Silkie thread!

[atrueb00]

I love your little chick calendar . Rita seems to be having trouble keeping up with her wings.

Thank you! Rita is a Mille Fleur, I thought that they hold their wings really low like that. I have tried finding a guide for what the standard but haven't found it online yet. Here's a pic of her parents.

 

[MumsyII]

What is the newest standard book? My daughter wants to join 4H and I guess I need to find her a show chicken.

I think the most recent American Standard came out in 2011. http://www.purelypoultry.com/bantam-standard-p-697.html

Edited to add: It is very worth while to join the ASBC. Yearly publications and breeders list plus lots of information about breeding, owning, and showing silkies to the SOP.

http://www.americansilkiebantamclub.org/

 

[Epent12]

How old is he? My new roo, Uncle Sam, is 4 months old and has blue wattles.

Did you mean blue earlobes??

 

[Suzierd]

You are very kind Suzierd. I've always thought so. Here are update pic's of my grow out chicks. Ages nine through seven weeks. I'm crazy about them and want to test breed all of them. My adult chickens run together separate from the grow out silkies. Some white silkie chicks are in this flock. They all run with the LF HRIR. My grow out silkies are raised on the other half of my property. Ages nine to seven weeks here. The very young chicks keep away from the big kids by choice. One of my best nine week old Porcelain chicks. A pretty male. These two will maybe go in the Blue Partridge pen. So will this one. Nothing like a blue silkie bum. One of the seven week old paint chicks. A pretty male. They are all thriving on the lawn every day. Twenty eggs left in the incubator and then I'm done hatching for the season. The goal was to hatch 75 chicks this year. Nearly there.

So cute! Look at all those fuzzy butts! Nice to have all that room. I have lots of room to free range but to many predators. Beautiful birds!

 

[Suzierd]

Thank you! Rita is a Mille Fleur, I thought that they hold their wings really low like that. I have tried finding a guide for what the standard but haven't found it online yet. Here's a pic of her parents.

Love all those spots! So pretty.

 

[Suzierd]

The kids are growing up

 

[Suzierd]

Went out and took some new pics this morning. I know they are to young to tell but its fun to guess, I think this one is a boy.

Maybe a girl on this one.

I'm thinking girl on the black one behind her also. But who knows we shall see.

Zelda want more peeps now.

 

[Suzierd]

Here's the peeps in the other pen starting to turn colors one is looking really gray.

 

[Suzierd]

Here's some of the others enjoying plums and watermelon this morning.

Ok that's all, I'll stop

 

[Fancychooklady]

Here's some of the others enjoying plums and watermelon this morning.

Ok that's all, I'll stop