Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[CSolis]

Your lip!? Ok I'll quit whining!
It's just been a really rough week...
I hate when Joey does this
..he bit me 3 times on the one arm today drawim blood then flogged my legs and I had jeans and boots on since it is freezing cold here and he even got blood on my leg...just didn't know it til now.
I luv that ole turd but he is one BOOTYHEAD!

 

[Jules5150]

One of my favorite pullets...
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Beautiful!!

 

[Jules5150]

Fell in love by accident. We rescued a white roo from some city people that weren't supposed to have chickens, and didn't want to rehome him, so got him some friends... then more friends.. and the habit is in full swing now.
So I have a "fun pen" with a silkie 'satin' roo. I've been told he is a black with leakage. I'd love some thoughts as to what colors to put with him for pretty colors offspring. I had a blue and a Columbian project birds in with him that both turned out to be roos. I have a black satin cuckoo, black base partridge, black (has white tic under beak) and a white...
What colors would you put with him?
Bonus to anyone that can tell me more about the color in his "leakage"!

 

[Hinotori]

Thanks! ... What colours do I need to make something like your patridge rooster? He's a little bit like my old rooster (that's gone) and I'd love to recreate that sortof colouring.

Would be easiest to just find a breeder of the color. Otherwise a normal recessive white crossed to a buff would likely come out looking like a light partridge. Recessive white covers everything so anything can be hiding under it, but it's the original silkie color and usually it's partridge under the white. Buff closely related to partridge so it will dilute the feather pattern but could be worked from.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Your lip!? Ok I'll quit whining!
It's just been a really rough week...
I hate when Joey does this
..he bit me 3 times on the one arm today drawim blood then flogged my legs and I had jeans and boots on since it is freezing cold here and he even got blood on my leg...just didn't know it til now.
I luv that ole turd but he is one BOOTYHEAD!

Sorry to hear he does this. Honestly I wouldn't put up with that behavior in my flock. He'd be gone to chicken heaven with a quick neck snap from me.

 

[Hinotori]

I don't put up with agression either. My boys will groom my arm if I have to give them a butt bath. I've had some that would pull on my pant legs for attention. Broly, the old partridge in the picture I posted not long ago, follows me around like a dog. Ashes who is a little older begs for treats until I say his name. He's adverse to posing for pictures anymore so hides when named.

The younger roosters that I used this year aren't my breeding, but some of their offspring got the friendliness from the mothers side. The roosters aren't aggressive, they just are skittish.

 

[Hinotori]

I had a cockerel that was super friendly, but came out a muddy, ticked black. I'd have kept him for life just because of how sweet he was, but I was asked if I had any boys that were friendly for a decorative backyard flock by someone who'd just lost their old, friendly rooster. So he went to a nice home where he could snuggle kids and eat treats from their hands.

 

[Hinotori]

I had a cockerel that was super friendly, but came out a muddy, ticked black. I'd have kept him for life just because of how sweet he was, but I was asked if I had any boys that were friendly for a decorative backyard flock by someone who'd just lost their old, friendly rooster. So he went to a nice home where he could snuggle kids and eat treats from their hands.

Found a picture of him. He had massive snowshoes of foot feathering.

 

[kurby22]

I was feeling sad I couldn’t go out and sit with my chickens today so the husband brought me one—his choice. And he chose Fuzzbert because she was “super easy to catch sitting in the nest box” but “she’s growling and squawking a lot and seems mad at me for bringing her in” She’s broody AGAIN and she was indeed very irritated to be brought inside for snuggles She’s too cute though so I made her pose for a few pictures

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

I was feeling sad I couldn’t go out and sit with my chickens today so the husband brought me one—his choice. And he chose Fuzzbert because she was “super easy to catch sitting in the nest box” but “she’s growling and squawking a lot and seems mad at me for bringing her in” She’s broody AGAIN and she was indeed very irritated to be brought inside for snuggles She’s too cute though so I made her pose for a few pictures

She's adorable...I can just imagine all the squawking!
Sure hope u get to feeling better asap!!!