Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

Go to Gallery : Album Gallery, and look through a few 'pages' back for "Wings" and "Wings 2" albums Janine Jenzano of Hurricane Silkies has been gathering the pictures from members to put the different feature albums together Also go to forum and look through the genetics one, they are listed somewhere in there too. type, eyes, feet/toes, tails/cushions, crests, and wings

Thanks, Jessy. I found it.

 

[peepblessed]

Hey guys, I've started this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/690632/silkie-breeding-genetics-showing
for serious discussion of breeding and showing Silkies.
If anyone has any comments or suggestions, or an idea of how to word anything diffferently? PLEASE feel free to share!

Hope this thread works out great!!!

 

[ChickensXOXO]

I love this guy.

 

[TheRookie]

Puff.
I tried to get the best face shots I could of slightly uncooperative young Silkies. These three are all 3 months old yesterday and Im just wondering if anyone has any early guesses on gender . I know its early but Im just curious to see if my guesses are close.


Shadow, This is my only non vaulted Silkie.


Mini Me

Also Id like some more advice on my 7month old Partridge boy


He wouldnt hold still for pics without me holding him but Ill try again today.

 

[NookNook01]

Wow Thanx!!!! Again with the Partridge.....which is considered a Partridge??? Uhhhg I'm such a Newbie...haaaa

 

[peepblessed]

I love this guy.

Beautiful!!!

 

[peepblessed]

Wow Thanx!!!! Again with the Partridge.....which is considered a Partridge??? Uhhhg I'm such a Newbie...haaaa

Yours (the light blue w/gold), I believe, is a blue partridge. The one above your post is a regular partridge. The one in my avatar is also a partridge. They come in many shades, but here is the standard.

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.

 

[chisNchickens]

So, why not start a new thread just for breeding and showing discussion? They did it for the Cochin thread, and it seems to have worked out just great for them

This is a fabulous thread, but it is difficult to navigate with all of the pages (and all of the new pages that pop up if I don't check this thread every 15 minutes

). Anyway, just a thought!

That is what this is supposed to be, there would have to be rules and that might be too risky. I dunno.

ETA: Okay, will check out the new thread!

 

[peepblessed]

That is what this is supposed to be, there would have to be rules and that might be too risky. I dunno.

Actually the original starter of this thread was very general.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: http://www.americansilkiebantamclub.org/memberarea/forum/album.php?albumid=148 and http://www.americansilkiebantamclub.org/memberarea/forum/showthread.php?t=1926