Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[Silkie Princess]

Puller or Cockerel? 6 months old. Acts like a girl

 

[MysteryChicken]

Puller or Cockerel? 6 months old. Acts like a girl

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Late blooming Cockerel.

 

[Gammas Bearded Babies]

Puller or Cockerel? 6 months old. Acts like a girl

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I'm leaning towards cockrel based on stance, comb, looks like streamers comin as well.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Hey anyone talk to @LadiesAndJane in the past week... hadn't seen her on and was getting concerned bout her.

You are so sweet! I am fine!
Answered your p.m. I’ve been off the forum for awhile, I got a new job with 14 hour days. I’m going to try to catch up now on this thread! I’m going to get some coffee, it might take a while.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I took some cute pics of Cher Bear and wanted to share She’s got a bit more grown up look and you can tell I did a serious trim over the eyes. It has really helped her a lot. She’s not nearly as timid and puts herself to bed now. Such a sweet girl!

She is beautiful!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I have got another rare black meat breed: lakedanzi/laceedanji/lucedanji/ukheilyuy - that's how they call them. they look somewhat like ayam chemani, roos can be 1,8 kg, hens 1,2-1,4 kg and they lay green eggs (45 - 50 gr). they are supposed to lay 160-180 eggs per year. at my friend's farm in north greece they are the only breed that lay all year around! 2 little girls stuck with silkie juveniles for the night and the boy went to the meat chicks.

here is a link I found: https://en.blabto.com/6915-lakedanzi-breed-of-chickens-description-content-phot.html

They sound really cool! I wasn’t able to open the link. I know you have camera issues, but hopefully you can post photos sometime!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Today was sunny! here's some pics of some fluffies today mostly Puff and her 8 chicks .. the others were under the fig tree or in the coop
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What a beautiful flock you have! Looks like they are having a great day.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

That's always a tough one.

I decided early on I wanted to really work on goals and bettering the quality of my flock. It's definitely more work and the cost of raising more grow outs gets expensive. I think having a small flock and hatching and growing out a few babies here and there is a lot easier (plus you have more of a relationship with each flock member). I love it when I make progress and see my pairings working out well though. My main goal isn't really showing although I may get there eventually. I guess mostly I have color projects and a vision of what I'm hoping to achieve for each. I love learning about color genetics and applying what I know to help with my goals too. I think the biggest downside is trying to find homes for all the ones that don't end up making the cut. With a larger breeding operation it seems like you may have to get comfortable culling the boys that don't find homes easily. I've really struggled with that aspect.

Anyway here are some current pictures of some of the little ones I'm excited about. Excuse the dusty floor, the chicks make so much dust I can't keep up with it even dusting everyday.

The little mottled with more white to him (or her). Single combed but a cutie, I can't wait to see that little black and white crest when it comes in more!

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The little mille fleur splits are old enough I can sex them now (I love how easy it is since they are satins)! Looks like two boys and two girls which is perfect. I'm thinking I'll pair the light girl with the darker boy and the light boy with the darker girl when they are old enough to breed.

The girls

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The boys

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Then I'm still exciting about this little frizzle girl, I can't wait until she starts laying and I can try to get some frizzle babies from her.

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This little paint girl is definitely the best spotted I've bred so far. She's got some khaki leakage in her hackles so may go into one of my color projects rather than with the paints but we'll see.

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And lastly one of my promising cockerels from my grow outs. He's got a lot of silver leakage but as I've been having a hard time with khaki leakage in my paint boys and paint breeders have had some good results with silver leaking blacks over their paints I'm going to give it a try and see if it helps any with the khaki leakage. I've got another boy similar to him to choose from but that one wasn't cooperating for a picture.

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Aww such cuties! I'm glad things ended up working out for the little one's with your help.



Oh that is exciting! I hope they get a good hatch too!



Aww the babies are getting so big (and they are all so pretty too)!

What gorgeous photos! Your paint girl is just beautiful.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I feel I'm at a place where I need to decide a path and stick to it...otherwise I'm floundering round like a fish outta water this way and that!
I get so easily sidetracked either all the floof!!! And cuteness!!!
I need to stick to my goal of developing that gorgeous satin...
not my pic...but my goal
i absolutely LUV the satins!
i absolutely LUV porcelain!
 so
in an effort to work towards that goal am takin up a couple on their offers to buy a few I had NOT planned on selling.
i feel badly! Like im cheating on em or something, but then again it doesn't take much to make me feel bad!
Here's to a clearer pathway to the future.
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Just gorgeous!
Sounds like an awesome goal to shoot for. I’m constantly changing my mind on what my goals are. Finding it difficult to stick to a plan as well! I wish I had more room and more time!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I haven’t been here for a long time!



Look at how beautiful Noodles is!
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She is just gorgeous!