Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[ChickNmamma]

Nori layed another egg, may be too late now but put it in the bator anyway

I am glad she is doing better. Is she back outside with the rooster - or is that what you meant by "may be too late now" as in infertile?

 

[PaintedFeathers]

I am glad she is doing better. Is she back outside with the rooster - or is that what you meant by "may be too late now" as in infertile?

Toulouse is visiting with angelobutter's hens until we get a house, so I mean infertile =) I have 3 others in the incubator but can't see any development.

 

[ChickNmamma]

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.. At first I wondered why you were talking about a goose, until I realized that is your rooster's name... I have a lonely toulouse goose over here, and I would never say he/she was "visiting" the hens - more like chasing everybody off...

Sorry they aren't fertile, but as long as she is getting better you can be back up and running in a bit.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

.. At first I wondered why you were talking about a goose, until I realized that is your rooster's name...  I have a lonely toulouse goose over here, and I would never say he/she was "visiting" the hens - more like chasing everybody off...

Sorry they aren't fertile, but as long as she is getting better you can be back up and running in a bit.

still hoping for a miracle! haha i think i see something in at least 1 but still not sure...

 

[Sanna]

hello everyone on this thread. i am not looking to show, i just want breeding quality, i am new to raising silkies. i just got three silkies however i am having trouble with figuring out what color these pullets are, i know she hasnt gotten her adult feathers fully in yet but could someone help me and tell me what color they are



called?

Very hard to tell with the color of these pictures. The middle one might be either black or dark blue, but can't say for sure with these pictures.
Also, are you looking for actual breeding quality birds or just birds to breed?

Nori layed another egg, may be too late now but put it in the bator anyway

Good that she's laying eggs and doing well.

I think my little partridge pullet is no longer broody. I think Beaker the Cochin took care of that quickly. Him and the change of scenery, I think.

 

[B J Hopkins]

He is a grey, not a blue. His comb is incorrect, especially in shape, but also it is too red. Yes, diet could make difference in his plumage quality; as could a good molt. My original silkie cock's plumage became pretty coarse when he got old; when he was young it was as fluffy and fine as you could want..

Thanks for your comments. I do feel he is a good 4+years going by the size of the spurs. I'm going to feed him up on some good FF and see if it improves things. My Silkies/SG's are not Show quality but I don't want to "down" breed them.

 

[PaintedFeathers]

okay #2 was a dud, nothing in it. Still have #1,#3,#4, and #5. #1 and #3 are on day 6 with possible development, very dark yolk area with possible veining but I can't see well through the shell. #4 Just wen't in yesterday so I will candle saturday, #5 went in today so I will candle sunday.

 

[Adoravachick]

Thoughts on color....self blue or splash? 4 month old Cockerel

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Thoughts on color....self blue or splash? 4 month old Cockerel

looks splash. May splash out a little more but doesn't look to have much for breeding purposes

 

[peepblessed]

Thoughts on color....self blue or splash? 4 month old Cockerel

It doesn't look self-blue so I'm guess dilute splash. Not a big problem. Just breed to to blue or black.