Self Blue (Lavender) Silkie Thread

[FarmerBoy24]

Hey Peeps!

I'm William and CURRENTLY

have 4 silkies 1 Splash 1 White and 2 Lav splits (one of the splits broke there wing yesterday though

)I just got some eggs that I should get B/B/S Lav split and Porcelain. I'm so EGGcited !!!

 

[Sonic Pug]

Hello. Here's my new lavender "Eleanor". She's 20 weeks and about the same size as my 7 week old standard chicks. She really rules the roost at this point. It is so cute. She shows the chicks what to do and they like to follow her around.

 

[mshuey1]

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She's really cute. I my self love silkies and I just hatch 2 lavs from eggs I bought here on BYC I will post pics later I really want ya'lls opinion.

 

[Sonic Pug]

Thanks! Look forward to seeing your's.

 

[rilly10]

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Thanks for the addition! If you don't mind I am going to add that on my site too!

 

[rilly10]

That actually brings me to my next question....I am doing black to black (all pure non-split matings) this winter, but also want to continue my lav splits. I was thinking to distinguish the chicks I would have to incubators running with black eggs in one, and lav splits in the other. Since I would like to brood them all together, I was thinking of toe punching the splits straight out of the bator, that way even if they loose a band later on I will always be able to tell a split from my blacks. Will you be able to see a toe punch when feathers come in? Has anyone done this with their silkies?

I was thinking of coding like this (with the punches being on the inside toes with less feathering to cover them)

Lav/Split Pen 1 - \\ l / \\.l / - then later these would be banded in blue
Lav/Split Pen 2- \\ l./ \\ l / - later banded in pink
Black (non-split)- \\ l / \\ l / - later banded in red

Note- I do not have any possible splits, only pure blacks or deff splits. I am only breeding lav to split, or black to black

 

[brenTx]

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Nice color on the bird. I think Eleanor maybe a Elvis though.

I tend to think silkies with that swept back ELVIS look in their crests are males. Time will tell.

 

[Sonic Pug]

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Nice color on the bird. I think Eleanor maybe a Elvis though.

I tend to think silkies with that swept back ELVIS look in their crests are males. Time will tell.

Thanks for the feedback. What age should I see a lot of comb and wattle development if it is a boy?

 

[brenTx]

Silkies in general can mature very slowly. You may or may not see waddles even ever so slightly if it is a male...I have them in all sizes. Just give it time and look for a more spiked look in his crest as it forms streamers or...wait for the egg or the CROW. Sorry I am no more help than that.

 

[I-Have-Happy-Hens]

How do these look?

would they do well to start be breeding program?
http://bidbird.com/listings/details/index.cfm?itemnum=1000856922