Now after all of this dialogue I have been examining a few of my adult males (white) who have a few dark feathers at the back of their heads and at the tail level as well... (they are about 4 1/2 months old....Could they be paints....I'm assuming they were recessive whites....I'll need to post...
Does anyone have a sq black rooster and a sq white rooster for sale. I keep posting in the wanted section and get no results. I would like to try to make some paint silkies.
Also, didn't read all the 52 pages, but would a paint x paint eventually just fade out or become weak - almost white...
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red and black paint...like calico? that would be interesting....
melinda
Yes, but this bird has weak black. I hope to strengthen the black for a good calico. The paint does also pass blue marks on some birds, so I have some blue paint. The marks stay on the same location through a molt...