Silkie thread!

[robin416]

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Here goes, been a while since I uploaded a pic to the site. Notice how it looks more like she's wearing a bonnet? With careful trimming she can be made to look more like what is acceptable. But I'm on my way outside now to give her a good trimming so she can see the world around her.

 

[Debbi]

Thanks Robin. From what I am gathering, and I may be wrong here, her crest seems to be flatter in the front with indents on the sides? The more desireable look would be rounded, like a pom-pom? I sure hope the vault/sexing thing is true, one of the partridges has a huge vault.

 

[robin416]

If I could have caught her face on you would see three distinct divisions. The top poof and two side poofs. And while I was at it I took new photos of most everyone. Now to make the time upload them to my website.

I've been thinking on that sex thing, I think it was Sonoran that found the information in some study.

 

[SilkieTime]

Could be true will some lines but not all. The first picture is my chick and the second is the same chick at almost two years old. My rooster.

I do think there is some truth to that.

 

[tiki244]

wow

 

[tiki244]

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Here goes, been a while since I uploaded a pic to the site. Notice how it looks more like she's wearing a bonnet? With careful trimming she can be made to look more like what is acceptable. But I'm on my way outside now to give her a good trimming so she can see the world around her.

http://i50.photobucket.com/albums/f322/robin416/027-1-1.jpg

The ones with the crest shaped like that? Ever notice when the blink their eyes the feathers go up and down. Looks like some big eyelashes. I think its hilarious. /Cute

 

[SilkieTime]

Thank you, he is the sweetest think. It did take a year before he breed because when a hen started squcking he would stop.
Head shot

 

[NewToFarming]

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He is stunning!!!

Gorgeous!!

 

[Debbi]

Wow! He's a handsome dude!! Seems all theories that I have heard when applied to different lines. With my Marans, I have two feathering in totally different. One looked for sure like a pullet at 4 days old, one looked like a little roo. Both are roos. Big comb versus little comb/wattles, same thing, doesn't mean squat around here.

So far, 7 have hatched, 7 more are pipping! Two whites, one black, two partridge, one buff, and one I'm not sure? Was marked as White, but it has a silver color to it on the head and parts of the body, with very light patches of an almost rosy colored buff. Does that make any sense to anyone?

I kind of hope the vault thing isn't true for me. One of the Partridge chicks has a big vault, and reminds me of Kramer from the Seinfeld show!

What a hairdo!

 

[tiki244]

Awe hes a beauty and a sweety pie too.