Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[chickengr]

it seems that my non crested chick is getting some crest

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

I hate how BYC stops sending ya updates on threads ya follow...yalls are soooo cute! That roo on his back is darling!
I just rehomed 4 of my 8 babies...I decided if I wasn't gonna keep em then why was I keeping em to see what sex they ended up.. lol
So off they just went!!! Hopefully they will stay in touch so I can see how Vanilli n Mango first babies turn out!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

So question for u silkie gurus!
A satin silkie...am I correct in saying that is a mix of cochin and silkie?

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

I hate how BYC stops sending ya updates on threads ya follow...yalls are soooo cute! That roo on his back is darling!
I just rehomed 4 of my 8 babies...I decided if I wasn't gonna keep em then why was I keeping em to see what sex they ended up.. lol
So off they just went!!! Hopefully they will stay in touch so I can see how Vanilli n Mango first babies turn out!

Aww they are so cute!

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

So question for u silkie gurus!
A satin silkie...am I correct in saying that is a mix of cochin and silkie?

I think it is just a smooth featherd silkie.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

I hate how BYC stops sending ya updates on threads ya follow...yalls are soooo cute! That roo on his back is darling!
I just rehomed 4 of my 8 babies...I decided if I wasn't gonna keep em then why was I keeping em to see what sex they ended up.. lol
So off they just went!!! Hopefully they will stay in touch so I can see how Vanilli n Mango first babies turn out!

Your watched threads list won't stop sending you updates like alerts will. unread threads you are watching will be in bold titles.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

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But like it normally notifies me whenever yall post in this thread...then it goes days without notifications.

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

But like it normally notifies me whenever yall post in this thread...then it goes days without notifications.

Yeah sometimes it stops. I usually stop getting alerts for at least one thread every 1-3 days.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

So question for u silkie gurus!
A satin silkie...am I correct in saying that is a mix of cochin and silkie?

I think it is just a smooth featherd silkie.

A Satin is a bird that is a Silkie in every way except for feathering. Still has black skin, five toes, feathered legs and feet, mulberry colored walnut comb, etc. Most are created by either using a polish or a cochin to introduce the smooth feathering. The resulting offspring are then continuously bred back to a Silkie over several generations. Traditionally the bird has to be 6-7 generations before it can be called a Satin.
The term Satin though is used rather loosely and many people call their 1st generation (F1) silkie crosses with any smooth feathered breed a "Satin". Technically these should be called "Silkie crosses" or "Silkie Hybrids".
There are breeders that are working on getting these birds recognized as a separate breed. They can though never be called Silkies, as they do not have silkied feathers.
This is why I choose to call my 2nd gen bird, Noa, a "Polkie" and not a Satin.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

One of my friends is working on a satin project and this is one of his roosters who is a seventh generation satin just to give an example of what they look like when they’ve gotten this far down the breeding line.
This one is a splash.