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Can someone give me a quick rundown of how the polydactyly gene works? I have hatched tons of silkies from my pen. I have a pretty boy with 4 toes on one foot and 5 on the other. I was told since he has 5 that he carries the poly gene. I decided to use him for breeding. I think I may have...

Who would you all recommend for true black silkies? Prefer black to black breeding and I would like hatching eggs if possible. I plan to use them to improve my self blues and cuckoos so they need to be exceptional quality stock. Thanks!

Thank you for that great feedback!

This thread is about silkie breeding and genetics right? =) Anyone?

I had a chick that looked like a silver partridge and grew up to look like this. It doesn't look like the pictures of silver partridge roosters that i've seen. Is this just leakage? I plan to sell this guy and another that looks just like him with gold in the same places that he has silver...

What do chipmunk stripes mean as far as color and breeding? I have several different color chicks hatching with these markings but when they feather out they are normal color.

First, I apologize if this has been covered already. Trust me I try to keep up. What are the genetics behind porcelain? I believe they can only be bred to the same color correct? So if you cross one with buff or lav you will get off colors?