Silkie thread!

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Many. I know a lot of folks who use them for shows to keep the birds from dunking their beards. I have used them on occasion, and never had any difficulty getting the brids to use them.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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It's a partridge. I had some hatch out of BBS eggs from another BYCer last year.

Is it normal partridge or blue partridge??? The pictures I look up of normal partridge chicks are alot darker.

there is a lot of variability in chick colour with partridge.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Is it normal partridge or blue partridge??? The pictures I look up of normal partridge chicks are alot darker.

Mine feathered out normal partridge, but I suppose anything is possible since it came out of a splash and blue mating. I wish I understood genetics more, because I only know what happened in my case!

If one parent was splash, it would be blue partridge or even splash partridge (since the other parent was blue)

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

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Many. I know a lot of folks who use them for shows to keep the birds from dunking their beards. I have used them on occasion, and never had any difficulty getting the brids to use them.

That's very positive! I think I'm going to try them in my conditioning pen to practice for shows. I don't always like restricting them of water for so long in hot temps but they always manage to get their beards soaked if given the chance!

 

[Gordonhillfarm]

I want to thank all that encouraged me to take my birds to the spring show here ( it was today ) . We had a blast !!!! I took 6 and placed 1st 6 times - there were 31 entries . My birds were placed BV 3times --RV 2times and RB!!! And congrats to moutaintop silkies her little blue silkie took champion featherleg !!!! very exciteing day. I met some really awsome people and learned a great deal . Thanks again for the encouragement ~~~~Tammy

Not a very good pic of my little girl -- but the only one that is clear

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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Is it normal partridge or blue partridge??? The pictures I look up of normal partridge chicks are alot darker.

there is a lot of variability in chick colour with partridge.

Thanks. I don't breed partridge, so had no idea that the chick colour can vary.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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The pullet came from Shagbark and the cockerel came from Heavenly Springs Farms.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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CONGRATS!!!! Beautiful birds. Sounds like you had a great day.

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

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Wow, 'grats! That's alot of placings! Beautiful birds.

 

[PamB]

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GREAT JOB!!! Congrats! Love your silkies!!!