Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[Egg Yolk]

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The answer is "something in between" and then some.

Since I did extensive research on this because I have a Buff and a Partridge beardless and that's all I have, and I am trying to make nice beardless Partridges - the answer is you would get Smutty Buff and a bunch of messed up colors.  Smutty Buff is Buff with black mixed in the Buff - on the wings, tail, sometimes head... Your Smutty Buff would have blue where the smut is instead of black because of the splash.  You might get some blue with leakage, you might get some Blue Partridges.. and if they both carry recessive white (like some of mine did) you could get White. 

They would all be purebred Silkies - just very poor coloring (except the Whites).  If you want to keep nice colors and are not experimenting - stick to the color groups.  Buff to Buff and Splash with Blue/Black/Splash.  Anything else messes up the colors and you have to work to get them back.

well thats kinda cool! I dont really care for the colors that much and I bet they would look cool also. Thanks!

 

[ChickNmamma]

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They do.... Just don't show them.

 

[Egg Yolk]

They do....  Just don't show them.

Nawww I dont show at all I do chicken stuff as a hobby.

 

[ChickNmamma]

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We just enjoy discussing our birds over there.

 

[thedragonlady]

okay =) For some reason I thought I recalled talcum powder turned feathers to mush or something? Or is that something else...

Corn starch turns to glue. Use only TALC baby powder.

 

[TNBarnQueen]

hello everyone

Hello Tncowgirl.....you are just down the road from me! I am in East TN. Welcome

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Corn starch turns to glue. Use only TALC baby powder.

ah okay backwards! lol

 

[chisNchickens]

Anyone want to vote on their favorite four month-old cockerel? Or least favorite? Feel free to critique away...

 

[Tncowgirl1903]

Blue D is my favorite

 

[PaintedFeathers]

Anyone want to vote on their favorite four month-old cockerel? Or least favorite? Feel free to critique away...

I like Orange D, he has nice type =D
Yellow D and Red D look to have loose wings, and Blue D's crest is lacking. Green D would be my second choice