Silkie thread!

[ultasol]

Colie <3 :

Last night I noticed my favorite little splash sweetie has a partially fused 4th and 5th toe no nice "Y" split AND also has a double toe nail on the 4th toe. FRACK! What do I do with that?!?
That's a DQ or pretty darn close isn't it? Is that something she can pass on genetically? (the bad spacing and the double toe nail)

I wouldn't show her, but you can use her for breeding. I have eliminated all toe DQ's from my breeding pens now, but when I started I used a couple six toed or extra toed females. The nice thing with toe faults is you can look for them as soon as they hatch, and, before you get attached, sell off the culls (chicks with too few/toomany/extra toenails/poor spacing).

Much better than some DQ's, such as miscolor in black males, which can take months or even years to show up. That is SO frustrating.​

 

[Colie <3]

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I wouldn't show her, but you can use her for breeding. I have eliminated all toe DQ's from my breeding pens now, but when I started I used a couple six toed or extra toed females. The nice thing with toe faults is you can look for them as soon as they hatch, and, before you get attached, sell off the culls (chicks with too few/toomany/extra toenails/poor spacing).

Much better than some DQ's, such as miscolor in black males, which can take months or even years to show up. That is SO frustrating.

It's a shame her other foot looks so nice. The bad foot is hard to notice I missed it the first look a week ago but caught it last night. I saw the semi attached 4th and 5th and thought it was no big deal but then I saw the double toenail and wanted to do this --->

because I'm already attached to the bugger! Of course my sweetest one has the flawed feet dang it! I don't want to be in the habit of letting little things slide with my soon to be breeders because I'm attached. Lesson learned put on my dag-gone glasses and look closer next time!!

 

[NewToFarming]

Question on silkie roo combs. I have a very pretty little partridge young roo. I love his color but he has the pointed comb. Would he be OK to keep for breeding or is it too hard to breed out that comb?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Colie <3 :

Last night I noticed my favorite little splash sweetie has a partially fused 4th and 5th toe no nice "Y" split AND also has a double toe nail on the 4th toe. FRACK! What do I do with that?!?
That's a DQ or pretty darn close isn't it? Is that something she can pass on genetically? (the bad spacing and the double toe nail)

Judges do not normally DQ for an extra toes nail, but should and do for extra toes.

Yes, genetic, but is a lesser concern than more obvious faults.​

 

[Teresaann24]

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I have bred them out BUT it will pop up in some of your birds. So the thing to ask yourself is...should i try it and take the chance of someone later down the road hatching or raising chicks from me and go oh no my silkie has a single comb or would it be best to get a correct comb male. even roo's with correct combs can throw chicks with single if somewhere in his background or even the hen's there was an uncorrect comb. I have for the past two years have tried to breed correct color on comb and size from birds I thought were beautiful but had incorrect comb color or size or single. I still am two years later having the every chance of one coming out singled comb or red combs.

 

[NewToFarming]

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I have bred them out BUT it will pop up in some of your birds. So the thing to ask yourself is...should i try it and take the chance of someone later down the road hatching or raising chicks from me and go oh no my silkie has a single comb or would it be best to get a correct comb male. even roo's with correct combs can throw chicks with single if somewhere in his background or even the hen's there was an uncorrect comb. I have for the past two years have tried to breed correct color on comb and size from birds I thought were beautiful but had incorrect comb color or size or single. I still am two years later having the every chance of one coming out singled comb or red combs.

Thanks! That is exactly what happened to me. I will keep the little cutie but just not breed him. Thanks so much!!

 

[CarolinaChickenKeeper]

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I got the incubator running again, but only for a brief time. It was the next day before I was able to transfer them to another incubator. I'm assuming it was too late??

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Not necessarily. You would be surprised. Just keep them "cooking" and see what happens. Obviously, they will be late hatching but I would just candle around day 18 and see if you see any movement. I would watch your humidity...keep it on the lower side.

 

[swheat]

I don't know how these came about...

Columbian silkies

 

[JustAChickenLittle&More]

Whose makin' love to your old lady, while you was out makin' love.......

They are beautiful though. Gotta love um'