The American Paint Silkie

[destiny_56085]

Ultasol/Jen...those gamecams are alot of fun too. Just this morning I got some cool pics of that eagle that was picking off our ducks. We brought some scraps out for our farm cats last night and what they didn't eat was frozen in a layer on the top of their pan. I took the whole works outside and cracked it open in the snow. I'll be darned if that bird wasn't out there eating on that. We also have some grain spilled by the corn wagon. One night it got pics of a whitetail buck with only 2 prongs on 1 side and 7 prongs on the other side of its antlers coming up to eat. Lots of cat and peafowl pics.... The most hilarious was of my landlord having someone drop him off after a night at the local bar. He went down to the barn to get his dog food and never made it past the straw bales before passing out. Next morning he wasn't feeling so well and I had to give him a ride back to his truck in town.

I've found out from the cops and such that I can't do much about the birds taken from me in the past. I can be proactive about anything in the future though.

Lol... I've been through the fads with other animals and now try to stick to the basics. I've had those pastels and lavendars popping up for a few years and I pretty much give them away because I don't want to mess with more colors. I let my mom keep a trio of those pastel looking ones because she is stuck helping me with chores this spring. What she doesn't know is that their eggs are being fed to the cats so far.

The paints are pretty, but I have my splash to keep me happy. For now they are enough of a challenge.

 

[jerschex]

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I have a guard dog, a dozen guineas and 9 geese who are great at letting me know someone is about the barn and yard, but what good are they if I'm not home, which is what happened Friday, I did speak to several neighbors about unusual activity (I live down a dead end street my house is the last on the street. One said while gathering her trash can from the curb, a white pickup was leaving my place at high speed and she did notice a blue license plate (LA Plates are White), but was traveling too fast to get the number. Same happend several years back I was raising english budgies at the time and had a whole breeding colony of 15 breeding pairs disappear while I was gone one day.

 

[Bat Cave Silkies]

PepsNick~~~we're looking at a minimum of 6 years before the Paints can even be considered for qualification.....and that's IF all the breeding refinement goes as planned...

 

[PepsNick]

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Yeah I know, I was joking.

 

[jerschex]

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How does one become an accidental owner of paint silkies, please share your secret, by Private Message is OK, I'd like to get in on the action, and possibly getting in line on being the next accidental owner

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

Jer...I PM'd you...

 

[E.M. Silkies]

Will anyone be bringing paint silkies to the show in Newnan, Ga in February?

 

[E.M. Silkies]

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How does one become an accidental owner of paint silkies, please share your secret, by Private Message is OK, I'd like to get in on the action, and possibly getting in line on being the next accidental owner

I'd also like to become an accidental owner!!

 

[Sootsie]

Im a bit new at this colour thing, i get the lavenders and black etc but could someone please explain the difference between a splash and a paint silkie they look similar to me
thanks

 

[jerschex]

Below are pics of a buff paint from a dutch paint to paint mating

Center chick with 2 normal colored hatchmates

close up

top view

another group shot with hatch mates