Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[Feathersprings]

I should have known

..I have 20 of Karen's birds and another 14 hatching right now. My daughter is showing 5 of her brds including a partridge this weekend in Victorville . It is raining here in Riverside this morning....looks like we will be doing some serious blow drying today after they get washed

Good luck at the show!!! Hopefully you can keep them dry!!!

 

[ChicksNherps]

hey i have a question, is it okay to bathe my baby (3 months) every couple days if I use a mild baby shampoo? She lives indoors, and she keeps stepping in poop and when she wears her diaper the poop gets stuck in her fluff.

 

[thedragonlady]

Me too! How long does it last before deterioration sets in?

This is 40 lb. test line. We honestly don't know how long it will last. So far, there has been absolutely NO sagging. Leaves do not get caught in it, and there is equal tension on all 4 sides. I think that's key. Anytime a line breaks, I'll replace it with elecric fence wire.That won't entail the work that putting up the whole thing did ! Every time the hawks and the eagles circle overhead, I'm glad we did it. My Orps are huge, and few raptors could fly off with them, but they will chase down birds on the ground if they can get in, and have a snack. The eagles are another case entirely. This is only the third time in my 23 years here, that they have moved in, and they are getting a lot of peoples' birds.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Love that partridge

 

[Feathersprings]

Love that partridge

Thanks, every time I lok at her I like her more

 

[littlecritters]

Is there a difference in the silkie portion of the 2006 APA SOP vs the 2010 version?

 

[Brookiesbrooder]

She is really young but my daughter wants her to go to the show anyway Catdance Porcelian 4 month pullet....her name is Pearl

 

[LaPetiteFarmer]

She is really young but my daughter wants her to go to the show anyway Catdance Porcelian 4 month pullet....her name is Pearl

Really cute! Have fun at the show!

 

[littlecritters]

Is there a difference in the silkie portion of the 2006 APA SOP vs the 2010 version?

The only difference is that the new variety, self blue, did get included in the printing. I am answering my own questions LOL !!!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Self blue for silkies was recognized after the book had gone to print, but before it was available for distribution. The 2011 Bantam Standard includes it.