Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[Sonoran Silkies]

My F1 Partridge are 13 weeks and 11 weeks now. The boys are not great in colour at all, but almost all of the girls are pretty good for colour. I'm really pleased with them. I'm not sure which two males to keep, as none look partridge to me, and more buff with partridge in the tail and wings, but I have to start somewhere.

Here are some of the girls. First one is 13 weeks, and the other two are 11 weeks.

From what I can see, the last one looks to have the best type. But that could be the poses of each. They all have a lot of maturing to do, and that can change everything.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

9 weeks old. I think she has lots of potential.

She Does! (have potential--LOTS of it) <3

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: I disagree. She is VERY well balanced!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Everything except her primaries look LOVELY. Make a point of regularly refolding her wings so that the primaries fold UNDER. Might even tape them in place for a week or so.

 

[thedragonlady]

Everything except her primaries look LOVELY. Make a point of regularly refolding her wings so that the primaries fold UNDER. Might even tape them in place for a week or so.

x 2 !

 

[chickbythebay]

Thanks! Exactly what I needed to know.

 

[chisNchickens]

I disagree. She is VERY well balanced!

Interesting. I disagree too - oddly with you Suze. lol Definitely needs more crest in my opinion. Does not look balanced but rather top light. She is young though...

 

[chisNchickens]

Everything except her primaries look LOVELY. Make a point of regularly refolding her wings so that the primaries fold UNDER. Might even tape them in place for a week or so.

Care to elaborate on that? How to tape them...?

 

[chisNchickens]

Here is my Olive at three months...




And now at six...

 

[thedragonlady]

Here is my Olive at three months...




And now at six...

She's a doll !