Partridge Silkies - Nothing else

[ChickNmamma]

Quote: They are my very favorite color - I love their coloring as chicks (always had a soft spot for eyeliner chicks) and I love their coloring as adults!

 

[CarolinaHen]

They are my very favorite color - I love their coloring as chicks (always had a soft spot for eyeliner chicks) and I love their coloring as adults!

You can be certain that I will post pics as soon as we get a pip

 

[ChickNmamma]

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[Caitlin_VT]

I love Silkie chicks! My pullet started laying a couple weeks ago and I decided to place a couple in the bator. Not fertile yet!

 

[B J Hopkins]

Finally took some pictures of my 4 1/2mo old Silky cockrel. Not sure if he's Partridge or a Tortoise Shell. His name is Ping.

This picture showes the color on his wings. The black shines green.

Picture below is a good overall view of Ping.

Tried to show his feet here but he's kinda sitting on them.



Again a try to show his feet.





If was hoping for a female as I've too many males. I will be rehoming him.

 

[ChickNmamma]

Finally took some pictures of my 4 1/2mo old Silky cockrel. Not sure if he's Partridge or a Tortoise Shell. His name is Ping.

This picture showes the color on his wings. The black shines green.

Picture below is a good overall view of Ping.

Tried to show his feet here but he's kinda sitting on them.



Again a try to show his feet.





If was hoping for a female as I've too many males. I will be rehoming him.

I think Tortoise Shell describes him better. He doesn't look "right" for Partridge, something missing and something added. His wings look Barred instead of Partridge marking too. Cute Feller - I am in the same boat - too many boys and not enough girls!

 

[ozu]

Sunflower isn't super photogenic, but here're some pictures I managed!

Her body looks huge and her head super small.. hehe


Her feathers are so pretty! She's eating from my hand but the focus is on the feathers.


She was distressed because she was separated for pictures.. needless to say she wouldn't hold still. But a good shot of her pin feathers, right?

 

[Rebecca8576]

can anyone tell me what colors I mite get from a blue partridge hen breed to a black rooster. the partridge hen is from my splash rooster and my white hen. here is a picture of the hen. sorry It's not a very good picture of her.

 

[ChickNmamma]

can anyone tell me what colors I mite get from a blue partridge hen breed to a black rooster. the partridge hen is from my splash rooster and my white hen. here is a picture of the hen. sorry It's not a very good picture of her.

If your Black boy carries partridge then you might get Partridge/Blue Partridge. Your hen carries White, and if your Black carries White you will get White. If your Black is only Black then the chicks will all be Black or Blue, but they MIGHT carry Partridge and/or White. You are really going to mix a mess in there for the next generations - no telling what you will end up with. Your Blues and Blacks will probably have red leakage from the Partridge - so won't be usable in a Blue or Black pen. The Whites may have some brassiness from the red also.

 

[Rebecca8576]

I was just wanting to know the possible colors you could get. I'm not going to breed them with each other because like you said it would be a mixed up mess for the next generations. I'll ether use the hen just for eggs to eat or get a partridge rooster for her. the black rooster I don't know what colors he carries but on his neck he has some silver feathers does that mean he carries the partridge color.