Silkie thread!

[SundownWaterfowl]

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Splash & Buffs 2 days before, Whites the day before. I put them under heat lamps after to make sure they are all dry. If im not taking any whites, then they all get bathed the day before.

what kind of heat lamps? and do they get the same fluffiness as when theyre blow dried?

I use the regular red 250 watt heat lamps. I hang it over the birds, but make sure it gets put up high enough so they don't burn their crests.

Last year I put several under the heat lamps to dry and blow dried one fully. I couldn't tell a difference. All birds ended up being little fluffy puffballs.

Plus, it's alot less work to just plop them down under a heat lamp rather than blow dry each one.


I also use liquid glycerine in the rinse water.

 

[chickendales]

i cage dry my bird with 60watt bulb and a blow dryer icover cage on alside but one

 

[kfchickenlady]

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what kind of heat lamps? and do they get the same fluffiness as when theyre blow dried?

I use the regular red 250 watt heat lamps. I hang it over the birds, but make sure it gets put up high enough so they don't burn their crests.

Last year I put several under the heat lamps to dry and blow dried one fully. I couldn't tell a difference. All birds ended up being little fluffy puffballs.

I also use liquid glycerine in the rinse water.

thats good to know, the blow drying takes forever!

about the glycerine, wouldnt that make the feathers too "conditioned" and more calm for lack of a better word? I would think anything that makes them silkier would also make them less fluffy...IDK. Maybe Im not understanding the use of glycerine? thanks for the info.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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I use the regular red 250 watt heat lamps. I hang it over the birds, but make sure it gets put up high enough so they don't burn their crests.

Last year I put several under the heat lamps to dry and blow dried one fully. I couldn't tell a difference. All birds ended up being little fluffy puffballs.

I also use liquid glycerine in the rinse water.

thats good to know, the blow drying takes forever!

about the glycerine, wouldnt that make the feathers too "conditioned" and more calm for lack of a better word? I would think anything that makes them silkier would also make them less fluffy...IDK. Maybe Im not understanding the use of glycerine? thanks for the info.

I just heard that others use it to "condition" the birds after washing which can strip the oils, so I bought a bottle. It's supposed to make them fluffier. I just use a couple drops, rub it around in my hands, then rub it into the bird, then rinse the bird once with water.

 

[blkpoodles]

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thats good to know, the blow drying takes forever!

about the glycerine, wouldnt that make the feathers too "conditioned" and more calm for lack of a better word? I would think anything that makes them silkier would also make them less fluffy...IDK. Maybe Im not understanding the use of glycerine? thanks for the info.

I just heard that others use it to "condition" the birds after washing which can strip the oils, so I bought a bottle. It's supposed to make them fluffier. I just use a couple drops, rub it around in my hands, then rub it into the bird, then rinse the bird once with water.

conditioned? is that something that should be used? what is it?

 

[chickendales]

a good cage drier for dog would work realy well for silkies

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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I just heard that others use it to "condition" the birds after washing which can strip the oils, so I bought a bottle. It's supposed to make them fluffier. I just use a couple drops, rub it around in my hands, then rub it into the bird, then rinse the bird once with water.

conditioned? is that something that should be used? what is it?

You don't have to use it. I guess when you wash the birds you strip their feathers of the oil, and this helps put moisture back into the feathers so they aren't dry. That's how I understand it.

 

[kfchickenlady]

cool, thanks

 

[chickendales]

pic of my home nade cage drier
here pic of open end when in use

side view when in use

side view show us in side

 

[nicalandia]

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there are 2 routes to obtain a Pinkish/peach colored Silkie, both are NOT easy and will take Years of breeding...

First Route is add lavender to a Very Dark Red colored Silkie, why well Lavender Dilute buff columbian to a peachy color, now the help of Mahogany this peach color can be enhanced a lot..

Here is a Buff Columbian Bird with Lavender, now by adding Mahogany to this mix one could end up with a Rich Peachy color...

Show Quality RIR..

Ok that was one of the Route..

Now comes the Second one.. if one could work with the Natural Salmon/Pinkish color of a Wheaten hen and add the Hen Feathering gene so Roos can also have that look, one could have a nice color.. I believe this Natural Soft Salmon color can only be produce based on the Genotype of Salmon Faveroles, how is that? well they are Silver(S) not gold(s+) they are also Wheaten(eWh) and Mahogany(you can see it in the boys red shoulders) all of that adds up to a nice Salmon colored hen and if Hen feathering is add it the boys can also look like it..

at the end you could end up with Cotton Candy looking Bird(thanks to the Silkie feathers)

Good luck, if you need some genetic help just PM and I'll help you out...