Silkie thread!

[Sonoran Silkies]

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If the variety already exists for other breeds, then I call it that. If not, I try to give a name that is genetically accurate (as in blue partridge, splash columbian) or matches the appearance (champagne paint). Some varieties were named for appearance or events (opal, coronation, jubilee), and if you were to get into gamebreeds, they are often named for the person who developed the variety/breed (with game breeds, the distinction between breed and variety is kind of fluid, unlike with APA/ABA breeds).

 

[SonRise Silkies]

I think it is the way you are expressing them. Lavender usually won't be confused with Blue, and if it is not showing to be Lav I don't call them Lav. Nothing wrong with calling them splits though if you KNOW they are splits.
If you breed two splits together then you sure might be calling a completely non-Lav bird a split and that is really confusing.
I have always used a black split roo and get nice lav chicks.
Here is a pic of a lavender pullet I raised and another pic some of her siblings that hatched the other day.

Yes, that is what my two look like. I also have one that appears to be expressing lavender (light - Lav/Lav) but it has crossbeak so I won't be breeding that one. I was under the impression lavender worked much better using at least one split; that 2 times double Lav/Lav (Lav/Lav X Lav/Lav) causes feather issues, thus, I wasn't the slightest bit concerned about dark chicks popping out of lavender eggs. I know with Ameraucanas, for example, it is a good idea to use a black split (Lav) in the lavender pen to keep the feather quality high and blacks (split) often pop out of those eggs. I figured my dark Silkie chicks meant that they were simply carrying only one copy of Lav. So I still refer to them as lavender even though they aren't expressing lavender. Perhaps my error is in how I am describing them?

 

[1muttsfan]

Wow you guys are talkative! Just hatched out my first silkies, and have some Catdance eggs coming this week.

Albino have no pigment at all (example they have red eyes) . Recessive white have pigment (see your white Silkies having dark skin and eyes)

Albinos have no color pigmentation at all. The red eye is actually the red of the blood vessels in the back of the eye, usually masked by pigment. Sometimes white birds are inaccurately called albino, which can be very confusing - the only true albinos have no color whatsoever.


The laveneder or blue bird, did you hatch it out? If so, what was the color as a chick? Lavenders are a pale grey to tinted yellow, and have a silvery hue. Blues are darker right from the start. It you look at the picture of the lavender chicks above you will see the yellow tint and silver color.

 

[SonRise Silkies]

Speaking of Blue...here are two that hatched the same day as the lavenders, no comparison , though I think if you didn't know what to look for you might think the light one is lav. but he isn't

Fuzzy picture I know, [just wanted to make the chicks look fuzzier

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[TheChicknGarden]

So today I went out to check to see if my little pastries were staying dry in this wet mess of weather we've been having... So far they as smarter then my ducks...lol they've kicked the ducks out of their house and took over and staying dry....

I noticed that my muffin who is suppose to be black has some blueish greenish feathers in her wings... Does that mean she isn't a black but a blue? :/ hmmm... Very pretty either way... And so far no red In the comb no wattles no comb formation and a week shy of 3 months... Eek I stil crossing my fingers that she's is a she along with my others... But I think muffin &cupcake are ....it's strudel & biscuit I worry about...

 

[stoopid]

If the variety already exists for other breeds, then I call it that. If not, I try to give a name that is genetically accurate (as in blue partridge, splash columbian) or matches the appearance (champagne paint). Some varieties were named for appearance or events (opal, coronation, jubilee), and if you were to get into gamebreeds, they are often named for the person who developed the variety/breed (with game breeds, the distinction between breed and variety is kind of fluid, unlike with APA/ABA breeds).

Champagne Paint... could you go a little farther on that color?
I have a few Paints that the parents were directly from Bren.
But they are a very smutty white color, and getting darker the older they get.
Of course, I don't have pics yet, the more I look at them, the more I dislike their color, so that is why no pics.
Maybe if I find out that they really are something, instead of dirty looking, I would appreciate them more.
Thanks for your time!

 

[Brown Chicka Brown Cow]

Just in case anyone may be interested, over on the Bantam Only Chicken Chain I have up for offer some Partridge silkie eggs.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/622126/bantam-only-crazy-egg-chain/200
After scrolling down to see adults and offer, go to next page to see the offspring/babies.

 

[diinman]

i just got nine new chicks; 7 are silkies. they are so cute. you will have fun with them. I did not get any white since none available.

 

[mama2my4]

So today I went out to check to see if my little pastries were staying dry in this wet mess of weather we've been having... So far they as smarter then my ducks...lol they've kicked the ducks out of their house and took over and staying dry....
I noticed that my muffin who is suppose to be black has some blueish greenish feathers in her wings... Does that mean she isn't a black but a blue?

hmmm... Very pretty either way... And so far no red In the comb no wattles no comb formation and a week shy of 3 months... Eek I stil crossing my fingers that she's is a she along with my others... But I think muffin &cupcake are ....it's strudel & biscuit I worry about...

My black roo has a green sheen to him in bright light. I think that is totally normal.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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I believe green sheen suggests an ER base which is generally a good thing in black birds. E based birds often shine purple. I'm sure I'll be corrected if I've got it wrong!!!