Silkie thread!

[I<3MyChickens-Jewel&Flash]

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I'm pretty sure this chicks a rooster. What do you think?
its combs changed from black to this. He has long legs too. If my ichabod, my splash too doesn't do he deed next year, I'm hoping to breed him with her. I won't know what color I'll get.

he lady has gotten blue, white, splash, paint, black, and partridge. Will be fun to see what I'll get.

ichabods feathers are coming in great. Wishing he's do the deed. He is super sweet. Glad I rescued him

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[kimmerjo]

Ahhh ok thanks they are so pretty I can safely say the "Silkies" I got are not Silkies or full Silkies they are fluffy and have blue ears but not the body .

 

[Fur N Feathers]

Yeah thanks everyone I am learning also still have a question tho what is a catdance and porcelain Silkie?

Here is a link with pictures of Karen's CatDance Silkies:

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/745403/24-bearded-assorted-color-silkie-eggs-catdance-silkies

 

[K Epp]

I got my first Silkie egg today!

From Carmella.

 

[K Epp]

Ahhh ok thanks they are so pretty I can safely say the "Silkies" I got are not Silkies or full Silkies they are fluffy and have blue ears but not the body .

They could still be full Silkies. Mine are pet quality and don't score great on the standard, but they are Silkies. There are three qualitys Show, Breeder and Pet. My girls are non bearded pet.

 

[chickeneer45]

I recently switched my flock to all silkie. I have a buff hen, a buff roo, a cuckoo hen, a black hen, a paint chick, a porcelain chick, a buff chick, a partridge chick, a white chick, a bluish black chick, and a partridge hen. I just want one splash and one lavender and then I will have all of the main colors. I named them after the elements:
Copper
Mercury
Silver
Selenium
Titanium (Titan)
Lead (Pb)
Gold
Iron (FeFe)
Nickel
Zinc
Platinum

 

[fishermans wife]

oops, trying to quote, sorry.

 

[fishermans wife]

I want to see pictures of your Catdance babies!

I will try to get pictures tomorrow! I was gone most of the day today - and they stayed buried under mommas when I went to see them!

 

[ChickNmamma]

Ahhh ok thanks they are so pretty I can safely say the "Silkies" I got are not Silkies or full Silkies they are fluffy and have blue ears but not the body .

They might be Sizzles - which is a cross between a Silkie and a Cochin to bring in the frizzle gene, some don't get the frizzle gene and have regular flat feathers. Some are crossed back enough that they get silkied feathers again. Perhaps your birds were crossed with large fowl birds and that's why they weigh so much. The other possibility is from a Showgirl line they can weigh more - they were crossed with Naked Necks which are a larger bird, but crossing back to Silkies can loose the NN gene too, but keep the heavier weight. Even though they aren't pure Silkies most inherit the Silkie sweetness - and broodiness that they are well known for. Enjoy them regardless!

 

[K Epp]

Post some pictures of them. That would hepl in figuring out what you have.