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Silkie feathering is recessive, but the crests, and feathered legs are dominant. The black in the Jersey Giant is dominant over most colors/patterns.

Lots of people get a bit freaked out by the "Giant' part, because they thought they had Australorps. Then you tell them that they instead have Jersey Giants, and they get worried that the hens are going to be too big to be good layers and that they will eat too much. It's seems like there always...

Don't let the name 'Giant' scare you. Hatchery sourced Giants do not get huge. Mine is one of the smallest hens in my flock.

She looks like either an Australorp or a black Jersey Giant, depending on the color of the bottoms of her feet. Australorps have white/grey skin on the bottoms of their feet. Giants have yellow.