Silkie thread!

[Beth G.]

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I think Pic's can make things look different

With that said if she is missing some hackles which that's kinda what I'm seeing in this pic. So if I can take my finger and bleep out and fill those missing feathers in I think her back is good and I would use her as a breeder quality hen to a heavy foot feathered boy with a nice short back

Both are very nice and clean looking!!! I think she is darling the more I look at her

Sorry typos!!! for editing hehe

 

[peepblessed]

Brody's Broodello :

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Extreme Broodies - There are 4 in there!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn2477.jpg

Awwwwww!!

 

[peepblessed]

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Thank you so much for your honesty. The back is one the the traits that I am really struggling to see well in my silkies. I don't have a trained eye at all. Here is another side shot of the pullet. I just want to make sure it wasn't the photo that made her back look long. It appears she may have lost some hackle feathers as the cockerel is getting "manly".
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/102351_img_6896_email.jpg

Look the arrows and compare crest, wing, back, vulture hocks.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/1605/backamq.jpg

Helpful! Thanks!!

 

[peepblessed]

Beth G. :

Quote:
I think Pic's can make things look different

With that said if she is missing some hackles which that's kinda what I'm seeing in this pic. So if I can take my finger and bleep out and fill those missing feathers in I think her back is good and I would use her as a breeder quality hen to a heavy foot feathered boy with a nice short back

Both are very nice and clean looking!!! I think she is darling the more I look at her

Sorry typos!!! for editing hehe

Thank you, Beth! I was thinking of advertizing them in the auction as pick-up only here in Calif. and I don't want to mis-represent them. I am struggling to learn everything I can and don't want to keep anything to breed that I wouldn't be proud to show.​

 

[Beth G.]

Ok I hear ya. I do on occasion keep breeder quality b/c sometimes they have attributes that can help but, are lacking elsewhere and when matched up with the right mate it can be good

Quote:
I think Pic's can make things look different

With that said if she is missing some hackles which that's kinda what I'm seeing in this pic. So if I can take my finger and bleep out and fill those missing feathers in I think her back is good and I would use her as a breeder quality hen to a heavy foot feathered boy with a nice short back

Both are very nice and clean looking!!! I think she is darling the more I look at her

Sorry typos!!! for editing hehe

Thank you, Beth! I was thinking of advertizing them in the auction as pick-up only here in Calif. and I don't want to mis-represent them. I am struggling to learn everything I can and don't want to keep anything to breed that I wouldn't be proud to show.

 

[Beth G.]

OMG that looks like my girls this past summer!!!!

I too have removed all nesting boxes for the same reason

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Extreme Broodies - There are 4 in there!
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/20866_dscn2477.jpg

Holy cow thats a pile up!

 

[peepblessed]

Beth G. :

Ok I hear ya. I do on occasion keep breeder quality b/c sometimes they have attributes that can help but, are lacking elsewhere and when matched up with the right mate it can be good

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Thank you, Beth! I was thinking of advertizing them in the auction as pick-up only here in Calif. and I don't want to mis-represent them. I am struggling to learn everything I can and don't want to keep anything to breed that I wouldn't be proud to show.
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Good point and I will no doubt do that also.

 

[maybejoey]

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deffinatly mix with silkie tho but i wouldnt say im an expert

Yes it looks like a mix.

He/she is a mix.

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

Thanks so much will look those over.

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There is a very good and complete color-gentic book on chickens : http://www.tuinvee.nl/pagina10.html
This is a website that explain the basics in short : http://kippenjungle.nl/basisEN.htm#basisEN
This is a webpage I made myself (with many many photos and pictures) is in between these first 2 : http://www.zijdehoenders.be/ is a part specific for Silkies and a part in general.

 

[Muzzie]

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Thank you so much for your honesty. The back is one the the traits that I am really struggling to see well in my silkies. I don't have a trained eye at all. Here is another side shot of the pullet. I just want to make sure it wasn't the photo that made her back look long. It appears she may have lost some hackle feathers as the cockerel is getting "manly".
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/102351_img_6896_email.jpg

Look the arrows and compare crest, wing, back, vulture hocks.
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/1605/backamq.jpg

This is great to have a side by side photos I can see much better the difference than to read it Thank you