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If anyone is interested this is the cockerel from a Silver Wyandotte Rooster and a Gold W. Hen. His cape and saddle are tinged with gold. The pullets don't show any gold leakage at all. Exactly as I was told would be the case from you good folks here! The 3 sisters are in the 2nd photo. The...

Thanks Moonshiner! Now I'll have to watch the chicks grow up. Since the current rooster is silver all I have is silver chicks, but if I can detect any red "leakage" on the males as they grow up all I have to do is decide if I want to go through that awful teenage rooster stage with a...

So I have a male chick that is Silver/Gold (Silver Roo/Gold Hen). I breed him to a Gold Hen and he has 50% chance for Gold Pullets? Just checking that I understand correctly. Fingers crossed. Thank you!

@WVduckchick "With a silver rooster, the offspring will all be silver, but the males from the gold hen can carry gold gene and may (or may not) show some red leakage". On a forwarding thought, if I kept a Silver rooster that has the red leakage (thus proof he is from a Gold hen) and he bred...

T Thank you, WVduckchick. That's what I was wanting to know, just wishing it was the hens that got the red leakage, as those are the ones I'll be keeping. More fun to be able to identify individuals by markings than leg bands! Thanks again for the info. If I get interesting markings on these...

Just joining in for fun here - love the colorful photos! I have a SLW Rooster and SLW hens and GLW hens. I've read that the chicks can ONLY be silver if the roo is silver. Curious if there will be any mottled or indications to tell which one had Gold mothers? I collected eggs from the flock and...