Silkie thread!

[Fancychooklady]

What do you mean by that?

Hehe, it means he/she got more chickens.

 

[AnRamire]

Hehe, it means he/she got more chickens.

yes, now their are 12

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Lovely , as always.

Great pics of great looking birds!

You have some beautiful silkies!!

Thank you! I've gotten a lot of really nice chicks this year. It sure is going to be hard to figure out who goes and who stays :/

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Picked this boy up from the PO this morning Super excited about him!

Showgirls are really hard to find, at least around here!

 

[moomoodiddy]

I vote HECK YES! Would love to see a Cuckoo Sizzle/Showgirl. If you do make em, I'll tell ya right now I'd love to buy some

I really need to get npip certified then.

 

[Silkie2]

Ugh my chicks are toddlers now and are super skittish!
Its hard giving them sweets when they're other chickens around,
Anyone got any ideas?

 

[QueenMisha]

Selena, Taylor, and Midwest.

 

[QueenMisha]

Also - a question, since I'm no good at comb genetics. Both of my cocks have pretty awful combs - Midwest's is single/pea-ish, and Montana's is... probably the ugliest, bumpiest rose-ish thing I've ever seen. Yes, I know, I should be starting with better type, but I was more interested in plumage color and what was available when I was acquiring the birds. My hens, on the other hand, have very nice combs. All of the offspring I've hatched so far excluding one have inherited their mother's combs. Assuming I breed these ones with good combs to other birds with good combs, are the chances of the comb breeding true pretty good, or is there a good chance those nasty grandparent genetics show up in the offspring?

 

[Faverolle Lover]

Just got my two silkies from Dunlap! They're so adorable!

Also, Dunlap sells "Clean Faced" Silkies, this looks like bearded to me. I don't mind at all!

 

[Sylvester017]

Also - a question, since I'm no good at comb genetics. Both of my cocks have pretty awful combs - Midwest's is single/pea-ish, and Montana's is... probably the ugliest, bumpiest rose-ish thing I've ever seen. Yes, I know, I should be starting with better type, but I was more interested in plumage color and what was available when I was acquiring the birds. My hens, on the other hand, have very nice combs. All of the offspring I've hatched so far excluding one have inherited their mother's combs. Assuming I breed these ones with good combs to other birds with good combs, are the chances of the comb breeding true pretty good, or is there a good chance those nasty grandparent genetics show up in the offspring?

Ask @Fancychooklady who has shown, breeds, and raised tons of Silkies for years. She seems knowledgeable about our SOP as well as her own country. I'm sure others on this thread will be helpful too. My Partridge boy was gorgeous (to us) in so many ways except for the darn comb color!