silkies

Stt · **Joined:** Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:01 pm **Posts:** 3006

i would like to no the faults in silkies and which colours are best to buy
any info will be great.

Happyhenz. · **Joined:** Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:49 am **Posts:** 607

all the colours are beautiful!
I myself love the whites and splash colour and blue.
Major faults:
4 toes instead of 5
pink skin
single comb.

Im sure someone else (who isnt half way thru a case of bundies) can help you :lol:

Deans' Poultry · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 4:37 pm

Gday Stuart, Faults to look for-

Hard feathered vulture hocks
Green beak, legs or pads
Red face or comb
Light eyes
Split or inadequate crest
Four toes or extra toes(should be 5)
Excessively feathered shanks

Positive features-

Carriage: bright and alert
Body: Ball like body, broad and square at the shoulders
Back: Short
Brest: Broad and full
Tail: In the male the tail feathers have a ragged or freighed appearance and should rise from the saddle in a short round curve. In the female the tail is almost hidden by a dence saddle cushion.
Thighs: Well covered with fluff.
Legs: Reasonably short and slightly feathered
Feet: 5 toes should be clearly visible. The feet almost covered with fluff. Middle and outer toes feathered.
Crest: Dence, silky and streams gracefully over neck of male. Made up of about 12 feathers, the side ones not obscuring the vision of the bird. In the female the crest is ballshaped squarely balanced on the head.
Comb: Pea comb, large in the male and frontally broad with workings only slightly above the comb surface much smaller and less prominant in the female.
Head: Short
Beak: Slaty blue
Eyes: Black and bold
Cob,face,wattles,skin: Mulberry
Earlobes: Turquoise blue
Plumage: Silky, abundant, long and soft.

Hope this helps

Happyhenz. · **Joined:** Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:49 am **Posts:** 607

Thanks Dean's poultry :-D

Do you breed silkies?

Deans' Poultry · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:02 pm

Hi Happhenz, Yes we used to breed white and buff a few years ago and thankfully my 9 yearold son has taken a shining to them so looks like we'll be breeding them again in the future. We have a lovely white rooster at the moment and are on the lookout for a nice couple of girlfriends for him :-D

My 10 yearold daughter is currently rearing 5 colours of Pekins so i don't think theres any chance of getting away from these fluffly little chookies lol..........

But between you n me, i quite like them

Deans' Poultry · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 5:07 pm

oh btw, i'd love to be able to take credit for the above knowledge, but i've actually ripped it off from Rick Kemps' Exhibition Poultry Breeders Handbook :-D

I totally reccomend this book

Happyhenz. · **Joined:** Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:49 am **Posts:** 607

cool thanks Dean.
I love my silkies they are soooooooooo cute.

Stt · **Joined:** Sun Aug 19, 2007 7:01 pm **Posts:** 3006

thanks hh and deans poultry for the info and would you both recomenned the silkies?

Happyhenz. · **Joined:** Mon Aug 20, 2007 10:49 am **Posts:** 607

i would hands down! :lol:

Deans' Poultry · **Posted:** Wed Jan 23, 2008 6:51 pm

Yep fa sure mate, especially if you ever need a broody

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