Silkie thread!

[Sonoran Silkies]

I need to trim around Nugget's eyes because his/her head has gotten really full in the last week and you can tell with all the head bobbing that he/she is having trouble seeing. I've tried two scissors and both of them just bent the feathers in half. siiiigh I'm afraid to use sharper scissors because they are really pointy and Nugget really hates when you hold him/her still. Does plucking hurt them? (Because I know it hurts when I pluck my eyebrows. LOL) I don't want Nugget to fear us because of it. Any suggestions on what to do? So how do you all go about doing this? Nugget sure is getting super pretty, finally past that awkward stage.

Baby nail scissors with the rounded end.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

hey everyone my 1 silkie looks like a paint silkie its wing has white and black in it and it has pure black feathers in its tail and 1 spot on its wing
my guess is paint x lavender cause some spots his feathers are lavender

Looks grey (silver partridge), not paint.

 

[peepblessed]

MAN O MAN.... NOT GETTING ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS MEANS TONS OF CATCHING UP TO DO.... this thread is super busy! i've seen some beautiful pictures posted when i was away... ooo i just love looking at the silkie pictures !

but while i was away out of the 5 silkies that i've been wondering if they were going to girls or end up roo's my eldest Nugget (though not a full silkie) 5 months and 2 weeks LAID!!! eek! now i got two laying girls.



such a pretty little egg.... really little in comparison to my plymouth-Henny's egg...
aww yeah i almost thought i was fake when i saw it

... but i have a question, or perhaps some of you out there have experienced... my 2nd eldest-Peaches she 4 months and a week seems to be attached to Nuggets's hip...when nugget goes in the basket to lay peaches insist on perching on the basket or sitting right next to Nugget while she lays... could this mean that Peaches is indeed a pullet? or is it wishful thinking ...lol (1 down- 4 more to go ((hoping for all girls)) )

Great news!!! My two splash pullets are absolutely glued together. So maybe!

 

[stoopid]

She's giving her inspiration and moral support!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Can anyone show me the difference between a paint and a splash silkie? I have a chick that came in an order of blue silkies that looks splash and then bought some that started off white but now are feathering in with color and look completely different pattern wise then the first one! My camera ate poo and i don't have the money to buy a new one! Just curious!

OH and Blackie finally got his crow on about a week ago and and as of yesterday when i went out for morning feeding is doing the deed and a natural! LOL! He is such a sweet heart, not a mean little Brat like other breeds when they hit puberty!

From feathersite, Paint on left, splash on right:


My own birds:
Splash



Paint on left, splash to the right


Paint (the duck in the background is neither paint nor splash

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[peepblessed]

MAN O MAN.... NOT GETTING ON FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS MEANS TONS OF CATCHING UP TO DO.... this thread is super busy! i've seen some beautiful pictures posted when i was away... ooo i just love looking at the silkie pictures !

but while i was away out of the 5 silkies that i've been wondering if they were going to girls or end up roo's my eldest Nugget (though not a full silkie) 5 months and 2 weeks LAID!!! eek! now i got two laying girls.



such a pretty little egg.... really little in comparison to my plymouth-Henny's egg...
aww yeah i almost thought i was fake when i saw it

... but i have a question, or perhaps some of you out there have experienced... my 2nd eldest-Peaches she 4 months and a week seems to be attached to Nuggets's hip...when nugget goes in the basket to lay peaches insist on perching on the basket or sitting right next to Nugget while she lays... could this mean that Peaches is indeed a pullet? or is it wishful thinking ...lol (1 down- 4 more to go ((hoping for all girls)) )

I forgot to mention how totally adorable your daughter is!

 

[sager:)silkies]

Looks grey (silver partridge), not paint.

I thought that 2 at first but its whole front side is pure white feathers
And the tail is white and black feathers its feet arey like a grey and his wing were its hard featehers are is white and black this little silkie has me confused the pics don't really show the colour what's the best way to make the colours really come out i don't this he's a piant but i know he's not silver partridge as i just had a silver partridge chick and he's coming in diffrent

 

[Me & Jack]

I thought that 2 at first but its whole front side is pure white feathers
And the tail is white and black feathers its feet arey like a grey and his wing were its hard featehers are is white and black this little silkie has me confused the pics don't really show the colour what's the best way to make the colours really come out i don't this he's a piant but i know he's not silver partridge as i just had a silver partridge chick and he's coming in diffrent

You don't think he's from your Columbian projects birds, do you? There is what looks like barring on the wings.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I've seen a few greys that had tons and tons of white. Also could be coming is an columbian. I will try to find some photos of paint chicks.

 

[sager:)silkies]

If he was my bird i would 100% agree with u but i bought him abou 4 weeks ago

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You don't think he's from your Columbian projects birds, do you? There is what looks like barring on the wings.