Please help me sex my 7-week old Ameraucanas. I have them labeled #1 and #2. (I'm actually hoping for a rooster because I have 2 beautiful full grown black ameraucana hens already. I have a rooster, but he hasn't fertilized one egg since Feb. 5th, when I got him. Still patiently waiting for him...
I have been trying to get a black silkie roo for several years now. I finally purchased a black silkie with markings similar to this, but they are silver. I was told that the silver markings on a black silkie are fine. I had another rooster in before him, but it is possible that this is one of...
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I have some blue silkies with silver penciling on the neck area, and some with gold penciling on the neck area? Are either of these disqualifications when showing? I really need to know. I am trying to get some chicks from my Best of Show blue silkie, and don't want to keep breeding a...
I bred a beautiful splash silkie female with a white silkie male, and am getting the most beautiful, evenly colored, blue silkie chicks. How is that possible?
Hi there, I got some blue silkie chicks, and I have a question. I have some that look just about like my white silkie chicks in color. Are they considered light splash? Of course there are some blue, and some darker, but there are a few of these very light ones. Can you show any color of...
Please help, I rescued a silkie about 3 weeks ago and it looks awful. I know this is a beautiful bird, but right now it looks so bad that I am even afraid to get too close.
It started with watery eyes, where the mucous membrane was even covering a tiny bit of the corner of the eye. Now the eyes...