Silkie thread!

[sonderah]

OMG I so want that black & white one!!!

 

[MumsyII]

The kids are growing up

Your kids are gorgeous Suz!

 

[suebgbr]

What colour would you call this one? The Dad is a Partridge and the Mum is a Lavender sizzle? (smooth Silkie).
I have got 3 this colour. 2 are from a different batch and are 2 weeks old.







Mum and Dad in one shot

 

[MumsyII]

What colour would you call this one? The Dad is a Partridge and the Mum is a Lavender sizzle? (smooth Silkie).
I have got 3 this colour. 2 are from a different batch and are 2 weeks old.







Mum and Dad in one shot

I really don't know what colors those are. They aren't silkies that I do know.

 

[lightchick]

Quote: x2!

 

[suebgbr]

They are English ones. We don't go for all the big bubble head hair styles. Ours are little and understated. You can't see from that angle properly.
Beside the point anyway. It was the colour I am interested in.

 

[lightchick]

New silkie cockerel I got for my white hen. I paid five bucks for him. What do y'all think?

I think he is a pullet!

 

[lightchick]

How do I know if my Silkie is show quality or not? Do they have to be full grown before you know? I got her from a hatchery and the hatchery states that they may or may not be show quality.

 

[Lacrystol]

Not purebred silkies.. Looks like Mom is throwing off straight feathers but then again she's a smooth silkie which isn't a true silkie and dad looks like a Silkie but with some DQ's against him.. apparently, mixing the two you are not getting a purebred breed. you have someone throwing off four toes instead of Five and yellow skin. I wonder if Mom has four toes? Lots of DQ's in those babies but the colors are actually cool..

 

[MumsyII]

How do I know if my Silkie is show quality or not? Do they have to be full grown before you know? I got her from a hatchery and the hatchery states that they may or may not be show quality.

Many of the top breeders of silkies will tell you that "show quality" means a bird was shown at a sanctioned event and placed. To be entered in a show does not necessarily mean a bird is "show quality". Neither does a bird bred from show quality pen. Chicks with DQ points can come from any breeding. Even from show champion stock. Most top breeders do not sell chicks for this reason. Breeders want to grow out stock from their best birds and keep those that could win on the bench for themselves. You can start to really see quality in individual birds around six months or so. Around nine for some family strains. Looking for birds that look closest to the SOP will be your best bet for a show quality contender.