I wish there was someone near me that raised "good" Silkies. The ones I see
at flea markets and trade days (the only place where it's possible to find
chicken "breeders") are pitiful looking! Even the ones from Ideal look
better! Maybe when I get adept at using the incubator I can justify
springing for some nice Silkie eggs. Until then, we'll just enjoy the
personalities and the cuteness from our "probably-not-really-Ideal" chicks.
:)
Bobbye
B L-H
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On Sun, Jul 24, 2011 at 11:28 AM, colinb <gotrandy@tcsn.net> wrote:
>
>
> *Silkies ARE hysterical!! I got two gorgeous blues from Ideal as well.
> But oh my. I recently contacted a local show-er...4-H person, very serious
> judging show chickens of all breeds and boy did they ever take the wind out
> of my sails!! They are judges here, and of course into dubbing the Modern
> Games, so we don't discuss that when we're talking or we both know we won't
> be 'friends' much longer....anyway, they really look down their noses at
> chicks that come from Ideal and that they are only 'pet quality' and never
> match show standards. It IS interesting, as the Modern Games I got from
> Ideal this year are H-U-G-E!!! They are nothing like our little Moderns we
> got from the breeder. The Silkies are pretty darn big too! So I wonder if
> Ideal is breeding bigger birds, in order to withstand the rigors of
> shipping and all that. So I also wonder if since a major chick-producer
> like this, producing thousands, if not millions of chicks that are bigger,
> will this eventually affect the show chicken industry?*
>
> *Deb*
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