Silkie thread!

[MeettheFlockers]

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That is a gorgy blue partridge and so far looks female.

 

[MeettheFlockers]

Here are some of mine:

 

[featherbaby]

What beautiful Splashes you have!!!!!They are Sooooo pretty! Do you show them or breed them?

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

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Yes

 

[pennie1]

Thank you "oldtimegator". Someone said to bath them in flea and tick shampoo, but that's not an option when it's 50 for a high today. I have always just used Sevin dust. I just cleaned their stall yesterday so I'll sprinkle Sevin in their too. Come to think of it, that could be the problem - DAHHHHHHHHH. They all went running into the stall and of course the first thing they did was give themselves a good dust bath... Why the $%^#$%#$ didn't I think of that sooner?

but I am still going to dust them just to be safe.

Thanks for your help.

 

[msb5643]

We are new to chickens and just got two lovely bantam birds. One is a silkie, and I am hoping you can tell me how old (hopefully) she is. We were told she was a female and I am hoping that is the case, so please tell me if you think differently! We just love the personality! Let's see if I can handle posting the pics!

With the Cochin buddy

 

[mema2003]

The silkie looks like a she!!! Now I have asked this question I think before but never saw a response. How do you know if your silkie is a pure or mixed with something else. Like I have some that has red combs and waddles but blue ear lobes and some that is a dull color pink combs and waddles and blue ear lobes and I have some that is red everything. The silkies all look like silkies and are all white but I am thinking that one of these in this mix does not belong if you are gonna breed. I want the kind of silkies that has everything right. Do I make any sense? I hope so and hope too get some info. on what too keep together and what too let go.

 

[bigchicken2]

My silkie cockerel died (well he ran away and he's still not back so I think he's dead)

 

[JCoogle]

Here are a few pics of our Breeders. The partrige hens are the start of our Sizzle flock.

 

[silkieluver_07]

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If you are breeding towards the standard and want to improve your birds, here are the most common Disqualifications:

1. Do not breed any birds that have more or less than five toes
2. The wattles and comb should be a mulberry color to dark black (not red though it is common in cuckoo silkies)... the skin should be black not pink/white
3. Silkies should have a walnut comb. Any other type is not acceptable (single, pea, rose...etc)

If you have a bird that has one of these DQ's, these does not mean that they are mixed. The person just did not select against these qualities when they bred there flock together. A silkie can have all three above DQ's and still be considered a silkie.