Silkie thread!

[Momma 2 silkies]

Here is a better picture of my boy Sammy.
Pretty sure he is partridge

 

[ChicksNherps]

Here is a better picture of my boy Sammy.
Pretty sure he is partridge

Let's say red partridge

 

[Momma 2 silkies]

I can do that.
The one on the right is him as a week old chick

 

[ChicksNherps]

I can do that.
The one on the right is him as a week old chick

One of mine was also partridge colored as a chick but started to change, now this is what she looks like. She also has blue spots. Got her for free from the breeder

 

[cindersga]

Bath night again for Hachi =D Last one until next saturday before the show

Peek-a-boo!

They are both so beautiful!!!

 

[cindersga]

She is a trip. Some days she is very lovable and other days she runs and hides from me. I wish I had a blue partridge boy to put with her when she starts laying but I guess my partridge boy Sam will have to do.
This is Sam, he will be my boy with Lola or my Colombian roo Animal will have to go with her, might try both to see what we get. Her coloring is so different from any other silkie that I have

Sam is really rich looking. I know nothing about pairing and how they will turn out. I need to learn.

 

[Basel]

Sam is pretty and Hachi is adorable all wet!


I have a question about pullet [or cockerel] combs and waddles. I tried searching BYC but haven't had luck. I have some gorgeous 3 mo old silkies from The Gerry Farm [AH Robbins, Amy Crego, etc lines] and CJ Silkies. They are all gorgeous!

My sweet gray black lav split from CJ has proven to be a boy. I have a great home ready for him though. He started getting little reddish waddles about a month ago and his comb got bigger and lumpy, both were/are a deep mulberry color. He just now started a feeble pathetic little crow.

He's so so cute and sweet though.

My question is with my remaining chicks, all white beardeds.

I have one [one of my favorites] that has developed tiny little waddles, though not mulberry in color. Also, s/he has a raised comb [maybe 1/4"]. It is smooth, symmetrical, and dark gray, no red tones at all [unlike the gray boy above who was mulberry right away] but raised up. It's really hard to get a clear picture of this because she is so fluffy and bearded and the waddles are too small to get with a camera. My description is exact though.
Should I prepare for a boy here too, or could this be normal for a pullet???

I just adore her/him so much.


S/he acts very girlie. Never ever chest butts, moves away from the others when they do, walks with her chest very close to the ground never standing straight and tall, and is a total "lap dog". Very mellow. Runs to hide when anything scares her. Her crest is very round, very round, with no swept back look and no streamers. A sister from the same group is very similar to her in all ways except her gray comb is flat and she has no waddles.

Any guesses on sex???

Thanks so much!!

 

[ChicksNherps]

Sam is pretty and Hachi is adorable all wet!


I have a question about pullet [or cockerel] combs and waddles. I tried searching BYC but haven't had luck. I have some gorgeous 3 mo old silkies from The Gerry Farm [AH Robbins, Amy Crego, etc lines] and CJ Silkies. They are all gorgeous!

My sweet gray black lav split from CJ has proven to be a boy. I have a great home ready for him though. He started getting little reddish waddles about a month ago and his comb got bigger and lumpy, both were/are a deep mulberry color. He just now started a feeble pathetic little crow.

He's so so cute and sweet though.

My question is with my remaining chicks, all white beardeds.

I have one [one of my favorites] that has developed tiny little waddles, though not mulberry in color. Also, s/he has a raised comb [maybe 1/4"]. It is smooth, symmetrical, and dark gray, no red tones at all [unlike the gray boy above who was mulberry right away] but raised up. It's really hard to get a clear picture of this because she is so fluffy and bearded and the waddles are too small to get with a camera. My description is exact though.
Should I prepare for a boy here too, or could this be normal for a pullet???

I just adore her/him so much.


S/he acts very girlie. Never ever chest butts, moves away from the others when they do, walks with her chest very close to the ground never standing straight and tall, and is a total "lap dog". Very mellow. Runs to hide when anything scares her. Her crest is very round, very round, with no swept back look and no streamers. A sister from the same group is very similar to her in all ways except her gray comb is flat and she has no waddles.

Any guesses on sex???

Thanks so much!!

well first off, mulberry and red colors in combs are not desireable and I believe is a flaw. It won't tell you the sex. A female still has a comb, but very small and is usually covered by the crest. A male will have a larger walnut shaped comb. You can see Hachi's comb for comparison in the wet picture, she is 8-9 months old.

 

[ChicksNherps]

That's where I got my dosage. I meant to come on last night and mention that, but my in-laws were home and I was distracted @_@

Oxine doesn't seem to be working

I have been nebulizing, though I have only been able to do it once a day, and I tried the spray method but she won't keep her head still she just hides. I sprayed last night, and twicce this morning and nothing. I have the nebulizer running in their crate now with a sheet over it. I am going to be home more the next 3 days, should I try doing it 3 times a day, letting it run in their crate and see if that works before going and getting the Tylan? I hate pumping her with antibiotics, but nothing seems to be working. She doesn't act sick, just coughs and sneezes and sounds congested when she sneezes.

Also, does oxine become volatile after being mixed for a couple days? I mixed up a spray bottle last night and I just poured some of the mix from their into the nebulizer. Will it stay stable while mixed? or do I have to re mix it daily?

 

[KMHunter]

Quote: I don't think so. It should last at least a few days. it doesn't becaome volatile, it just loses it disinfecting properties. Like bleach in water sitting out. How long have you been misting her? If it were me, I would go get the Tylan or some Denegard powder and have it on hand. Mist them 2-3 times per day for the next two days. If she doesn't sound any better I would go ahead and start antibiotics. Just my opinion.