Silkie thread!

[aoxa]

Mine went through a stage where their crests looked like bonnets, but they grew out of it. I miss it

 

[aoxa]

I have 7 new silkie chicks that have hatched this week. 3 white, 2 light blue, 1 dark blue and 1 partridge!

One of the whites

One of the light blues The dark blue is under a broody, and the partridge still doesn't have pictures yet and just for fun...

an EE with splayed leg that I have dubbed Hobble. How cute is she/he?

 

[jsp28504]

Mine went through a stage where their crests looked like bonnets, but they grew out of it. I miss it

At what age did they outgrow it approximately? Thelma is around 5 months... I Like the bonnets too! I was just wondering if it would be a fault at a show.

 

[aoxa]

At what age did they outgrow it approximately? Thelma is around 5 months... I Like the bonnets too! I was just wondering if it would be a fault at a show.

It would be a fault I believe. Not a DQ - but they would lose points.

They didn't get too much into the discussion about the bonnet crest. Maybe we can do that here? How many points would you lose?

 

[aoxa]

At what age did they outgrow it approximately? Thelma is around 5 months... I Like the bonnets too! I was just wondering if it would be a fault at a show.

My girl lost it by week 12 or so.

 

[SilkieSammiJo]

Is there such a thing as a cuckoo partridge? I have one of my partridge babies that seems to have a cuckoo barring. She is the only one that I see this with. She is approximately 11 weeks old.

 

[Basel]

If I see any shade of red at this age, I think "boy". Girls may have a very small bump at this age.

Thanks so much, peepblessed. I looked at one of my known older pullets and while her comb is thin and small, there is a little 1/8" about bump in the middle too. So I see now that girls can have the little bump. But the deep mulberry on my gray's tiny wattles is telling, then, eh? Bummer. "He" is quite handsome and so sweet. Of course!

Here are a few pix; just hatched, few days old, few weeks old, and now, 9weeks. In the very last you can see the little wattles. ???

 

[peepblessed]

If you go over to the silkie breeding genetics and showing thread, there is a very good example of a bonnet on the first page. I prefer the bonnet actually. I think it is adorable.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/690632/silkie-breeding-genetics-showing
Post #10 at the bottom

Yes, great example! I agree. I love the cute look.

 

[littlecritters]

I personally prefer a round crest. Here are images of Holly Hobbie bonnets to give you a visual reference:

Rounder crest:

 

[jsp28504]

Yes, great example! I agree. I love the cute look.

Ok, that is where I saw it but I got lost and then couldn't find it again! Thanks for the link, all!