silkies color/showablity about 6 months old

[swheat]

Color wise they would pair up nicely...You want the hen to have a red crest, and the roo to have a black chest. Can't tell much on type from the pic, but feet feathering is nice, crest is nice. They still need to grow some too!

 

[mom2to]

new pictures not the best please feel free to comment

I am still thinking this one is a girl.

boy picture

tail and side view of each bird. if anyone has partride pictures please post! thank you!

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

The male looks like he has split wing. http://www.hattricksilkies.net/articles_split_wing.html

 

[LilPeeps]

Type looks to be pretty good on both of them. The pullet would do better in a show than the cockerel would, as his color isn't quite correct and he doesn't seem to hold his wings quite right. As previously mentioned, males should have a nearly black chest. Usually the ones you see will have too much color in the chest or be too light in general. There is a thread centered around a beautifully colored partridge male. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=352129 This is how they should be colored. Your pair should complement eachother nicely.


Edited for spelling.

 

[TK Poultry]

Your pair should complement eachother nicely.

and that is all that matters to get good offspring. The parents don't always have to be SQ to produce SQ babies.

think of breeding like balancing math equations equal on both sides. add and subtract when needed

NICE PAIR just wish the cockerel didn't have split wing​

 

[LilPeeps]

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and that is all that matters to get good offspring. The parents don't always have to be SQ to produce SQ babies.

think of breeding like balancing math equations equal on both sides. add and subtract when needed

NICE PAIR just wish the cockerel didn't have split wing

Exactly! So many believe that to get sq birds, you need a sq flock. That's not necessarily the case. You just need a flock in which the males pair well with the females to create the best possible offspring. That's why buying the best out of several breeders can result in poor birds, the birds don't complement eachother in breeding and you can get the worst of different lines all in one bird.