Silkie thread!

[QueenMisha]

Hi any guesses as to the sex of my silkie?

Any help much appreciated!!

Looks like a girl so far!

 

[joydix]

looks girl to me too so far. i had 5 silkie chicks and sent in DNA of two to a place in davis! it was $25 each..i just couldn't wait to find out so i went for it! they were both girls so i just sold the others. This is who i kept. she is a self blue and these are babies she hatched out from some fertile eggs i gave her.

 

[joydix]

self blue i think>>>>

 

[Nksg75]

Thank you! I sure do hope so!!
I have a question, does anyone know if partridges can be sexed by color pattern? I remember a few people mentioning that my partridge silkie is probably female because of her pattern. That seems a little too good to be true. I thought that color sexing does not apply to silkies?
I tried researching this and just cannot find any articles about it.

 

[Sylvester017]

Thank you! I sure do hope so!!
I have a question, does anyone know if partridges can be sexed by color pattern? I remember a few people mentioning that my partridge silkie is probably female because of her pattern. That seems a little too good to be true. I thought that color sexing does not apply to silkies?
I tried researching this and just cannot find any articles about it.

I went to a breeder on the day some Partridge babies hatched and she just grabbed two chicks out of the incubator and set them aside for me in a brooder. We couldn't tell any difference in their color pattern and one turned out a roo. So, from my personal experience, I'd say there's no sexing by color.

 

[Nksg75]

I didn't think there was, however more than a few people have referred to the color patterns as they age as a determinization as to the sex. I just find it strange that I can't find any info on the Internet regarding this.
Thank for your input!!

 

[mom of silkies]

Does anyone else have silkies trying to brood this time of year? All of my silkie hens are trying to brood again, but I don't know if I should let them, because of it being Winter.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Does anyone else have silkies trying to brood this time of year? All of my silkie hens are trying to brood again, but I don't know if I should let them, because of it being Winter.

My silkies went broody in the winter sometimes. I didn't let them hatch anything because of the cold

 

[mom of silkies]

My silkies went broody in the winter sometimes. I didn't let them hatch anything because of the cold

Do you think it would be ok, if I let them brood then as soon as they hatch steal the babies and put them in a little tub with a heat lamp in the house?? Or should I just keep not letting them brood?

 

[jhopp6]

I just had one broody until last Friday. She had one egg under her, and was extremely committed. Then on Friday she just wasn't interested and walked off the nest. I candled the egg and it looked fully developed, but I didn't see any movement. I did later open it up, and there was a fully formed chick, but it hadn't absorbed the yolk sac. I don't know whether the chick died and she abandoned it, or she bailed, and then the chick died. Sad either way. I won't let her do that again. I keep the coop heated enough to keep the water from freezing - 35 to 40 degrees.