Dwegg, that is a beautiful buff and great photography too! congrats!
Im suggesting the name Dior, which means Of Gold. She looks to me like she needs a fancy name.
I dont do partridges, but this girl is so cute, I could imagine it! If it were my bird, I would show her. The other poster who said showing is about learning is right on. No better way IMO than to look at your bird next to a lot of others and talk to breeders about your bird. Also Ive asked...
Im getting white (almost) eggs from my white pen and light brown eggs from my black pen. the buff pen is a range of colors. I dont think it has to do with the bird's color, other whites Ive had in the past have laid light brown. maybe some kind of egg color gene.
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Send them an email. Are you a member? Here is the link to the thread. http://www.americansilkiebantamclub.org/memberarea/forum/showthread.php?t=1221&page=3&highlight=Sigrid
yes I am a member, thanks for the link!
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ya she scard me out of thinking about buying SQ birds thats why im getting a incubator for eggs cause i can not afford that
its going to depend on the breeder your getting birds from. some are more expensive, some more affordable. it also depends on how established their bloodline of...
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That's what I would love to do. I have been to one show but it was a local fair an had a ball.
Was it hard to go to your first show? I would love to show some of my silkies, even my Cochin but I am not an experienced chicken person and am a bit intimidated by serious show breeders. I...