Silkie Thread! Talk about your Silkies and post pics of your Silkies

[swheat]

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Looks like a White silkie chick with the silver gene to me. If it is, it will grow to be a nice and bright white silkie.

 

[robin416]

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Looks like a White silkie chick with the silver gene to me. If it is, it will grow to be a nice and bright white silkie.

Steve, that's the problem with these whites, they look like silver gene whites until you get further in to the breeding. If you saw my males they look like silver gene whites. If you saw their sons and grandsons you would wonder where the color came from. It is not a double silver dose making these birds all over gray. The F3 breeding has the all over gray with darker streaks scattered all over the body. As I stated before, two other possibilities exist, dominate white or smokey gene. I have tried capturing the color with photos but so far no luck.

 

[Brody's Broodello]

Posting this to all those coming to the Maryland Show this weekend. I will be donating 2 dozen eggs to the raffle, they are a mix of Bearded & Non Bearded Whites, Partridge, Buff, BBS, and 4 from the Salmon cockerals. Oh forgot, there is a Porcelain hen in there too.So if your in the area, stop in a take a chance to help out the club. Thanks

 

[swheat]

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Looks like a White silkie chick with the silver gene to me. If it is, it will grow to be a nice and bright white silkie.

Steve, that's the problem with these whites, they look like silver gene whites until you get further in to the breeding. If you saw my males they look like silver gene whites. If you saw their sons and grandsons you would wonder where the color came from. It is not a double silver dose making these birds all over gray. The F3 breeding has the all over gray with darker streaks scattered all over the body. As I stated before, two other possibilities exist, dominate white or smokey gene. I have tried capturing the color with photos but so far no luck.

Robin,
Is the pic of the chick from your breeding group? I saw your thread on the silkie club site, that is very interesting. My white silkies have the silver gene but I haven't hatched any like you have described. But, I have only been breeding those for 4 years and have add another line to those.

 

[Elite Silkies]

Just thought I would post a couple of pics of my 4-5 month old babies.

 

[robin416]

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Steve, that's the problem with these whites, they look like silver gene whites until you get further in to the breeding. If you saw my males they look like silver gene whites. If you saw their sons and grandsons you would wonder where the color came from. It is not a double silver dose making these birds all over gray. The F3 breeding has the all over gray with darker streaks scattered all over the body. As I stated before, two other possibilities exist, dominate white or smokey gene. I have tried capturing the color with photos but so far no luck.

Robin,
Is the pic of the chick from your breeding group? I saw your thread on the silkie club site, that is very interesting. My white silkies have the silver gene but I haven't hatched any like you have described. But, I have only been breeding those for 4 years and have add another line to those.

Yes, that's one of mine. I've got several like that, all males. This is the one time I can tell if the chick hatched is male. Whatever this is is sex linked and got pulled out over succeeding breedings.

 

[seminolewind]

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LOL, I'd be practicing early with a Brahma too!

 

[seminolewind]

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Thank you for the great info!!! I will give it a try! Now when he comes at me, I say "Animal, No" loudly and he does seem to stop.
When I say this, Bob & Sammy have learned this as well and will come to see what he is up too. I don't know if he is responding to me or knows when I say this, Sammy & Bob will be coming to peck his butt if he doesn't chill out!

I love my silkie roos too. All of them! They are so full of personality!

I love Silkie roos too. I've gotten to the point where I don't care whether they're male or female. They really do make a good little flock.

Gerbil, I don't know, I've only hatched girls in the past few years. Generally, crowing means roo!

 

[seminolewind]

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YES! He is!!!

 

[flower]

I have had only one silkie for a few months and she is a mix with a NN whcih means that she is a showgirl. I've grown to like her although she is a bit snotty as she shows an attitude with her pen mates but finally is getting along with everyone and even help raise a few of them. Well a moth ago wanting more chicks, I picked up two silkie X marans. As soon as I brought them home they jumped from their crate adjacent to a crate with five chicks who are about one week older. Everone gets along fine. I am wondering why would someone cross a silkie with such a large breed. Seems people cross breeds just because without any real plan or project.

Both of these chicks, who are now two months old have dark silkie feathers, both have rose combs, one is black the other red, one has six toes the other five. I'm hoping for a pair so I can see what the offsprings will be. I guess this post could be "A SILLY SILKIE STORY"