Silkie thread!

[flocknfoal]

My sons splash pullet ..he shows her for first time Saturday ..he wants to add another pullet maybe white and a blue cockeral for a trio..

She's gorgeous! Good luck and let us know what you learn from the experience.

 

[daphneysmamma]

thanks and I sure will !

 

[subhanalah]

Hi everyone I'm really worried about one of my silkie eggs, I'm at day 18 now and I'm not sure if this is the right size air bubble.https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/6231208/width/200/height/400[MG] can someone please tell me if this egg is ok or not.[/QUOTE]
looks like your egg dried out and the baby got shrink wrapped in there. Next time add more humidity sooner, or keep your humidity a bit higher through the beginning of the incubation.

Sorry for your loss.

 

[subhanalah]

What's the difference between a splash and a paint?

 

[TAMMACLEAN]

Hi everyone I'm really worried about one of my silkie eggs, I'm at day 18 now and I'm not sure if this is the right size air bubble.https://www.backyardchickens.com/content/type/61/id/6231208/width/200/height/400[MG] can someone please tell me if this egg is ok or not.[/QUOTE]


I would leave it and see what happens. If on day 23 there's nothing then I'd open it and check.

 

[EZFarms]

Can silkies fly? My silkie chicks can spmewhat fly and it looks like they have hard feathers in their wings

 

[Fancychooklady]

Can silkies fly? My silkie chicks can spmewhat fly and it looks like they have hard feathers in their wings

They won't get ' lift off ' but yes they certainly zoom round . Some do have hard feathers at the wing tips.

 

[Fancychooklady]

What's the difference between a splash and a paint?

Paint , the feather is black all the way to the skin. Splash , only the tips of the feather are coloured.

 

[subhanalah]

Paint , the feather is black all the way to the skin. Splash , only the tips of the feather are coloured.

Thank you! How does the paint gene work? I think I may have some splashes and two definite paints

 

[Fancychooklady]

Thank you! How does the paint gene work? I think I may have some splashes and two definite paints

I don't know a lot about genetics but there is a silkie genetics thread. It is recommended that you breed a paint back to a black to get stronger contrast.