OK, finally got some new photos of Cinnamuffin, which used to be called "Fluffy" until the brown/rust kept coming in!This is our surprise partridge chick from BBS eggs at 13 weeks old. The eggs were from Sherie Minkner's Silkies in Lincoln, CA.
Can anyone tell if it is for sure a pullet or could it be a cockerel? Also (by appearance) does Cinnamuffin meet the SOP for partridge? I may sell herto the right home since my plan was to only have BBS silkies. But I don't know, she is a sweetie.
At first I couldn't get the brown to show up and then I took some without the flash. These photos are all of Cinnamuffin. She looks a bit scruffy from sticky watermelon.
The light really washes out the coloring...photos all taken today.
And, a baby picture.Cinnamuffin is in the front, right side. We never expected a partridge chick
but we sure do like Cinnamuffin:
"She" maybe a dark blue partridge and it is still a project color. It's hard to tell from the photos. Here is the standard for partridge. You can still show her AOV of course. She is really pretty!! If it starts to crow, let me know!
Partridge Silkie Bantams (Bearded and Non-Bearded)
Plumage of Male
Head: Web of feather, lustrous rich red.
Neck: Hackle - Web of feather, lustrous greenish black with a narrow lacing of medium shade of rich, brilliant red; shaft black
Front of neck - black
Back: Back including saddle - Web of feather, lustrous, greenish black with narrow facing of a medium shade of rich brilliant red, a slight shafting of rich red permissible. Rich brilliant red predominating on surface of upper back; saddle matching with hackle in color.
Tail: Main tail - web, black
Main and lesser sickles - lustrous, greenish black
Coverts - lustrous greenish black, laced with medium shade of rich brilliant red.
Wings: Front - black
Bows - a medium shade of rich brilliant red
Coverts - lustrous, greenish black, forming a distinct wing bar of this color across entire wing when folded
Primaries - black, with narrow edging of reddish bay on lower webs.
Secondaries - lower webs black with lower half reddish bay, terminating with black at end of each feather; upper webs, black; secondaries when folded forming a triangular reddish bay wing-bay between the wing bar and tips of secondary feathers.
Breast: Lustrous, greenish black.
Body and Fluff: Body - black fluff
Fluff - black, slightly tinged with red
Legs and Toes: black
Plumage of Female
Head: Deep reddish bay.
Neck: Hackle - black, slightly penciled with deep reddish bay and laced with reddish bay.
Front of neck - penciled same as breast
Back: Deep reddish bay, with distinct black pencilings.
Tail: Main tail - black except two top feathers which have black lower webs and deep reddish bay with black penciled upper webs
Coverts - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Wings: Front - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Bows - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Coverts - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Primaries - black with deep reddish bay diagonal pencilings on lower webs.
Secondaries - lower webs, deep reddish bay with black pencilings extended well around tips of feathers; balance of upper webs, black
Breast: Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Body and Fluff: Body - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Fluff - deep reddish bay penciled with dull black
Legs and Toes: Deep reddish bay with black pencilings.
and this is why keep-away is a dangerous sport to play: 
