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post #61 of 124

What color would this silkie be?  I recently purchased some eggs from a breeder and this was one of their silkies, I don't think it's molted yet though, or at least not completely...
http://i805.photobucket.com/albums/yy336/emm1/silkie.jpg

post #62 of 124

You have a cuckoo, It is hard to get the combs dark.  breed him to a good black hen with very dark skin and it will improve the offspring.  I have two cuckoo roos I love them
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38899_100_0584.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38899_100_0585.jpg
this one is my favorite:D
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/38899_100_0583.jpg
he looks like he has a piece of bubblegum on his head his comb is so pink


Edited by muddyhorse - 3/28/10 at 10:53am

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post #63 of 124

Here I was thinking it was some special type of cuckoo because it looked kind of Lavender colored!  I still have A LOT to learn.   Thanks for the advice, and i do like the bubblegum comb.  It's so bright!

post #64 of 124

It could be a lavender cuckoo. It has a strange tint for a normal cuckoo.

post #65 of 124

while we're at it... anybody knows what control the white crest?

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post #66 of 124

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post #67 of 124

White crest is default.
In your case it could also be the silver groundcolor.

For a black crest you need melanizers, black enhancers.
If you cross a black chicken with a not-black chicken, eg partridge, you get a rusty black chicken.
Hackle and saddle can leak groundcolor (silver, gold or red).
A full black chicken has additional melanizers to make it 100% black.

post #68 of 124

Hello, what colour can be this one:
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/1360/rooaz.jpg
It looks very nice for me and I think of buing him..

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Originally Posted by kurka 

Hello, what colour can be this one:
http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/1360/rooaz.jpg
It looks very nice for me and I think of buing him..


He is indeed very nice, I would consider him a Birchen, but that is not a standard color variety for Silkies. Maybe a Grey? I would keep him for sure if Ihad hens to go with him.

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Exhibition birds in Dutch Bantams, Bearded Silkies
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Colorado Poultry Association
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post #70 of 124

I have only a pair of whites, and I have no idea what kind of hen would fit this.. I thought about partridge, I'm not sure but I think that + black hen would make that silver/grey? neck invisible. Starting to learn chicken genetics:) Maybe buff? Buff is supposed to be colour of many suprises, so.. Maybe someone have better idea?
I have some informations on his parents : father white, mother black. Interesting.


Edited by kurka - 7/3/10 at 12:12am
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