Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Obsessed With Silkies]

One of these things is not like the others.
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And the real picture I took for my new Facebook cover. They are F2s so color isn't back.
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I skimmed the first pic and thought that's a beautiful white hen. Then I realized it was the stuffed animal

 

[Calichicks23]

Hello everyone. Happy to have found this thread. I love Silkies. Been raising them for the past 2 year and finally this year was able to keep a roo. Now I started hatching babies. It’s so addictive .
Here is a picture of my newest little chubbers

 

[Hinotori]

Hello everyone. Happy to have found this thread. I love Silkies. Been raising them for the past 2 year and finally this year was able to keep a roo. Now I started hatching babies. It’s so addictive .
Here is a picture of my newest little chubbers
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Welcome to the thread

 

[CSolis]

Now 7 weeks old these two are full siblings. The satin is a Calico, the other is buff and white! @Hinotori , what would you breed the buff and white too (color wise)?

I have a feeling they both might be males (darnit!)

 

[Hinotori]

Now 7 weeks old these two are full siblings. The satin is a Calico, the other is buff and white! @Hinotori , what would you breed the buff and white too (color wise)? View attachment 3440760View attachment 3440762
I have a feeling they both might be males (darnit!)

I have no idea. They are both very pretty. Would be wonderful to take photos

 

[HungryPenguin]

Hi silkie lovers,
I have this this color silkie and I was wanting to get her and my laced winged satin a rooster to fertilize the eggs. What color rooster would you guys suggest? I would like to make beautiful babies but unsure what color rooster would creat the best looking offspring! I've debated this for a while so I thought I'd ask some experts!

 

[HungryPenguin]

F2 pullet. She wasn't willing to cooperate with pictures.
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F4 pullet and cockerel
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F3 pullet and F2 cockerel.
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What do you call this color?

 

[Hinotori]

What do you call this color?

Partridge. Pretty much everything I have is partridge based.

 

[Hinotori]

Hi silkie lovers,
I have this this color silkie and I was wanting to get her and my laced winged satin a rooster to fertilize the eggs. What color rooster would you guys suggest? I would like to make beautiful babies but unsure what color rooster would creat the best looking offspring! I've debated this for a while so I thought I'd ask some experts!View attachment 3441374View attachment 3441375

Buff would get you lighter. If you want mixed color chicks for a colorful flock, it's best to find a pretty, mixed light colored rooster. If I wanted just pretty, Id use a blue cream (aka porcelain) rooster.

White isn't the best choice because actual silkie white is recessive white which only shows with 2 copies. Those are usually some type of partridge underneath. Whites from paint breeding are dominant white which shows with one copy.

 

[HungryPenguin]

Buff would get you lighter. If you want mixed color chicks for a colorful flock, it's best to find a pretty, mixed light colored rooster. If I wanted just pretty, Id use a blue cream (aka porcelain) rooster.

White isn't the best choice because actual silkie white is recessive white which only shows with 2 copies. Those are usually some type of partridge underneath. Whites from paint breeding are dominant white which shows with one copy.

Thank you I really like the buffs and reds, I'm hoping if I mix that with her I would just get some pretty mixtures! I would just be worried about my laced wing satin silkie- being black and white, I'm not really sure what her babies would look like with a buff or red roo?