Partridge Silkies - Nothing else

[vjwilmoth]

Here is my 6 1/2 week old partridge. I obviously have no idea what it's gender is. It seems very dark in color. I also have a white, a black and two greys as well.

 

[vjwilmoth]

I think i have a partridge silky that is brown. it is 2 months old. I don't know the difference between a brown frizzle and a brown partridge silky. a strange thing happened recently. I got a single surviving 1 week old black giant chick ( I named it Moses ) . that I tried to introduce to the chicken pen under my supervision. I have red sex link pullets, amber sex link pullets, tetra tint pullets ,an amerucana,, a black polish, and this partridge silky?. most of the chickens wanted to peck the chick however after Moses chirping loudly, my brown partridge silky? took Moses under its wing. and defended it. Moses is so happy to have a mom now. I don't understand how a 2 month old silky can have such mothering instinct . I keep them separated from the flock now until Moses is bigger. I let them out with the other birds to graze but bring them in the house when i'm not present. It is so cool to see lonely little Moses so happy. Has anyone ever heard of this behavior in a 2 month old bird?

I just wanted say that I had a similar experience with my porcelain d'uccle. She was only 4 weeks old when I decided to get two more d'uccles and a RIR and BA. Waffles was already so calm and sweet and SOOO much smaller than the other large fowl chicks we had that I wanted to see what she'd do with the babies. To my stunned amazement she took a couple looks at them and then nestled down in their brooder and they piled under her wings! We since then gave her the silkies and a polish and she has taken every single one without batter a chicken eyelash. They are all nearly her size now and you will still find them trying to get under her wings. I joke that she'll probably try and steal all the other hens eggs to hatch. haha

 

[Debbi]

Here is my 6 1/2 week old partridge. I obviously have no idea what it's gender is. It seems very dark in color. I also have a white, a black and two greys as well.

Cute little guy. With that comb and hairdo, I'd say it's a roo. I think too, that this bird may feather out black, with gold or red leakage. Just a guess, but I had a Blue Partridge roo that did just that. I'd be really curious to see him in a few months.

 

[vjwilmoth]

Cute little guy. With that comb and hairdo, I'd say it's a roo. I think too, that this bird may feather out black, with gold or red leakage. Just a guess, but I had a Blue Partridge roo that did just that. I'd be really curious to see him in a few months.

I'm a little scared all but ONE of my 5 silkies is a roo! I know they say you can't really tell by combs this early but my white one has NONE what-so-ever and the other four have combs like this. They all just better play nice and they can stay.

 

[hdowden]

anyone have some partridge eggs for sale? if so can you please pm their price thank you

 

[lwarfield]

pm sent

 

[Adoravachick]

I am new to partridge silkies, I have 2 that I purchased from a local breeder. I love love love them! Anybody know the show standards for a partridge or where I can find them. I would like to see how my girls stack up.

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

http://farmgirly.com/apa-partridge-standard-of-perfection/

 

[ChickenPox]

I have a genetics question.....

I have a porcelain hen and a lavender roo. And all I'm getting out of the two of them are partridge and blue partridge! There were two or three that "might" have ended up porcelain, but for some reason or another, they never made it to adulthood for me to see. My assumption is that my porc hen is really just an extremely light partridge?

Here are some pics:

"Porcelain" hen (the darn gal was SHOWN as porc! LOL!)



I don't have a pic of the lav roo, but I got him from a well known breeder/friend and I know he is pure lav.

The offspring that I still have, 2 roos......with the exception of the handful that might have been porc, all the chicks hatched looked just like these guys as chicks. And I'm talking I've hatched at least two dozen out of the pair.

 

[Adoravachick]

Snicker is just over 4 months. I am thinking Snicker is a she...good enough to show?


8 wk old, Brindle, boy or girl? Not sure if I am going to keep.....