Silkie Colouration!

[Renton]

Hello everyone,

One of our Silkies is getting paler and paler (started life the usual blue!).....see pic below.....anyone heard of or seen this before?

[Renton]

[Isleworth]

Hi Renton,

Pic isn't showing up, but if people click on the link below they will be able to see your picture:


http://www.flickr.com/photos/25748879@N05/2787372042/in/photostream/

[Renton]

Thanks very much for the help.....no idea why the pic didn't upload....!!! How DO you upload properly?

Any ideas about m Silkie would be appreciated......perhaps I should breed from her?! :-)

[Isleworth]

No problem, I think you may be best asking about the hen's colouring on a Poultry Forum.

I'm a member of the Poultry Keeper Group and they have a area for Silkie Chat so would advice asking on there...


Hope i'm allowed to put this link in... ;)

Silkie Link: http://forums.thepoultrykeeper.co.uk/viewtopic.php?t=2138&postdays=0&postorder=asc&&start=0


Not seen one with her colouring before, so as long as it's not health related I don't see any harm in hatching a few chicks out to see if the colouration is past down..


All the best,

IsleworthTW7

[teresa]

How strange, I have had white silkies now I have gold all blue/black skin. Even hatched a pullet gold silkie x cream legbar and she has the dark skin.
Either a throw back to x breeding in the genes or a problem with the pigment of the skin. If she is healthy dont worry.

try this link and ask them the question

http://www.thesilkieclubofgreatbritain.co.uk/index.php?section=1

let us know what they say.

[Renton]

Thanks all.....I've joined the Poultry Keepers Forums and contacted the Silkie Club of Great Britain.....

Watch this space.......!

*Fingers crossed for yellow skinned Silkies!!!!!*

;)

[kt.]

I always get good poultry advice from here:
http://www.poultrychat.com/vb/