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Originally Posted by Mardelin  I've read the standard before.
But, you made reference to your silkies being 8 oz at 8 weeks.....and when comparing the yorkie to the silkie (standard) and those I've seen in the ring. They tend to be a bit more larger in stature than a yorkie. A longer muzzle, bigger heads, more bone density and longer backed. My yorkies at about 8 weeks of age are close to the 2 pound range....even those that weigh a mere 2 oz at birth. If they haven't doubled their weight by the first week, I panic (most are born between 3 at 5 oz). |
yes that would be the standard, but lately we been seeing a lot of smaller silkies in the ranks so we are trying to keep the silky from shrinking, my first boy was VERY small for silky standards so I did not breed him I am hoping that this litter would be between range they should be born at the 3 to 4 onz range. but I also noticed that silkies grow a lot slower than yorkies, they tend to get bigger after 6 weeks.
I met a breeder that had a girl that was barely 10 onz at 10 weeks, that is WHY now the responsible breeders are doing DNA test to make sure we
are on the right lines.. once more..my girl was 1 pound 8 onz at 12 weeks.. now she is 11 pounds pre pregnancy weight..