Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

right now i have some that are 5 weeks old and they are doin great then i got 4 that hatched 9-10 days ago that are doin great and now today i have 8 chicks and 2 pips still waiting dont know if the others will come out

Pictures!!

 

[Larrelye]

I am so excited to eventually have beautiful silkies like the rest of you! My 2 will hopefully be a pair for lots and lots of fluffiness!! Thank you for posting the standard for us.

 

[peepblessed]

Good Luck, Zack, I'd love to see photos of all your hatches.

That is such an adorable avatar!

 

[peepblessed]

Will keep fingers crossed for you!!! I see you have them laying on their sides - do you incubate upright and then lay them down for lock down? I am approaching lock down too and am oh so paranoid about everything I do after my last lousy hatch (my mistakes).

Thank you so much! Yes, I rock them upright and have layed them flat and have also stood them upright at lock down. I have seen no difference but others may say different. Two pips this morning and peeping! Looks like I might have a couple of early birds!

 

[peepblessed]

Well, from what I know about partridge, she looks pretty darned good and I'd be using her for sure. I agree, I'd show her! We're going to try our hand with our birds next week! Can't wait!


Okay, Beth-- I tried it last night!! But NOTHING happened. I watched the video and tried to do it exactly like that. He's 10 months old now, shouldn't he have something in there? I hold him all the time, so he wasn't at all upset about that, but he wasn't real thrilled with having his head down and tail up like I had to position him to give it a try at first. But he calmed down during it and was putting his tail straight up and didn't seem upset about it after a while. I tried and tried and then felt bad for trying so long on him. Sigh. I did do it at night yesterday, maybe he was all done in for the day? Too late in the evening?? I cracked an egg yesterday to see and still nothing, which is why I'm now determined I'm going to get this AI thing down. Does it work on the first try, or will he have to get used to it... or do you think I just did it wrong??

Oh, how disappointing!!

Maybe he's just a late bloomer. I thought my guy would never get the deed done. It was two weeks after I started getting fertile eggs that he ever crowed for the first time! That was last week!

 

[peepblessed]

Judy, For Partridge only I am going to paste information off the web. First is the website that I have found best describes Silkie coloring.


http://www.browneggblueegg.com/StandardColors.html <<Website used

This information below was copy and pasted from their
APA Standard - Silkie Colors Page:


Partridge Silkie Bantams (Bearded and Non-Bearded)

Plumage of Male
Head: Web of feather, lustrous rich red.
Neck: Hackle - Web of feather, lustrous greenish black with a narrow lacing of medium shade of rich, brilliant red; shaft black
Front of neck - black
Back: Back including saddle - Web of feather, lustrous, greenish black with narrow facing of a medium shade of rich brilliant red, a slight shafting of rich red permissible. Rich brilliant red predominating on surface of upper back; saddle matching with hackle in color.
Tail: Main tail - web, black
Main and lesser sickles - lustrous, greenish black
Coverts - lustrous greenish black, laced with medium shade of rich brilliant red.
Wings: Front - black
Bows - a medium shade of rich brilliant red
Coverts - lustrous, greenish black, forming a distinct wing bar of this color across entire wing when folded
Primaries - black, with narrow edging of reddish bay on lower webs.
Secondaries - lower webs black with lower half reddish bay, terminating with black at end of each feather; upper webs, black; secondaries when folded forming a triangular reddish bay wing-bay between the wing bar and tips of secondary feathers.
Breast: Lustrous, greenish black.
Body and Fluff: Body - black fluff
Fluff - black, slightly tinged with red
Legs and Toes: black

Plumage of Female
Head: Deep reddish bay.
Neck: Hackle - black, slightly penciled with deep reddish bay and laced with reddish bay.
Front of neck - penciled same as breast
Back: Deep reddish bay, with distinct black pencilings.
Tail: Main tail - black except two top feathers which have black lower webs and deep reddish bay with black penciled upper webs
Coverts - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Wings: Front - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Bows - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Coverts - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Primaries - black with deep reddish bay diagonal pencilings on lower webs.
Secondaries - lower webs, deep reddish bay with black pencilings extended well around tips of feathers; balance of upper webs, black
Breast: Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Body and Fluff: Body - Deep reddish bay with distinct black pencilings.
Fluff - deep reddish bay penciled with dull black
Legs and Toes: Deep reddish bay with black pencilings.


Now with all that I have copied and pasted, I think you should print this out, bring it to the barn with you to view your partridges. Also bring with you a sheet of paper with two rows down, mark one yes and the other no. Evaluate your bird and line by line mark a yes if she has the right description, and no if she does not have what is described.

Look at your results and tell me what you have. I think you have fully gotten the hang of evaluating your bird for Type and you've told me what you do and don't like there. I believe your girls type is good. But, if you are concerned about her color this will help you make that decision whether or not she meets both criteria.

Thanks, Beth! An excellent plan! I have read this description before but found it over-whelming. What a great idea to take it out with me! If I put her on the grass in the sun she will stay put while I do my work. We have a storm coming in so it will be a few days.

 

[chisNchickens]

Peepblessed...LOVE your partridge pullet! Just let me know when you get tired of her

 

[chisNchickens]

Bonk the house bird's outside adventures...such a baby. I can't go far or he'll cry. And he thinks he's a dog. He'll say hi to the silkies and then go hang out
with the chihuahuas. Silly thing. He is closing in on four months old and he's still sweet so far. He crows, sounds hilarious.
Don't mind the crest - I gelled it back and up but it has fallen so looks goofy in the pics.

 

[peepblessed]

Bonk the house bird's outside adventures...such a baby. I can't go far or he'll cry. And he thinks he's a dog. He'll say hi to the silkies and then go hang out
with the chihuahuas. Silly thing. He is closing in on four months old and he's still sweet so far. He crows, sounds hilarious.
Don't mind the crest - I gelled it back and up but it has fallen so looks goofy in the pics.

He's a gorgeous boy! I love those feet!! That first photo is hilarious.

It reminds me of a lady who was keeping a silkie in the city (no chickens allowed) and she told everyone it was and Asian ground parrot!

 

[peepblessed]

Peepblessed...LOVE your partridge pullet! Just let me know when you get tired of her

I think she would miss her California sunshine.

Of course it's getting ready to rain and snow for a week here.