Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Thanks!

Sorry you lost some, too.

I am actually happy this is my last hatch for awhile. There have been some tough ones these past few times. I LOVE incubating and hatching chicks, the whole process from start to finish. Watching those little ones hatch never gets old, BUT it can also be emotionally draining when they do not do well or have to be culled. Bittersweet sometimes for sure.

I said the same after that hatch I got from you but I could not help myself after seeing all the babies everywhere!
Speaking of babies!!!
Here are the 4 Hawaii babies!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I said the same after that hatch I got from you but I could not help myself after seeing all the babies everywhere!
Speaking of babies!!!
Here are the 4 Hawaii babies!

Thanks for this! They look great! Little fluff nuggets!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Thanks for this! They look great! Little fluff nuggets!

Yeah I'm really doubting myself giving ANY away! But I got 13 in incubator as we speak due April 13th!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Yeah I'm really doubting myself giving ANY away! But I got 13 in incubator as we speak due April 13th!

You do realize if you want to breed Satins, that you need to keep breeding back to Silkies to maintain the Silkie appearance (other than feathering) and improve the offspring. Half the offspring will have silkied feathers and half will have satin feathers (assuming your Satins carry the recessive silkied feathering). These are also completely unrelated to any you have, also a plus. Just saying...

 

[kurby22]

You do realize if you want to breed Satins, that you need to keep breeding back to Silkies to maintain the Silkie appearance (other than feathering) and improve the offspring. Half the offspring will have silkied feathers and half will have satin feathers (assuming your Satins carry the recessive silkied feathering). These are also completely unrelated to any you have, also a plus. Just saying...

Might just need to keep more and hatch more!

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

You do realize if you want to breed Satins, that you need to keep breeding back to Silkies to maintain the Silkie appearance (other than feathering) and improve the offspring. Half the offspring will have silkied feathers and half will have satin feathers (assuming your Satins carry the recessive silkied feathering). These are also completely unrelated to any you have, also a plus. Just saying...

I LUV U soooooo much!
Totally had forgotten that tiny, critical piece of data! It's settled, only letting the little one go that I'm leaning towards being a cockrel. Though sometimes I wonder if I'm right, but my "feelings" in all past one's have been accurate.
Thank YOU once again! U n I both worked very hard on these little babies! Only fitting I keep em!!!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I LUV U soooooo much!
Totally had forgotten that tiny, critical piece of data! It's settled, only letting the little one go that I'm leaning towards being a cockrel. Though sometimes I wonder if I'm right, but my "feelings" in all past one's have been accurate.
Thank YOU once again! U n I both worked very hard on these little babies! Only fitting I keep em!!!

Honestly if you have room for them I would keep all of them and see which ones look best when they grow out a bit more. You could always sell any males you don’t need later. I understand this is difficult but this way you can pick the best ones out for your breeding program. Also depends on what kind of colors you’re going for.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

What colour would you call this one?
She's my single comb sweetie girl I'm considering selling due to the comb

 

[kurby22]

What colour would you call this one?
She's my single comb sweetie girl I'm considering selling due to the comb
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I’m not at all good at Silkie colors but I’d call it a gorgeous color!! Super pretty! Sort of looks like a silver partridge color? But I will leave it to the Silkie gurus!

 

[AngBantamLuv]

What colour would you call this one?
She's my single comb sweetie girl I'm considering selling due to the comb
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Those earlobes!!! I thought single combs were a recessive gene natural to silkies? Both my paints are single combs, from a lady that breeds pretty silkies. Im still heart broken from rehoming my first two silkies so im not a proponent of it.