Silkie thread!

[Sylvester017]

How do I know if they are bantam or standard!

It was explained to me by a breeder that there are not only bantam and large fowl Silkies but the USA Silkies are considered "mid-size" Silkies. Our USA Silkies are 2 to 2.5 lbs maximum while the British bantam Silkies are smaller and of course large fowl Silkies will be standard sized fowl. See the Silkies feature page on feathersite.com to see the different sized Silkies and the non-bearded vs bearded Silkies. They show LOTS of photos.

 

[kellyloveschad]

I am currently have a hard time my favorite sweet girl bear died in a nesting box last week!
she was on a that I am hoping was hers I put it under a broody hen! God I hope it was hers! I have never hatched a egg but I am desperate and my friend said black should be dominate over blue! I candled the egg yesterday and it on track and moving!

 

[Hinotori]

I am currently have a hard time my favorite sweet girl bear died in a nesting box last week!
she was on a that I am hoping was hers I put it under a broody hen! God I hope it was hers! I have never hatched a egg but I am desperate and my friend said black should be dominate over blue! I candled the egg yesterday and it on track and moving!

I'm sorry for your loss.

Blue is a modifier to black. If black is bred to blue, you have a 50% chance for either. One copy of the blue gene gives you the blue color, two copies gives you splash.

 

[kellyloveschad]

I'm sorry for your loss.

Blue is a modifier to black. If black is bred to blue, you have a 50% chance for either. One copy of the blue gene gives you the blue color, two copies gives you splash.

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idk what two copies means my friend I got her from said 75% of black and 25% that's if it is hers I am hoping because she was the only one not broody!!

 

[Hinotori]

idk what two copies means my friend I got her from said 75% of black and 25% that's if it is hers I am hoping because she was the only one not broody!!

What color is the rooster that bred her? That will help tell what offspring might turn out like.

All blue birds are black. The incomplete dominant blue gene basically changes the shade of the back depending on if a copy was inherited from one parent or both. If they carry blue, you see blue or splash. It doesn't hide as it isn't recessive.

 

[kellyloveschad]

What color is the rooster that bred her? That will help tell what offspring might turn out like.

All blue birds are black. The incomplete dominant blue gene basically changes the shade of the back depending on if a copy was inherited from one parent or both. If they carry blue, you see blue or splash. It doesn't hide as it isn't recessive.

Does a photo of him help?

 

[Hinotori]

Does a photo of him help?

So he is blue. The chick will have a 50% chance to be blue. It's just how the gene works.

I really hope the egg hatches and gives you the color you want

 

[FishMtFarm]

Just had a very successful hatch out of my flock. Have some whites, silver whites, blues, and partridge. Some are by far the fluffiest chicks I have gotten so I'm gonna grow out this batch to see how they mature.

 

[Hinotori]

Just had a very successful hatch out of my flock. Have some whites, silver whites, blues, and partridge. Some are by far the fluffiest chicks I have gotten so I'm gonna grow out this batch to see how they mature.

Aww the adorableness! Makes me want to set more eggs. I need to wait a month, though.

 

[FishMtFarm]

I'm gonna wait for a while before I set more, manly cause everyone went broody and stopped laying, but also I want warmer weather so they can be in the outside brooder. I just love babies!