Silkie thread!

[Sonoran Silkies]

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[Sonoran Silkies]

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I have a black (out of blue) cockerel that has virtually NO comb and a seriously rounded crest that I always thought was a male because of his attitude - even right out of the egg - but he appeared so "female". I wasn't sure until he crowed. I'm not disappointed because I look forward to using him in my breeding program. Unfortunately, he lacks green sheen which proves he isn't truly black (which doesn't have anything to do with sex but rather colour/quality). So I hope you aren't disappointed if your bird proves male. Sounds like he may have a lot to offer!
Green sheen has to do with feather structure, not gender.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Blues can have green sheen.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Bathing with flea and tick shampoo should help get rid of lice and so will dusting. You could also put VetRx on her nostrils and beak, give her electrolytes (Sav a chick, or gatorade or Pedialyte), give her some baby vitamins PolyViSol (no iron), Vit E, and sprinkle probiotics on her food.

Good luck and please let us know how she is.

If there is the possiblity of a chicken being animic because of blood-suckers (lice, mites,etc), why would you make sure to give vitimins WITHOUT iron. I would think that a little bit of iron would help sice that's what's recommended for humans. I've seen this bit of advice posted many times, but no reason why chickens can't have a litttle extra iron just for a day or two while sick.
CG
Too much iron is a BAD thing!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Using "blue" in the name for a variety that is not Bl. but is lav is simply WRONG. "self blue" corrects it, but is still not quite correct IMO. There are ALREADY variety names that differ with different breeds. So-called porcelain silkies have started varying dramatically from what they were originally bred as. If they do not match the phenotype that George was breeding towards, then they are not porcelain, whatever you choose to call them.

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

He really does look like a bowling pin!

Cute.
How cute
One in a Million

Saxon

ROFL

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

Is she laying? She sort of looks like a he

I thought she was a "he" as well- had a boy name and everything. Had a pic with him and a pullet. Some peeps said both pullet. I'm changing names like crazy! Not laying- he's will the group of just-turned-5-months. Thanks! Pam

 

[BuckNBark Farm]

what a beautiful silkie on your avatar!!!!

Thank you! She's new- only had her about a wk and a half. Pam

 

[Chick_In_The_Burbs]

Hmmm... It just occurred to me that I should be able to keep my *probably* Silkie roo past the point where he will become fertile. Longer if he keeps quiet. What would a blue Silkie x mottled split to Mille Fleur Cochin bantam look like? Or blue Silkie x buff brahma bantam? I don't generally like the idea of crosses but some turn out pretty.

 

[ChicksNherps]

Hmmm... It just occurred to me that I should be able to keep my *probably* Silkie roo past the point where he will become fertile. Longer if he keeps quiet. What would a blue Silkie x mottled split to Mille Fleur Cochin bantam look like? Or blue Silkie x buff brahma bantam? I don't generally like the idea of crosses but some turn out pretty.

Pretty sure silkie to cochin is a frizzle silkie. I think they are smooth feathered first generation, then they get the frizzled the next generation bred back to silkie

But someone else can chime in. But pretty surre to get the silkie look in anything you will need to breed the F1 generation back to silkie.