Partridge Silkies - Nothing else

[Sebrightmom]

He is a very very dark partridge will not that much of the partridge color to him atleast that is what I am told. He has beautiful chicks.He is my son's favorite silkie. I am trying to get a cockerel like him but haven't had any luck. I don't like all the orange on them. I get some what I call red partridges out of him with my girls. I don't like it at all. I like the darker ones. I got him and my first four hens from Michelle Blaisdell.

Here are some pictures I just took of him. Not the best picture but you can see his color better.

Here is some of his chicks.

This is what I color the red partridge. I don't know if that is the correct name but that is what I call them. Am I right?

The silver partridge infront is not out of my silkies.

I love any input bad or good.

 

[awesomefowl]

Hey everyone!!! Lovely birds you all have!!!

Any comments on my two 4-month olds? They are out of an tiny, rough little hatchery Silkie (Nutmeg) and a PQ rooster, Cinnamon.
This is Cayenne, a pullet:

Sorry, not great photos.

And her brother, Cinnamon Bun, who I LOVE the coloring on! I want to use him for breeding next year. I'm really surprised I got such beautiful colors out of my breeders who aren't that pretty.

 

[NewToFarming]

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Why?

X 2???

I would like to know also. He did win BV at the NJ Sussex show last month. I thought he was a partridge?

 

[silkieluver_07]

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If you have any extras to sell, I'll be at Crossroads (hint hint

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[silkieluver_07]

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X 2???

I would like to know also. He did win BV at the NJ Sussex show last month. I thought he was a partridge?

Maybe they were referring to Sebrightmom's picture (The boy that is very very dark partridge/looks like a blue at first) but accidentally quoted the wrong post? Your boy is definitely partridge.

 

[geosheets]

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Going by the color standard the partridge should have red... here's the standard

Partridge Silkie Bantams (Bearded and Non-Bearded)

Plumage of Male
Head: Web of feather, lustrous rich red.
Neck: Hackle - Web of feather, lustrous greenish black with a narrow lacing of medium shade of rich, brilliant red; shaft black
Front of neck - black
Back: Back including saddle - Web of feather, lustrous, greenish black with narrow facing of a mediun shade of rich brilliant red, a slight shafting of rich red permissilbe. Rich brilliant red predominating on surface of upper back; saddle matching with hackle in color.
Tail: Main tail - web, black
Main and lesser sickles - lustrous, greenish black
Coverts - lusterous greenish black, laced with medium shade of rich brilliant red.
Wings: Front - black
Bows - a medium shade of rich brilliant red
Coverts - lustrous, greenish black, forming a distinct wing bar of this color across entire wing when folded
Primaries - black, with narrow edging of redish bay on lower webs.
Secondaries - lower webs black with lower half reddish bay, terminating with black at end of each feather; upper webs, black; secondaries when folded forming a triangular reddish bay wing-bay between the wing bar and tips of secondary feathers.
Breast: Lustrous, greenish black.
Body and Fluff: Body - black fluff
Fluff - black, slightly tinged with red
Legs and Toes: black

 

[geosheets]

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Jen, when you sneak over... say hi to my skunk that has been trying to dig into my pens.

 

[chikincrazee]

HI ...Pennie i believe the 2 girls you sold will be going to Crossroads...and Ohio Nationals and an IL show and then an Iowa show..the chicken baron is planning on showing all his beautiful birds and partridge will be his newest variety....now mom has to finish building the condos and new show boxes ....good thing I like building stuff....and driving to chicken shows..lol

 

[silkieroo]

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She is such a pretty girl!!!

She's VERY pretty. There's more important things in life than looking beautiful!!!

haha thanks!

she has a slightly crossed beak so shes not SQ but she has gorgeous babies!!

 

[pennie1]

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If you have any extras to sell, I'll be at Crossroads (hint hint

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I may have 1 (not sure yet) out of first hatch and some out of the second and third. I went a little hatch crazy and now have a zillion chicks and started birds. I have been told by my mentor NOT to sell anything else at this time, but by the WI Nationals and Crossroads I'm sure I'll have some. I don't have the room for all of these babies!!! I am overrun with babies and have 3 that just hatched and 24 more in the bator. What the H#%$ was I thinking? I have a bunch of babies that carry the partridge gene that would probably bring in the dark chest and under fluff when bred back to partridge.