Honestly, my personal opinion is that it looks fine. If you say there are feathers coming in there, then I'd say, pretty decent. All the feathers are growing in the same direction, and I think the shredding looks great. The axial feather, BTW, is a short feather, and on the last picture (the left wing), I think you've pulled the wing too far out which shows that gap. I think the wing is beautiful. The left wing-- first picture-- I'm not so sure about the gap, I wonder if she has feathers coming in? Could the gap be there because you pulled the wing too far out? Okay-- so back to the right wing, is that a bit of twisting in the secondaries? Or is that the light hitting it so it kind of looks like that. If they aren't twisted, I'm still not so sure I'd call it a split... I mean, I'm not crazy, I do see there is a gap there, but did you say you did feel feathers coming in? Maybe wait a couple more months and see? The other thing that makes me think it isn't really split wing is because of all the wing pictures I've seen, most of the splits occur closer into the primaries. I think your axial feather might actually be there... ? and she is likely fine. But that's just my opinion.I'd like some feedback on these wings. 8 month old pullet. The right wing is obviously much worse. She has 3 feathers that are about 2 1/2 inches long growing where the axial feather should be. They are straight but flimsy feathers and don't show in the photo. I noticed this problem about two months ago. Picture was taken this AM. She has very good wing carriage.
There is definitely three feathers in the gap that are about 2 1/2 in. long but they haven't grown in 2 months. Yes, those secondary feathers do have some twist. Thanks for the opinion. Wish there was a clearer definition.Honestly, my personal opinion is that it looks fine. If you say there are feathers coming in there, then I'd say, pretty decent. All the feathers are growing in the same direction, and I think the shredding looks great. The axial feather, BTW, is a short feather, and on the last picture (the left wing), I think you've pulled the wing too far out which shows that gap. I think the wing is beautiful. The left wing-- first picture-- I'm not so sure about the gap, I wonder if she has feathers coming in? Could the gap be there because you pulled the wing too far out? Okay-- so back to the right wing, is that a bit of twisting in the secondaries? Or is that the light hitting it so it kind of looks like that. If they aren't twisted, I'm still not so sure I'd call it a split... I mean, I'm not crazy, I do see there is a gap there, but did you say you did feel feathers coming in? Maybe wait a couple more months and see? The other thing that makes me think it isn't really split wing is because of all the wing pictures I've seen, most of the splits occur closer into the primaries. I think your axial feather might actually be there... ? and she is likely fine. But that's just my opinion.
***Hattrick posted this picture on their site as a Split Wing-- showing how the feathers are growing in two different directions..
See--- I think this is just a very confusing subject. I have some really immature wings right now. I should post some more! They look like they have obvious splits in them (they are immature wings, too) but the direction remains the same (growth wise). This bird looks better than a couple of mine that I'm worried about.
But yeah, she tucks them up nicely, looks great that way. Some of the obvious splits looks like their feathers are sticking out or stacking wrong.
Where is Janine?? I'd love to hear her take on those wings.There is definitely three feathers in the gap that are about 2 1/2 in. long but they haven't grown in 2 months. Yes, those secondary feathers do have some twist. Thanks for the opinion. Wish there was a clearer definition.
Oh Jesse, you lucky dog!! So nice to have silkie people -- especially Janine!-- living so close to you! I wish I had someone like you all or Judy living close to me! I bet that wing discussion was great! But good point about the number of primaries! I have never actually counted the primaries, so I didn't realize that, but I did know that the worst splits I've seen have occurred closer into the primaries-- like the picture above, which I think is why they don't stack right because the split is only a few feathers in. Okay, this makes me want to get some more wing pictures up! I have a couple more birds that I think are interesting.
I suspect what is going on with that comb is that the expression for a rose comb is stronger than the expression for a pea comb, which gives you more of the rose comb traits (smaller wattles with a less well-developed beard). Here is a link to a rather complicated article written by Sigrid about combs, wattles and beards in Silkies. If you have a grasp of genetics it will probably make more sense to you than it does to me. It has a photo of a bird with a very similar comb to yours. http://www.chickencolours.com/What%20Wattles-lowres.pdfSo I know that silkies should have a walnut shape to their combs...but what the heck would this qualify as? To me it just looks like a big ole tumor..lol
Same bird, I've checked his wings and all the feathers are there, but he doesn't ever seem to carry them tight. It has been very hot so I can't blame him too much but I wish he would so I could see what his carriage truly is. Any other thoughts on him? I'm pretty much ready to rehome him, but don't want to jump the gun as he is only shy of 4 months old.
Now another question, how can you differentiate between a black and a dark blue? Would you consider her black or dark blue? She came from paint breeding.
I'd like some feedback on these wings. 8 month old pullet. The right wing is obviously much worse. She has 3 feathers that are about 2 1/2 inches long growing where the axial feather should be. They are straight but flimsy feathers and don't show in the photo. I noticed this problem about two months ago. Picture was taken this AM. She has very good wing carriage.
I admire your persistence. Please let us know when you hear something?
