Silkie thread!

[PaintedFeathers]

i will get better pics later of her/him

It really wouldn't help. It is way too young to tell the gender. Silkies are dificult and sometimes you won't know until they crow or lay. This one looks more girly to me, it's comb is pretty small. But give it a few more weeks.

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

How does this guy look for show?

(Ignore the red rooster. He's always trying to but into other peoples business)

 

[PaintedFeathers]

How does this guy look for show?

(Ignore the red rooster. He's always trying to but into other peoples business)

His comb and face are too red, I think he would be DQed, sorry

It is supposed to be more of a deep purple/mulberry color. Also, his ears are supposed to be blue, and I don't see any blue... if you want to show I would suggest reading up on the silkie standard of perfection and finding one who is show quality.

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

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He is SQ... I think there's blue in their somewhere and I can always paint the comb and the face, haha... Oh, well, I still have my SQ Porcelain d'Uccles and White Silkie hen.

 

[JacqueOCS]

So, what do you guys think of this pullet. They're not great pictures, but you can sort of see what she looks like. She's about 8 months old in these pictures. The feathering on her middle toes is very poor. I don't remember if she has any feathers...maybe a couple. I don't think I have a picture of her feet. If I were to sell this little lady, what would a pullet like this be worth?? My guess is $35'ish....not knowing anything about Silkie prices?? Am I way off? I think I better take some nicer pictures.

What a pretty girl

 

[Sanna]

How does this guy look for show?

(Ignore the red rooster. He's always trying to but into other peoples business)

It's really hard to tell from these pictures because you only see the head and front view of the bird.
I'd agree with PaintedFeathers, his comb and wattles might be a bit too red for a show bird. He also seems to lack foot feathering, especially on the middle toe. If I remember right, that's a DQ?

What a pretty girl

Thanks!

 

[Sanna]

It's really hard to tell from these pictures because you only see the head and front view of the bird.
I'd agree with PaintedFeathers, his comb and wattles might be a bit too red for a show bird. He also seems to lack foot feathering, especially on the middle toe. If I remember right, that's a DQ?

I checked my SOP, bare middle toe is a defect, not a DQ. My bad!

 

[peepblessed]

Well I did take the least dark one, #3, and it was also infertile. #1 looks much darker though so I will leave it.

So I just went to grab the girls from their inside cage to put them outside for the day, and apparently Nori layed an egg, and Ice was guarding it

I went to grab her and she put up a bit of a stink(not typical) and I noticed she was standing on top of a little egg

Ice doesn't lay yet, so I found it funny she had assumed the position of egg guardian

. I am watching them outside now from my window, they look so beautiful, I just love silkies!

So sorry the egg wasn't fertile. When will you move into your new home?

How does this guy look for show?

(Ignore the red rooster. He's always trying to but into other peoples business)

These are not the best pictures for evaluation but white silkies are extremely competitive. Your guy has too much red in his comb and wattles. Also his comb has a lot of horns (points) that are undesirable. He is really lacking foot feathering. He is much nicer than the silkies I started with though. He will make a beautiful pet. When I got serious about raising show quality, I started all over with eggs from quality breeders.

 

[peepblessed]

How does this guy look for show?

(Ignore the red rooster. He's always trying to but into other peoples business)

Here is a judges card that may help you. http://www.hattricksilkies.com/files/beardedwhitesilkiejudging_sheet.htm

 

[TheCrazyClucker]

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Thanks. The lady who sold him to me sure didn't know what she was doing... She said he was SQ...

Anyways, I don't have a name for him yet. Any ideas?