Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

Our first Silkie egg is in the incubator with a little wiggling going on in it. Can't wait to see the lil chickie.

Here is the cockerel..



and here is the Pullet.



Only 18 more days to go!

You have a very nice looking pair there!! Is your girl dark blue or black?

 

[ChicksinFL]

You have a very nice looking pair there!! Is your girl dark blue or black?

Thank you! The pullet is blue with some leakage at the breast, hackles and wings... it's very sad I thought she was a blue partridge until I looked into it further and now know she's a dq'd blue.You can see the leakage quite well in my profile picture it's even up in her crest. She is my lil daughters FAVORITE bird but now she can't take her to shows, so I am trying to get my lil one a buff as she saw one at a show and fell in love with the golden color but I haven't had luck yet.

 

[peepblessed]

Thank you! The pullet is blue with some leakage at the breast, hackles and wings... it's very sad I thought she was a blue partridge until I looked into it further and now know she's a dq'd blue. She is my lil daughters FAVORITE bird but now she can't take her to shows, so I am trying to get my lil one a buff as she saw one at a show and fell in love with the golden color but I haven't had luck yet.

Here is the buff thread in case you don't have it. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/462799/buff-silkie-thread

 

[ChicksinFL]

Here is the buff thread in case you don't have it. https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/462799/buff-silkie-thread

Thanks I'll have to read thru it. I'm hoping the breeder I spoke to this week will have one for us next week after the GA show.

 

[Hawkeye95]

Thank you! The pullet is blue with some leakage at the breast, hackles and wings... it's very sad I thought she was a blue partridge until I looked into it further and now know she's a dq'd blue.You can see the leakage quite well in my profile picture it's even up in her crest. She is my lil daughters FAVORITE bird but now she can't take her to shows, so I am trying to get my lil one a buff as she saw one at a show and fell in love with the golden color but I haven't had luck yet.

I agree, sad about her leakage! She is so pretty otherwise. But wow, that is really a lot of gold showing up! I hope you get a couple of beautiful buffs! That is a gorgeous color!

 

[ChicksinFL]

I agree, sad about her leakage! She is so pretty otherwise. But wow, that is really a lot of gold showing up! I hope you get a couple of beautiful buffs! That is a gorgeous color!

Thank you.. she is a nice lil pullet I am hoping that her leakage won't carry over but if it does she'll move into the hen pen away from the cockerel as my daughter wants to eventually sell what she breeds.

 

[peepblessed]

Thank you.. she is a nice lil pullet I am hoping that her leakage won't carry over but if it does she'll move into the hen pen away from the cockerel as my daughter wants to eventually sell what she breeds.

Awwww. I thought it was the flash camera creating that warm glow. I have a dark blue pullet, 6 months, that has half a dozen silver dots on her hackles. Would that be a DQ?

 

[Hawkeye95]

Thank you.. she is a nice lil pullet I am hoping that her leakage won't carry over but if it does she'll move into the hen pen away from the cockerel as my daughter wants to eventually sell what she breeds.

Yeah, I understand, totally! I have a little splash pullet that is beautiful, but she has some gold leakage right around her neck-- but it's only on one side, and not too bad. Doesn't show up anywhere else on her body. I'm incubating her eggs right now, too... so we shall see what happens! The cockerel has no leakage, so hoping it will work out with her.

 

[ChicksinFL]

Awwww. I thought it was the flash camera creating that warm glow. I have a dark blue pullet, 6 months, that has half a dozen silver dots on her hackles. Would that be a DQ?

I wish it was just the flash.. the flash does make it more apparent but it's there and there is a lot of it which is why I first thought partridge.

Maybe someone with more experience then I can answer that. I was told by someone that shows that a blue cockerel with just a hint of leakage won a very large show because he was so well put together otherwise. I'm not sure 100% if it's points off or a full DQ for leakage... however I'll know when we go back to the fair tomorrow and read our coop tags. I had already entered our birds when I found out this one wasn't a partridge and my daughter didn't want me to leave her home so I let her take Chipmunk any how. I'm hoping that she won't be DQ'd but have also been told the judging at state fair is super strict. She has 12 birds at fair 5 being Silkies, so I'm hoping at least one of her birds does well.

 

[ChicksinFL]

Yeah, I understand, totally! I have a little splash pullet that is beautiful, but she has some gold leakage right around her neck-- but it's only on one side, and not too bad. Doesn't show up anywhere else on her body. I'm incubating her eggs right now, too... so we shall see what happens! The cockerel has no leakage, so hoping it will work out with her.

Good Luck with your hatchlings.