Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

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Another gorgeous buff, sundown, I can't wait to post something that looks like this!

 

[Christie Loves Silkies]

Beth G. :

Thank you!! She is a perfect little pullet except her color is ahh well I'm guessing porc :dunno And, I'm tempted to put her in a show but, do not know what color I would put to get her in without an auto DQ

I just want to see what the judges feedback would be really

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Awww shes cute!!!
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I still think shes a beautiful colour

 

[danaalex]

thank you! that's very interesting. now i'm really excited! they are my only two white silkies. the rest are black, blue, partridge. i can't wait! one has pipped and is peeping, only 11 more to go, LOL!


i have 3 black silkies already, so this will definitely be interesting! thanks for the link to the color thing!!

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[Christie Loves Silkies]

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Yay!
Good luck!

 

[NewToFarming]

Brody's Broodello :

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So..I have a couple questions. What colors did you originally breed together to get McSilkie? I have a cockerel that looks a fair bit like your McFlurrie, except that his red/mahogany coloring isn't as deep and his crest is a little bit grayer. What colors can you expect from a Black x Salmon breeding? Do you get Salmons and/or split Salmons? (Sorry, I'm still pretty new to genetics. Just want to make sure I understand it all, lol.)

Brody's Broodello :

The thing to remember is the Salmon is really Silver Wheaten, so you can breed to the exact color patterns as a Faverolle breeder. So if you follow the tried & true methods of that breed, you can't go wrong, plus they have tons of practice working with those genes already worked out. Unlike other colors that need time to work out a plan for breeding, this color already is a working color.

I guess I should go find the Faverolle thread!

Ok I have been asked what was the recipe, how did I make the Salmon, and how does someone make their own. Here's the answer!
The "trick" secret ingrediant of the Salmon silkie is/was the father!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn1093.jpg
He was a true Mahagony Red bird who had the Lighter hackle feathers. I then bred him to a Silverpenciled hen that had a brownist cast and lighter hackles to her.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn1101.jpg
The results were McSilkie and siblings. The hens are a wheaten color. I took a pic of McSilkie & one of the hens last night. The lighting causes the color to not photograph well. In person you can really see the true wheaten color in these. But you'll get the gist of her coloring, since McSilkie is standing next to her. The hens are f1 like McSilkie. Though he is Silver wheaten (Salmon) the hens are more wheaten based.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn3123.jpg
Here is a pic of McSilkie as a baby.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn1117.jpg

As far as what to breed to if you don't have a Wheaten silkie, I would recommend Black. Since I have bred McSilkie to other colors for experiment. I have found that the color does reproduce, when not bred to just wheaten hens. So you could, and might , get this color in the F2 gen when crossed with black, or another color. The bird for sale "McFlurrie" is an example of what you can get from the Salmon to another color, in this case Splash. Hope this answers some of the questions everyone has. Since this is on the ground floor of breeding only time will tell. It sure is getting exciting!
The Salmon is in the pens with full sisters for mating this winter & the results will be posted on the Silkies Of A Different Color Thread as they happen!​

Thank you s much for posting this and how you did this! I think they are gorgeous!​

 

[Debbienmousey]

Brody's Broodello :

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So..I have a couple questions. What colors did you originally breed together to get McSilkie? I have a cockerel that looks a fair bit like your McFlurrie, except that his red/mahogany coloring isn't as deep and his crest is a little bit grayer. What colors can you expect from a Black x Salmon breeding? Do you get Salmons and/or split Salmons? (Sorry, I'm still pretty new to genetics. Just want to make sure I understand it all, lol.)

Brody's Broodello :

The thing to remember is the Salmon is really Silver Wheaten, so you can breed to the exact color patterns as a Faverolle breeder. So if you follow the tried & true methods of that breed, you can't go wrong, plus they have tons of practice working with those genes already worked out. Unlike other colors that need time to work out a plan for breeding, this color already is a working color.

I guess I should go find the Faverolle thread!

Ok I have been asked what was the recipe, how did I make the Salmon, and how does someone make their own. Here's the answer!
The "trick" secret ingrediant of the Salmon silkie is/was the father!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn1093.jpg
He was a true Mahagony Red bird who had the Lighter hackle feathers. I then bred him to a Silverpenciled hen that had a brownist cast and lighter hackles to her.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn1101.jpg
The results were McSilkie and siblings. The hens are a wheaten color. I took a pic of McSilkie & one of the hens last night. The lighting causes the color to not photograph well. In person you can really see the true wheaten color in these. But you'll get the gist of her coloring, since McSilkie is standing next to her. The hens are f1 like McSilkie. Though he is Silver wheaten (Salmon) the hens are more wheaten based.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn3123.jpg
Here is a pic of McSilkie as a baby.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn1117.jpg

As far as what to breed to if you don't have a Wheaten silkie, I would recommend Black. Since I have bred McSilkie to other colors for experiment. I have found that the color does reproduce, when not bred to just wheaten hens. So you could, and might , get this color in the F2 gen when crossed with black, or another color. The bird for sale "McFlurrie" is an example of what you can get from the Salmon to another color, in this case Splash. Hope this answers some of the questions everyone has. Since this is on the ground floor of breeding only time will tell. It sure is getting exciting!
The Salmon is in the pens with full sisters for mating this winter & the results will be posted on the Silkies Of A Different Color Thread as they happen!​

Very interesting, thanks a bunch for sharing

. That first hen is really pretty.​

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

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Another gorgeous buff, sundown, I can't wait to post something that looks like this!

Thanks.

 

[kfchickenlady]

Im impressed by you people breeding these unusual colors, paints, salmon, porcelain, etc! I have enough to deal with in the basic colors, but I love seeing the pics! And I have to say, McSilkie is the awesomest name for a chicken Ive ever heard of!

 

[Brody's Broodello]

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So..I have a couple questions. What colors did you originally breed together to get McSilkie? I have a cockerel that looks a fair bit like your McFlurrie, except that his red/mahogany coloring isn't as deep and his crest is a little bit grayer. What colors can you expect from a Black x Salmon breeding? Do you get Salmons and/or split Salmons? (Sorry, I'm still pretty new to genetics. Just want to make sure I understand it all, lol.)


I guess I should go find the Faverolle thread!

Ok I have been asked what was the recipe, how did I make the Salmon, and how does someone make their own. Here's the answer!
The "trick" secret ingrediant of the Salmon silkie is/was the father!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn1093.jpg
He was a true Mahagony Red bird who had the Lighter hackle feathers. I then bred him to a Silverpenciled hen that had a brownist cast and lighter hackles to her.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn1101.jpg
The results were McSilkie and siblings. The hens are a wheaten color. I took a pic of McSilkie & one of the hens last night. The lighting causes the color to not photograph well. In person you can really see the true wheaten color in these. But you'll get the gist of her coloring, since McSilkie is standing next to her. The hens are f1 like McSilkie. Though he is Silver wheaten (Salmon) the hens are more wheaten based.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn3123.jpg
Here is a pic of McSilkie as a baby.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn1117.jpg

As far as what to breed to if you don't have a Wheaten silkie, I would recommend Black. Since I have bred McSilkie to other colors for experiment. I have found that the color does reproduce, when not bred to just wheaten hens. So you could, and might , get this color in the F2 gen when crossed with black, or another color. The bird for sale "McFlurrie" is an example of what you can get from the Salmon to another color, in this case Splash. Hope this answers some of the questions everyone has. Since this is on the ground floor of breeding only time will tell. It sure is getting exciting!
The Salmon is in the pens with full sisters for mating this winter & the results will be posted on the Silkies Of A Different Color Thread as they happen!

Thank you s much for posting this and how you did this! I think they are gorgeous!

No Problem! I pride myself on being an honest & fair person. I know some breeders like to hind or keep secrets, especially on the origins of their stock. But their are no secrets here, I did some homework on the genetic backgound on the birds at hand. ie how they were developed buy what colors were in their background. Lots of time in Sigrids genetics book, looking at pictures & reading. And had an idea of what could be possible, and went for it!

 

[tracysbantams]

Hi everyone, I have a question. One of my silkie pullets doesn't seem to be putting on weight. The other five are doing well. I have watch her closely and have figured out that her crest and her beard are so fluffy she cant see well to eat. She pecks at the ground but doesn't seem to get that much food. I put little trays of food out for her but she sometimes misses the tray too. I have resorted to filling a little tray the size of a small dish pan and putting her in it, that way everything she pecks at is food and she is eating. I really want her to put on some weight before winter. Is there anything else I can do to help her? Also is it ok to try and trim her crest and beard to help her see? Thank you in advance.

Tracy