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I have hatched out 3 chicks from my cuckoo pen that look like that. I suspect they are coming from a cuckoo hen that I purchased 3 years ago which may have blue bred instead of black bred. The blue gene is diluting the color. This is my guess anyway. Mine look like they are Delaware...

Quote: I wouldn't say give up, but instead keep trying to get the skin & comb color correct(those of us breeding them are hoping it will happen one day)...in the mean time I work on getting good type and good barring... Yes, for cuckoo silkies alway use black silkies as your silkie...