I had a broody sitting on eggs that have just hatched. Possible mothers are red frizzle cochin, buff brahma (bantam), white silkie, splash silkie, silver sebright, golden sebright, or black tailed buff japanese bantam. The possible dads are a white cochin or a white silkie.
I've ended up with a solid black chick that as far as I can tell has five toes and black skin. Which indicates to me at least one parent has to be a silkie. I don't know if splash and white would make black but the issue there is, my splash silkie went broody way before the hen sitting on these eggs did. So I don't think it's even possible it could be her chick.
How in the world did I get a solid black chick that appears to have at least one white silkie parent? I don't understand color genetics at all so it may very well be possible and I'm just unaware.
I've ended up with a solid black chick that as far as I can tell has five toes and black skin. Which indicates to me at least one parent has to be a silkie. I don't know if splash and white would make black but the issue there is, my splash silkie went broody way before the hen sitting on these eggs did. So I don't think it's even possible it could be her chick.
How in the world did I get a solid black chick that appears to have at least one white silkie parent? I don't understand color genetics at all so it may very well be possible and I'm just unaware.