

 

[Shared Acres]

I think I had searched it on google one day and read about it. A quick search and I found some interesting info...

European Silkie show with paints, lavenders, etc: http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/nummers/09E02A09.pdf

I don't remember what my search terms were last time to look up where I found that info last time. But I remember it saying that only a handful in the US were breeding them and that they expected it to be about 10 more years (I don't remember if they were perfecting them or just breeding a bunch to increase the numbers here in the US) before we would likely see any.

 

[JenEric Farms]

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Great Pictures! Wish I were able to understand more of what they are saying! Thanks so much for sharing.

 

[JenEric Farms]

What about a california white leghorn bred to silkie?

 

[The Poultry Peanut]

Ok dumb question but....what is a paint silkie?

 

[JenEric Farms]

This link is to a paint silkie chick:

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Silkies/PaintSilkieChik.JPEG

This link is to a paint silkie roo:

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Silkies/PaintSilkiePr.JPEG

This link is to a paint silkie hen:

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Silkies/PaintSilkieF.JPEG

This link is to a paint silkie (left) vs. a splash silkie (right):

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Silkies/PaintAndSplashSilkies.JPEG

 

[The Poultry Peanut]

oh kool....kinda like a splash but not quite so....splashey i guess

 

[Shared Acres]

They look like dalmations.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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The difference is that Paint silkies have a white background, where as Splash silkies have more of a blue hue background.