Silkied D’Uccles Project

[Egg Snatcher]

How are all of the baby beauties doing @Egg Snatcher?

I’m not home right know. They were good when I left. I’ll get y’all some update pics when I get home this weekend!

There are two silkied chicks out of the 2 clutches (1 from each) I’m going to sale all the non silkied ones when I return home. Then rebreed the parents again once the F1 hen quits being broody and lays again.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Here’s the update!

Here are the two that I’m keeping

The other 7 I’m selling

I’ll get some pics of the parents of these chicks and the grandparents tomorrow. I’m also going to pull the F1 hen off her chicks and co-brooder so I can break her from being broody.

 

[I Like Turkeys]

Here’s the update!

Here are the two that I’m keeping
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The other 7 I’m selling
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I’ll get some pics of the parents of these chicks and the grandparents tomorrow. I’m also going to pull the F1 hen off her chicks and co-brooder so I can break her from being broody.

Looking good! Curious to see how they develop.

rebreeding the f1 s is a good call. The 2 silkied chicks you got don’t seem to have good foot feathering, while some of their siblings do, & rebreeding the f1 s nets you thé chance of a silkied without the extra silkie traits the cross brought along, however small.

Really enjoy all your projects!

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Looking good! Curious to see how they develop.

rebreeding the f1 s is a good call. The 2 silkied chicks you got don’t seem to have good foot feathering, while some of their siblings do, & rebreeding the f1 s nets you thé chance of a silkied without the extra silkie traits the cross brought along, however small.

Really enjoy all your projects!

Thanks! I also don’t know if they’ll be mottled either so I thought I’d breed them again.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Grandparents
Single Combed, non bearded, non vulture hocked Buff Silkie

Purebred Millie Fleur D’Uccle

Parents (F1)

 

[Egg Snatcher]

6 weeks
Looks like I have a pair
Cockerel

Pullet

 

[WVduckchick]

6 weeks
Looks like I have a pair
Cockerel
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Pullet
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His beard looks a little ragged

But looking good! Nice to get a pair.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

His beard looks a little ragged

But looking good! Nice to get a pair.

Yeah I noticed that! He is kinda ragged liking himself! But he’ll feather in nicely.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Just put my F1 pair together.

And it looks like my little F2 cockerel has a beak deformity. I wasn’t going to use him any way so he will be butchered

The pullet. Her beak still looks good.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

Just put my F1 pair together.View attachment 3912411

And it looks like my little F2 cockerel has a beak deformity. I wasn’t going to use him any way so he will be butchered
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The pullet. Her beak still looks good.
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That's too bad about the cockerel. I would watch the pullet's beak though. It almost looks hairline.