Silkie thread!

[Peaches Lee]

Here he (I call him Gandalf Greyham

) is with another whiter chick. He is in the center. The photos don't show the greyness of him, but he is a light grey. Anyway, it was just a curiosity I had. I had read here that Silkies go through some color changes when feathering out, so was just wondering. Thanks for your input!

 

[featherbaby]

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Are you sure he's not a light lavender?

 

[Teresaann24]

Just so everyone knows I have some eggs up on ebay for auction. Don't want them to go to waste they are from a project color mix I have gotten Lavenders and some colors like dad the brown/red coloring he has. Also could get some blue in bearded and non bearded.

 

[tgrlily]

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How do you get lavender out of him + a blue hen?

 

[Teresaann24]

Cause he is weird...LOL

Here is what am I am getting

Lav

Lav

brown/red like him

oh WTA: This is the 1st time go around with the blue hen this was him with a black hen. I have eggs in the bator on day 18 today from him and the new hen which is why I say I don't know the outcome.

 

[tgrlily]

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But you need two copies of lavender to have visibly lavender chicks. Both parents need to carry lavender.

Could the chick that looks lav be light blue?

 

[Teresaann24]

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But you need two copies of lavender to have visibly lavender chicks. Both parents need to carry lavender.

Could the chick that looks lav be light blue?

That could be possible i'v been told by a few good silkie breeder they looked lav. I also have been told that my roo may not be brown/red but a lav split.

 

[littledirtlanefarms]

I have a question for the silkie experts...I have my birds separated into quads. I am getting some really weird partridge birds from one of my pens. I have a partridge roo, 2 partridge hens and a white hen in this particular pen. I am getting white chicks with partridge markings...is this normal??? Do you have any idea what this kid will look like all grown up???
Here is the front...

Here is the back....

Whatever it is...I think it's cute as pie!!!

 

[Muzzie]

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Oh My is that cute I love the coloring I really wonder how it will look when the feathers come in

 

[ultasol]

I have silver gene whites in my white breeding program, and these hatch out looking silver (like a splash or a lavender) but feather in white. I find that these birds are less prone to yellowing.