Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[peepblessed]

Just heard that these boxes contained ducks and the destination address has been found!

That's really good news!!!

 

[byveidt]

You just do it. I've never had a the post office even look inside, and if they did I can't imagine anyone working there would raise a fuss about you trying to make your poor bird as comfortable as possible on the harrowing journey in which they are about to embark, but I also live in CA. -shrug- I would just try it, and if they ask you to take the stuff out, then oblige them, but I don't think you will have trouble.

 

[byveidt]

I don't know how to delete this, but this post was an accident.

 

[byveidt]

Is he actually black? he looks blue. you would really need a picture of him flat on the ground and comfortable(not right after a bath they never look good then) to really see how he looks.

He's black. I'm not sure why he appears blue to you, but he is a bit sun bleached if that's what you mean. And I'll snag better pictures of him tomorrow morning. He's been trying to fight with one of my rowdier polish hens through the wire, so I'll wait until he's calm.

 

[ChicksNherps]

He's black. I'm not sure why he appears blue to you, but he is a bit sun bleached if that's what you mean. And I'll snag better pictures of him tomorrow morning. He's been trying to fight with one of my rowdier polish hens through the wire, so I'll wait until he's calm.

He looks to have light underfluff. These are both blue silkies

This is a true black

 

[Feathersprings]

He looks to have light underfluff. These are both blue silkies

From the pictures the top one looks black to me. I can make my blackest birds look less black than that with improper lighting in the photo. I can also take pictures that make ones look blacker than they are. Pictures are very hard to tell color from at times. Are these the same bird ?

 

[Adoravachick]

He's black. I'm not sure why he appears blue to you, but he is a bit sun bleached if that's what you mean. And I'll snag better pictures of him tomorrow morning. He's been trying to fight with one of my rowdier polish hens through the wire, so I'll wait until he's calm.

It's very difficult with artificial lighting to get a great pic of a black bird. Maybe a shot in the sun, without a flash, would show their color better.

 

[Adoravachick]

My white hen, Julia, is broody and has been setting on some silkie eggs. I candled Julia's eggs last night, I should be able to see some veins by now....day 5. I may give it until Sunday and if I don't see anything, I'll toss them. The only thing that I can think of is that in the beginning, she wasn't completely committed to keeping the eggs warm. I have noticed her temperment has changed, she's a broody grump now. My question is, I have eggs in the incubator now that are due to hatch in 13 days, can I give Julia those eggs to set or should I just give her completely new eggs? I was thinking thay maybe I could start the eggs in the incubator for 5 days, to see what develops, and then give her the eggs that have started embryos? This is my first broody hen, thoughts and comments are welcome.

 

[marquisella]

Quote: I cut a naval orange in two, make a hole in the rind close to the cut egde. Then with an old sandwich bag twist tie, or sometimes I use a zip tie, I fasten the half orange to the side of the box so it has the cut side towards the middle of the box. That way, they can eat the fruit, get sugar liquid as well, and they are not walking in the fruit either or is the juice wetting the bedding. I've had very good luck doing this. Sometimes, with large fowl, I'll also put some whole wheat bread slices in as something extra.

I personally don't like to put water in the box, as its been my experience getting chicks that had water, the water spills, and wets the shavings. Its a risk that the birds get wet & chilled.

 

[Fur N Feathers]

My little baby today!