Silkie thread!

[racuda]

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Wow! Pretty pics of your pretty Silkies! I need to get some pics of mine that I got from you. They are all doing very well and myself and my kids love them so much!

That's great! I'm glad they are doing well. Kids are great for taming the babies. Yes, take some pics, because they change so fast when they are little.

 

[emvickrey]

Here's Fancy Pants. I plan to take a partridge to the show tomorrow but i'm still undecided as to which one. I'm more leaning towards Fancy pants rather than her daughter. Here is Fancy Pants. She doesn't have any white on her. Thats my lousy camera.

By emvickrey at 2011-09-02

By emvickrey at 2011-09-02

By emvickrey at 2011-09-02

By emvickrey at 2011-09-02

By emvickrey at 2011-09-02

By emvickrey at 2011-09-02

Here is her daughter

By emvickrey at 2011-08-31

Her foot feathering and toe separation is nothing like her mothers. She has less feathers and the 4th and 5th toes have less separation. But she is a bigger chicken and of course brighter feathers. Her fluffy head is nothing as well as her mothers either.

I'm going with the mother for the most part. I'd like the opinion of those that know what a judge is looking for. This is our first show so I know they aren't perfect like lots others i've seen. But i'm working on it.

 

[SilkieTime]

Fancy Pants

 

[emvickrey]

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Thanks. Could you explain why? Just for my educational purposes. I know of several things that is better than the other but i'm curious if there's something I don't notice.

 

[SilkieTime]

Tail sets higher and I like the color better. Out of two birds that are the same the older one will fare better and what you said about the feet.

 

[emvickrey]

Thank you.

 

[Tropical Chickies]

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Awwww, that is so sweet! He tries to act like he doesn't care, but he loves the little fluff balls

 

[CarolinaChickenKeeper]

Great pics guys- you make it look Soooo easy, when it's sooo hard

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I disagree. Type is more important than anything, and the daughter as a pullet will fare far better than will the mother as a hen. Mama looks more like a pullet that has not finished developing than like a well developed hen. Both have backs that are too long. THe daughter appears to have a wider breast, which is definitely better type. Mama's tail is way too short; daughters appears longer. Feet count for very little as long as they have 5 toes per foot.

Why not take both and see what the judge says?

 

[SilkieTime]

I agree, take both.