Partridge Silkies - Nothing else

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Oh ok I hope he finds a good home.
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Nope! He's going on Craigslist today!
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Thank you so much for the frank imput! I really, really appreciate it! I suspected his back was too long but didn't know for sure if it was a growth rate thing. I definitely what to breed for show quality so I wouldn't be using him!
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His comb would not be the isue for me. It is an acceptable comb, although certainly not what I'd prefer. His long back is his worst flaw, and he looks much more like a buff than a partridge. In fact, I see little about him that would make me consider him partridge, although that could be the photos. Partridge should be much browner than he is; breast should be nearly black. Partridge males don't really have much penciling, but he just is not colourful enough to meet the variety, and with his long back he is significantly lacking type.
 
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Thank you so much for the frank imput! I really, really appreciate it! I suspected his back was too long but didn't know for sure if it was a growth rate thing. I definitely what to breed for show quality so I wouldn't be using him!
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His comb would not be the isue for me. It is an acceptable comb, although certainly not what I'd prefer. His long back is his worst flaw, and he looks much more like a buff than a partridge. In fact, I see little about him that would make me consider him partridge, although that could be the photos. Partridge should be much browner than he is; breast should be nearly black. Partridge males don't really have much penciling, but he just is not colourful enough to meet the variety, and with his long back he is significantly lacking type.

Well, he wasn't chipmonk when hatched either. He was brown and gold.
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He's already on craigslist. He'll make a great pet!
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The pictures really aren't the best quality, but the first one looks to be partridge the second however don't think so. They also don't look to be full Silkie. At best they only look to be 1/2. Sorry to be so blunt, but just trying to be honest.
 
Not sure but can you try giving some chick saver or vitamins and electrolytes to see if it perks up? If you have nothing else on hand right now, a little sugar water tends to perk them up too. I always have the vitamin & electrolytes on hand for chicks that start out weak.
 
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Yeah, you may want to separate it and put it with others only it's size or alone if that's possible. It could be wry neck or the start of it and I think they use vitamin K for that though I am not sure. I have never had to deal with that before.
 

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