Silkie thread!

[PNWGirl]

Originally Posted by PNWGirl

No, you will not get a mix-breed from Karen (Catdance). She only has Silkies (and I have been at her farm). She does have two, very old, Cochin's- who can barely walk- but they are away from the Silkie barn and I doubt they could breed anyway.

Sheila

Then he has a pigment deformity

either way. He's still cute and it will be interesting to see how he turns out.

I had one of my guys (not from Karen) with a light toe and it darkened up in a week or two. Now it looks like it was always that way. Maybe this little guy might do the same

Sheila

 

[ChicksNherps]

Originally Posted by PNWGirl

No, you will not get a mix-breed from Karen (Catdance). She only has Silkies (and I have been at her farm). She does have two, very old, Cochin's- who can barely walk- but they are away from the Silkie barn and I doubt they could breed anyway.

Sheila

I had one of my guys (not from Karen) with a light toe and it darkened up in a week or two. Now it looks like it was always that way. Maybe this little guy might do the same

Sheila

That would be so interesting!

 

[cindersga]

Okay time for some baby chick pics,

Sorry gals and guys I just love my babies and I have to show them off to people who care, LOL

 

[ChicksNherps]

Okay time for some baby chick pics,

Sorry gals and guys I just love my babies and I have to show them off to people who care, LOL

Babies!!!!!

 

[Basel]

A friend got three Silkies from a hatchery and saw mine, the other day. She was pretty upset as she says that hers look nothing like mine and after seeing mine wonder if she even got pure Silkies.

You described them perfectly. Tiny crests and zero fluffy-- they are nearly flat. She is now getting some 'normal' Silkies

Sheila

Originally Posted by aoxa

Even poor quality breeder birds are MUCH MUCH better than hatchery. I really don't like hatchery silkies. In my opinion, the silkies from a hatchery are the worst quality of any breed they sell. The crests are just so tiny and they aren't fluffy at all. Lots have problems with silkie chicks from a hatchery missing their extra toe, and cross beak, etc.
Now that I've mentioned that, has anyone ever got a hatchery silkie that was decent quality? If so, which hatchery?


Before I read more, I got some silkie chicks from a feed store. They were from Ideal. In a nut shell, the buff and blue were not good with regard to crests and beards. The blue was the worst in that department but the buff had poor foot feathering. The black has a respectable beard, very nice foot feathering, but a small crest. [However she is the nicest most lovey dearie and I kept her because of that. Just loves to be held and runs up to me. Falls asleep in my arms. She is precious, and very black with a little beetle-sheen in the sun.]

The whites however, and I got two of them two weeks apart so not the same hatch, were really quite nice, oddly enough. The female looked "rattier" as a youngster than the babies I hatched from a breeder, but once she was about 4 months, she was pretty nice.
Here's a few pictures of the white pullet:

 

[Fur N Feathers]

Sorry gals and guys I just love my babies and I have to show them off to people who care, LOL

I never get tired of seeing yours and everyone else's pictures, they are wonderful!!! I think this one needs to be a contender in the calender contest, it is excellent!!!

 

[chickendales]

Originally Posted by aoxa

Even poor quality breeder birds are MUCH MUCH better than hatchery. I really don't like hatchery silkies. In my opinion, the silkies from a hatchery are the worst quality of any breed they sell. The crests are just so tiny and they aren't fluffy at all. Lots have problems with silkie chicks from a hatchery missing their extra toe, and cross beak, etc.
Now that I've mentioned that, has anyone ever got a hatchery silkie that was decent quality? If so, which hatchery?


Before I read more, I got some silkie chicks from a feed store. They were from Ideal. In a nut shell, the buff and blue were not good with regard to crests and beards. The blue was the worst in that department but the buff had poor foot feathering. The black has a respectable beard, very nice foot feathering, but a small crest. [However she is the nicest most lovey dearie and I kept her because of that. Just loves to be held and runs up to me. Falls asleep in my arms. She is precious, and very black with a little beetle-sheen in the sun.]

The whites however, and I got two of them two weeks apart so not the same hatch, were really quite nice, oddly enough. The female looked "rattier" as a youngster than the babies I hatched from a breeder, but once she was about 4 months, she was pretty nice.
Here's a few pictures of the white pullet:

she looks nice you got lucky

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: He is???

All the paint's I've seen (and the two chicks I got) were white with distinct black patches. He is beige, with reddish brown mixed through. None of the color is dirt, about ten minutes later was the first time he ever touched dirt. He'd been living in an inside pen.

Deb

 

[chickendales]

He is???

All the paint's I've seen (and the two chicks I got) were white with distinct black patches. He is beige, with reddish brown mixed through. None of the color is dirt, about ten minutes later was the first time he ever touched dirt. He'd been living in an inside pen.

Deb

there some lines that carry other colors i think there from import lines

 

[debs_flock]

Quote: Thanks, I'll contact the breeder (they were shipped eggs) and send her a picture. Just curious if she's had this turn up before and how he will mature.

The only thing I don't care for on him, is his comb is too light. It's still dark, but you can see the red through.

Deb