Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[Clover Run]

Two recent chicks - couple of week old now - keeping both to grow out. Hoping the Showgirl is a pullet

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[Clover Run]

Does anyone on this thread ship chicks? I am looking to start doing do next year as I am getting requests to do so. I do not sell day old chicks so this is where I need some help. I like to watch chicks for 1-2 weeks before letting them go to new homes. So can I still ship them as chicks or do the rules of adult birds come into play? I have read the regulations but everything refers to "day old" chicks or adult birds. Any advice is appreciated.
Thanks!

 

[moomoodiddy]

Most only ship chicks over 8 weeks old so they can regulate their body temp don't crowd the box and I usually monitor the weather for a week at every state they go theough and I put a container or watery fruits and an electrolyte mix glued to the inside of the box and pray they don't get mixed up in shipping good luck!!!

 

[moomoodiddy]

How do you tell if a chick has a vaulted skull?

 

[ChicksNherps]

How do you tell if a chick has a vaulted skull?

they will have 3 domes on their heads, like a bonnet, rather than 1.

 

[moomoodiddy]

Do u have a pick sorry for the trouble just tryin to undrrstand it better

 

[ChicksNherps]

Do u have a pick sorry for the trouble just tryin to undrrstand it better

Vaulted skull




Normal skull(not my chicks)

vaulted skull adult(not mine)

Normal skull adult

 

[BarnGoddess01]

Do u have a pick sorry for the trouble just tryin to undrrstand it better

An example of an unvaulted skull .... (looks like most "normal" chickens)

And now the vaulted skull ....

 

[Sanna]

How do you tell if a chick has a vaulted skull?

Vaulted on right, not vaulted on left.


Same vaulted on the right, rest non vaulted.

 

[JacquiJ]

Which is the preferred? Vaulted or non vaulted?