Silkie thread!

[Rowsdower]

We hatched out some Silkie babies last year. My sister ordered the eggs on eBay and they were supposed to come from show/breeder stock. The pics of the parents looked great. Of the dozen eggs that my sister incubated, only 3 hatched. A black, a buff, and whatever this guy is. None were of very good quality, missing toes, poorly feathered, etc. but this guy's color has always intrigued me. Anyone know what this is or what genes might come into play?

I know it is really hard to see, but he has really dilute blue/gray markings, not to the tips of the feathers, but to the base. When he was smaller, it looked more like very dilute barring, but not all over, just on the back and in patches.

 

[judy mclean]

my hen hatched 7 beautiful babies

 

[Sustained]

my hen hatched 7 beautiful babies

Congrats! Such cute little fuzzballs

 

[judy mclean]

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Congrats! Such cute little fuzzballs

thank you I'm so excited

 

[michellemire]

my dirty white hens sitting on some eggs but there not her eggs there my mallards eggs

 

[Teresaann24]

RooRoo and his ladies

 

[Iluvmysilkies]

Hey everyone! I havent been on here in a while but I finished my huge chick brooder setup and wanted to show you all. I'm pretty excited

 

[BonRae67]

Hey everyone! I havent been on here in a while but I finished my huge chick brooder setup and wanted to show you all. I'm pretty excited [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR] [COLOR=B42000] [/COLOR]

That is awesome. Great job. I wish I had a bigger place so that I could have a bigger setup. That is so cool.

 

[BonRae67]

We hatched out some Silkie babies last year. My sister ordered the eggs on eBay and they were supposed to come from show/breeder stock. The pics of the parents looked great. Of the dozen eggs that my sister incubated, only 3 hatched. A black, a buff, and whatever this guy is. None were of very good quality, missing toes, poorly feathered, etc. but this guy's color has always intrigued me. Anyone know what this is or what genes might come into play?

I know it is really hard to see, but he has really dilute blue/gray markings, not to the tips of the feathers, but to the base. When he was smaller, it looked more like very dilute barring, but not all over, just on the back and in patches.

He could be a very light colored splash or paint. Cant tell by the pics if the gray is all over or splotchy.

 

[Enrya]

My new baby silky just got him or her today does not have a name .