Silkie thread!

[Hawkeye95]

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Thank you for answering! I didn't see it, I guess. I'll have to go back and look again. It's probably more obvious to you. I have a splash pullet that has gold leakage in a V shape around her neck, but otherwise is beautiful. I'm back and forth on breeding her or not. Right when I decided against it, someone suggested giving it a shot, so I'm going to see how bad/good it turns out. Figure I can sell the chicks on CraigsList as pets if it all goes very, very wrong.

I'd much rather buy some hatching eggs from someone on here. But we found out we're going to be moving this summer possibly (my DH's company is closing up shop here) and I don't want to have too many chicks running around in the middle of a sale and move. Sigh. This kind of ruins our 4-H plans for this spring/summer. Anyway-- have you had luck with breeding a bird with a bit of leakage and getting good offspring??


Wow, that's great to know!! Well, I feel better about my little experiment, then. Worst case if it doesn't work out, she'll go to my layer coop. But I'm so curious to know if she'll pass it on when paired with a pretty decent roo. Guess I'll find out soon enough. Thanks!

 

[Beth G.]

She is beautiful!!! I love her alot!! It's hard to find a nice looking beardless partridge.

<3 N.C Chicken Chick <3 :

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partridge I have one just like her https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/107523_picture_040000.jpg https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/107523_hpim3714.jpg​

 

[Beth G.]

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I love Pam's Splash's!!!!

I had the pleasure of getting some chicks from her and they are absolutely gorgeous!!! I can't wait till the one splash and other blues fill in more. I hope to get some more eggs soon to try and hatch some more out

So far at the shows Pam's Splashes win alot and look the best by far at the few I've been to with her and her daughter.

 

[Jferlisi]

Thank you all for your help. The chick did not make it. I believe it shrink wrapped itself some how or another. We had another chick hatch and was moving the egg around so i was able to get a good look into the egg and the chick wasn't moving. The temp is very stable only moving from 100.2 to 100.6. The chick was only early by a few hours not days.

 

[Beth G.]

ohh so sorry you lost the baby

I hate it when that happens and I've had shrink wrap issues myself in the past.

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[chikincrazee]

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Wow, that's great to know!! Well, I feel better about my little experiment, then. Worst case if it doesn't work out, she'll go to my layer coop. But I'm so curious to know if she'll pass it on when paired with a pretty decent roo. Guess I'll find out soon enough. Thanks!

Hi Hawkeye..all the silkies are good now???...try breeding your girl to a clean roo i had a blue roo with leakage and he produced all clear pullets and half of his boys had leakage....have another stunning splash bred to the same girls and his all leaked except for one so you just never know. Its best to not use them but if thats what you have to work with you have to start somewhere and sometimes it works out fine...Good Luck and hope you are moving somewhere you want to....Chris

 

[cherprit]

Beth G. :

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I think alot of people are under the impression that if a bird has been vaccinated they are good to go. I think that the USDA needs to get out there and really start to educate people on what Mareks really is, Also how much is unknown about it even to the Vet's and Scientists, and that the vaccine is only the herpie's strain found in turkeys. It doesn't cover all wild migatory birds.

I somehow wish USDA and local Dept of Ag's would get pamplets together and have auctions, shows, swaps, feedstores around the US hand them out when purchasing bird, poultry item, or even a bag a feed. And, also put up posters or something. Yes I know it would be costly but, I think it needs to be out there and we need to educated whether your a first time chicken owner, or a professsional breeder. Things change and pop up all the time.

I know I'm asking for alot and it probably will never happen but, All I can say is I'm grateful I get to see my Ag testers every 3 months at my farm b/c they keep me posted and abreast to whats going on out there in the world with respects to disease.

Do you vaccinate?​

 

[jbourget]

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Hi sue! I too, had a white silkie chick that did this. dont know why maybe injured while shipped? was your bird shipped that it was happening to? just a thought. See you at the show.

Josh

 

[marquisella]

Beth G. :

When watching her and analyzing her, would you say it's more of a balance issue or no? When she does this is her tail ( I know on silkies sometimes its hard to say) But, is her tail down along with her head?
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No,her tail is up. It looks like she is trying go bite or get at something that is bothering her on her stomach. She goes backwards with her head down, until she hits a wall, and then pretty much stays there stuck. I can pick her up, pull the head up & hold it steady for a little while, and then she seems ok, but eventually, goes around with her head down as if she is pecking at the floor, and then eventually, it goes between her legs,and the backwards moving starts again? I"m stumped, but I'm new to silkies.​

 

[Hawkeye95]

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Wow, that's great to know!! Well, I feel better about my little experiment, then. Worst case if it doesn't work out, she'll go to my layer coop. But I'm so curious to know if she'll pass it on when paired with a pretty decent roo. Guess I'll find out soon enough. Thanks!

Hi Hawkeye..all the silkies are good now???...try breeding your girl to a clean roo i had a blue roo with leakage and he produced all clear pullets and half of his boys had leakage....have another stunning splash bred to the same girls and his all leaked except for one so you just never know. Its best to not use them but if thats what you have to work with you have to start somewhere and sometimes it works out fine...Good Luck and hope you are moving somewhere you want to....Chris

Chris, nice to 'see' you again! Feel like it's been forever since I talked to you last! Yes, all of them are feeling 100% and doing great now! Thank goodness! I think they are getting so close to laying too. I'm super stoked about it. My pullets are right around 7 months-- maybe a bit over. I'd have to check the dates again. I wrote it down. And yes, I don't have a lot to work with. My roo has no leakage, and I have a beautiful black pullet that is soooo pretty that I am really excited to try out.

The moving part-- not what we really wanted to do. Here in Wichita, Boeing is shutting down mostly this summer. So we're hoping to get transferred to Oklahoma City... but who knows what will happen. We may not get to. In which case, we'll have to job hunt else where. Either way, we are pretty sure we are selling and moving to locate a job. There aren't a lot of engineering companies here that are hiring. Sigh. But I'm hoping it will be a good thing. Great to hear about your run in with leakage. I'm going to cross my fingers.

If not, then I'll be trying to buy some hatching eggs (after the move). I just got the new Brinsea 20 oct for xmas and can't wait to try it out!

Beth G, that is no nice to hear about Pam's birds!