Silkie thread!

[ChicksinFL]

So excited here! We are moving our First Silkie egg from the incubator to the hatcher tonight! Can't wait to see the cuteness in persont it's out of our very dark blue partridge pullet and our blue cockerel.

 

[stoopid]

These fuzzies are too cute. I hear peeping from my Showgirl eggs, today is day 21!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Let's assume the 50 are chicks and the silkie is an adult; it will probably work just fine. However, if they are all chicks, the single one who looks significantly different could cause issues--in that case get black silkies who will blend in better, colourwise, or get a number of white silkies--at least 6 or 7. If they are all adults (or started), probably the same. If the rocks are chicks and hte silkie is started (not a chick, but not yet adult), the silkie could be a danger to the rock chicks.

 

[peepblessed]

Just because I have to share the cuteness!

What a passel of fun!!

 

[peepblessed]

Wish I could but I am not exactly looking to spend that much on eggs at the moment...... I know her bloodlines are woth it but to me shipped eggs are to much of a gamble for that price. I seem to be having it either way, either eggs are arriving great and I get a good hatch from them or the PO plays football with my eggs and I get little to none hatch from decent packaging and the same incubator. I am ready to spend "some" $ but not upwards of $100 to loose out if you know what I mean. That and in catdance and other famous breeder's assortment adds they don't usually offer just 2-3 colors. they say it has to be an assortment and you can't request color. At leased that it what I have been reading, and I understand why but I don't really want to hatch and then have to sell unwanted chicks right now. My luck I would get all but the colors I want and then I would be in the exact same place as before. LOL

Thanks though for responding : )

It is definitely a gamble but over all has paid off for me.

 

[peepblessed]

So excited here! We are moving our First Silkie egg from the incubator to the hatcher tonight! Can't wait to see the cuteness in persont it's out of our very dark blue partridge pullet and our blue cockerel.

First silkie egg!!! Totally awesome!!

 

[seclusionfarms]

Is the red in his beard a DQ?

 

[stoopid]

Are you talking about his wattles?
That's some crazy comb he's got!
They both could be darker. And the texture on the comb is strange.

 

[peepblessed]

Is the red in his beard a DQ?

I'm not seeing red in his beard....

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Is the red in his beard a DQ?

The only red in the comb is his wattles, and thats fine, even bearded silkie boys have a bit of wattle they just shouldn't be large - his are fine.
That comb is a DQ though, thats looks like a rosecomb, definitely not the small round smooth walnut comb a silkie should have.