Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

I like your BBS project birds type very much

I do them in the Partridge-version BBS

Maybe we can help eachother some day ;-)

Thank you!!! What a beautiful photo of your birds!! You have such an incredible variety of greys! I have it on my to do list to ship you eggs some day. Hope it works out!

 

[peepblessed]

Put your mouse on the pic and it will stop the slideshow until you move it

Lovely birds Peep...

Yay!! Thanks!!!

 

[peepblessed]

I reported your post. Perhaps a staff member will come along soon and help you in posting your photos. The report button is for more than junk. It also helps folks having some issues with the site. Hope this helps!

Jim

What a great thing to know!!! Thanks!!!

 

[peepblessed]

I'd LOVE to see this on a tee-shirt!

I need a translation for that last bit, though

I'm still working on line two.....

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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Have you tried following the detailed instructions here? https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/inserting-pics-in-on-the-new-byc

 

[peepblessed]

I think it is actually easier to define Show Quality than to define Breeder Quality. Show Quality, to me, means that the bird comes very close to the standard and should compete reasonably well in competition with a good judge.

Breeder Quality does not, in my mind mean a lesser bird that is just a bit lower in quality. Rather, it means a bird that has something valuable to add to the breeding. There are some birds that aren't quite up to top show standards, yet don't really add anything to the breeding. To a very large extent, this is quite subjective. A bird that is a valuable breeder to one person might add nothing extra to someone else's flock. For determination of breeder quality, you not only need to look at the bird itself, you need to look at the flock as a whole and see how that bird fits in, and ask yourself, "what does this bird bring that will add to the quality of my flock?"

A bird that you know from experience throws fantastic chicks can be considered breeder quality. One with such outstanding foot feathers, beard, crest, colouring, etc can be breeder quality. Maybe the bird has great type but lacks foot feathering, or maybe it is too large or small.

A breeder quality bird can be very far from the standard, or very close to it. It may have defects or DQs. But in some way it has a traits that will benefit your flock.

Well said. Thanks!

 

[marlo1968]

MY SILKIE, LOVEY, LAID AN EGG!!!

32 days after bringing her home she laid her first egg!!!!

My camera is out of batteries so a pic later

 

[ThaiChick]

Everyone's pics are great. And the info outstanding. It's a great comfort to a silkie newbie!

 

[Debbi]

I think it is actually easier to define Show Quality than to define Breeder Quality. Show Quality, to me, means that the bird comes very close to the standard and should compete reasonably well in competition with a good judge.

Breeder Quality does not, in my mind mean a lesser bird that is just a bit lower in quality. Rather, it means a bird that has something valuable to add to the breeding. There are some birds that aren't quite up to top show standards, yet don't really add anything to the breeding. To a very large extent, this is quite subjective. A bird that is a valuable breeder to one person might add nothing extra to someone else's flock. For determination of breeder quality, you not only need to look at the bird itself, you need to look at the flock as a whole and see how that bird fits in, and ask yourself, "what does this bird bring that will add to the quality of my flock?"

A bird that you know from experience throws fantastic chicks can be considered breeder quality. One with such outstanding foot feathers, beard, crest, colouring, etc can be breeder quality. Maybe the bird has great type but lacks foot feathering, or maybe it is too large or small.

A breeder quality bird can be very far from the standard, or very close to it. It may have defects or DQs. But in some way it has a traits that will benefit your flock.

Good explaination, and good to see you back here Sonoran! Let it be said too, that even the top Show Quality birds sometimes do not "throw" themselves into their chicks. You can breed two excellent specimens of the breed, and get a clutch of mediocre chicks. I have a roo here that is what I consider Breeder Quality, as he consistently throws beautiful pullets. Can't say he does the same with the cockerels, but all of his pullets are quite lovely. To look at him, he is nothing special, and he has his faults. His wings are not carried horizontally at all. He does not have much of a beard or crest. But he does have excellent shank/foot feathering, a very short back, good skin and eye color, good comb, and good size. He throws his good qualities to the pullet chicks, and they all have nice tight wings and horizontal carriage. He shortens their backs too, and surprisingly, they all have lovely crests and beards! The cockerels he throws all have his wing problem, and for some reason, longer backs, but he does throw a deeper blue partridge color to them. I guess it's all a matter of knowing your birds and watching what they throw, then compensate from there. That said, I won't breed any bird with a DQ, faults yes, but not a DQ. That's just me.

 

[Adriennesmom]

OhhhhhhhhMG,

Adorable babies