Partridge Silkies - Nothing else

[wholewheatchicken]

For what? What would you hope to get if you breed a partridge to a porcelain?

With partridge its a good accurate thought that to get SOP girls and boys you need two lines

the black chest of the 'Standard' Male in the partridge tends to make a blacker hen where the SOP calls for a chestnut (reddish brown) body and head - but when you breed for the good hens you tend to lose the black chests in the males and come up with more redder/ginger males. It just seems to be a balancing act.

He is a blue/porcelain silkie. I was told to get an SOP partridge hen to make blue partridge. Do you know if that's right/wrong? If that's right, I can't figure out what an SOP partridge hen looks like...there's so much partridge out there.

 

[birdpond]

Oh my, he's magnificent!

 

[LeonieJane]

Do you mind me asking how you know he is a he...Just so I can keep an eye out.

Also would be good to bread with my 2 white silkies?

 

[LeonieJane]

Hello, I have been told that my little one is a partridge. I'm not sure though if my little darling is male or female.

His/Her name is Satay and is 14 weeks old.

It is a partridge, but he does lack the typically features of the partridge. - the darker belly/chest, darker wings, and lighter hackle area with penciling. - I have a young cockerel who looks very similar to this guy. And yes it is definitely a boy.

Do you mind me asking how you know he is a he...Just so I can keep an eye out.

Also would be good to bread with my 2 white silkies?

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Do you mind me asking how you know he is a he...Just so I can keep an eye out.

Also would be good to bread with my 2 white silkies?

I don't suggest mixing colors, but if you just want pets for yourself - nothing wrong with it.

I say he is a he because the comb is large and very prominent but the ginger partridge colored birds - that darker red like he has especially on the neck and wings is a definite boy coloring. I have a young cockerel (5 months old) that looks exactly like him almost. Also the shape of his crest is slicked back, and his overall look just screams boy to me.

 

[jerryf]

I keep my Silkies as pets. I mix the colors on the theory "what will I get?"Last year a partridge roo on 2 Splash hens The 2 hens hatched out 17 chicks! Chicks grow up to be blue partridges, partridges, blacks, blues, whites, buffs, buffs with blue crests, reds........it was fun. I sold them and moved to town. But with a garden shed I am back at it. I have young Silkies all full bearded...3-5 months old a white roo and a blue roo, the pullets are 2 gray, a partridge, a buff and 2 blues. By fall I should have rainbow colors again,,,,,,,,saving back the most interesting ones.
Jerry
my gray pullets

 

[wholewheatchicken]

I keep my Silkies as pets. I mix the colors on the theory "what will I get?"Last year a partridge roo on 2 Splash hens The 2 hens hatched out 17 chicks! Chicks grow up to be blue partridges, partridges, blacks, blues, whites, buffs, buffs with blue crests, reds........it was fun. I sold them and moved to town. But with a garden shed I am back at it. I have young Silkies all full bearded...3-5 months old a white roo and a blue roo, the pullets are 2 gray, a partridge, a buff and 2 blues. By fall I should have rainbow colors again,,,,,,,,saving back the most interesting ones.
Jerry
my gray pullets

Did you take any pics of the babies before you sold them? I'm wondering because I only have my partridge boy and three partridge girls and I have two splash girls and two black girls. I have put the eggs in the incubator from the splash girls just because I am trying to figure out how to incubate before I buy hatching eggs. I didn't get any to hatch out and this new batch I set I didn't include any of those because I was too worried about the funky colors I would get. Would love to know what yours looked like.

 

[Sharksandguitars]

My silkie roo has the same coloring as yours and someone on here told me it is not partridge but red. Mine is most certainly a roo though if you wanna look at him.

 

[Sharksandguitars]

How do you get the lavender color?

 

[LeonieJane]

My silkie roo has the same coloring as yours and someone on here told me it is not partridge but red. Mine is most certainly a roo though if you wanna look at him.

Oh he is just beautiful I love his coloring