Silkied Ameraucana Project

[mstricer]

 

[EdenCamp]

A bird in the hand is worth a dozen eggs at the post office......

 

[CatKai]

I've been putting off ordering one of those egg color cards, but I want that for next year -- it'd make it a lot easier to choose the best egg color other than "hm, I think this is bluer - or is it just a hint of green that makes it a bit darker?" - are there any other good color charts for eggs besides the ABC one? So far my biggest compare is having a few eggs side-by-side. The bit-too-green egg from one of the pullets doesn't look very green by itself, but next to the other eggs you can really see the green tone it has.

Still talking to see if I can get some good black lines in from one of the ABC breeders in driving distance. Sounds like I may be able to pick up a couple of 4-8 month old cockerels - and maybe a few pullets! I figure if I can get some nice black cockerels over some silkied blues/blacks I'll be well on the way to skewing the next generation towards a black flock with the splits. The cost will set me back on putting orders in for eggs/chicks from other lines, but I figure a chicken in the coop is worth two in the ordering form, or however you want to modify that saying

 

[yinepu]

Anyone have The Ameraucana Breeders Club official color chart, that is a fuji film photo? Over half the chart is for greens and some even look purple or pink. So anyone wants to fuss over any of the Silkied Am eggs not all being a good blue or being green/olive, tell them to get that chart and any of the eggs being laid will fit on that chart for color... Surprised to see the puke green gray color of some eggs I got locally early this year for regular Am's is actually on here. So all this talk about they have to lay a blue egg really doesn't matter I guess. The color boxes take up really small squares too. Would be much better to have made the color squares bigger and the center logo much smaller... Yinepu the chart I got from you is great!

All mine took right to the FF I started yesterday. Someone is laying in my lav coop that has Silkied Am's in it but no idea if it's a lav or a silkied but it's blue

Time to get a chair and spy!

lol.. glad you could make use of it!

 

[mstricer]

Okay everyone I thought I would give an update on my Blue Silked girl, she was doing much better when I got home today, One of her eyes are open and I'm putting warm towels on other one, trying to get her better as the Blue roo looks sad, they were always together.

 

[mstricer]

Here is the front view of her eye, this is after i got puss out of her eye and cut her muff, that was stuck to her eye and matted with yuck, she was very good about it, even though I knew it hurt her

Side eye view

 

[EdenCamp]

Poor thing. Is there skin breaks? Think her eye was scratched? Is the eye gunk just matter from irritation or actually pus? Antibiotics?

 

[mstricer]

There was pus, but I think it was due to irritation from her muff being matted and attached to bottom eye lid. No antibodics, I don't use them. She is eating drinking and resting and doesn't act sick. The chicks in the pen with her want to cuddle and keep getting under her (they lost their mommy) some times she lets them, sometimes not. She seems better today

 

[EdenCamp]

I'm not a big fan of antibiotics either. IMO difference between saving 'sick" birds to become carriers and injuries tho, esp with a topical.
What about eyewash or herbals to flush the eye? Removing irritation in the area a smart move. Flushing and/or optholic ointment can further help with irritation.
Close to the brain, cataracts and blindness can result from scar tissue. Course blind birds are easier to catch.... I am one sick sick puppy. LOL!
Hope she's doing better and that you are recovering from the shock.

 

[mstricer]

You are right about the blind birds, I have a blind Marans she is very easy to catch. Beautiful dark eggs, but won't hatch them, she was blind from day one. I will try and find eye ointment, I did flush it last before taking pictures