Yeah the blue one is just so puffy and bigger than the rest. 😊
I’ve paired down to only 3 breeders right now. My rooster is from a good line but it was really hard to get him. I live in Hawaii and it’s almost impossible to get silkies here unless from a big hatchery, and shipping ruins most of...
Yeah I think you’re right. Thank you for reminding me about that- I’ve been culling so hard for that in my existing flock, and weird toes still pops up even though my current breeders all have 5 distinct toes. 😭
I agree that it’s important to make sure these basic traits are preserved in...
Thank you all for the advice and for sharing your knowledge about the silkie genes. 😍
Here’s the silkies and satins and their wings. I was most excited about the little blue one (chick 1) but pretty sure it has the satin feathers. The good news is, I think all of them have black skin! Feet...
Thank you for responding! I think the skin is black on all of them, but I’ll post some photos tomorrow.
I’m thinking maybe it would be better to not keep any of them in my silkie pen, because even the ones that have silkie feathering I think might have satin somewhere in their parentage… since...
I was recently gifted 7 silkie chicks from a breeder and thought it would add some much needed genetic diversity to my small flock of purebred silkies. I live in a remote area that makes it very difficult to import new genetics.
I didn’t realize until I picked up the chicks that this breeder...