Silkie color genetics

[Cetawin]

Hi all...new silkie owner here. Pet strictly but I have some curosity questions.

I currently have 4 partridge babies...and 1 black. The black is the offspring of 2 partridge parents. So does that mean the black baby will carry some or all brown (eb), gold (s+) & pattern gene (Pg) or is it just black? What offspring could I be seeing from this baby if bred to a partridge or another black?

I will get better pics this afternoon, this baby hatched on June 7th.

My Delaware girl was fascinated with the little ones who are just coming out of quarantine

 

[Smoky73]

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If it was me I would go with a black hen, or even white, but would stay away from buff or partridge. He obviously have the silver gene in him to give him the silver hackles, I would not introduce anything with buff or red in it.

 

[CheshieChick13]

Just out of curiosity I let my splash roo breed to my gray hen.....I'm really curious as to what colors may occur with this mix. Anyone done this combo before?

~Steph

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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NOT any gold gened bird. He is silver, so you could breed him to a grey hen, and work towards grey, or to a very black hen to introduce more melanizers. He is not a birchen--if he were, his saddle feathers would also be silver, and his breast would show silver lacing (although you wouldn't see it as lacing due to the silkied feathers.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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It likely carries gold, more melanizers than either mama or papa have on their own and likely does not carry pattern gene.

 

[Cetawin]

Thank you SonoranSilkies. I was just curious about the little sweetie who much prefers your shoulder or chest to a "chicken" place. LOL Too cute and sweet.

 

[crazy chook]

OMG, this thread is great and so interesting. I am glad i found it!

 

[Cat Water]

What about my Nugget? He was an accident with a red mama and a blue daddy. What will his chicks look like if I bred him to a blue?

 

[Cat Water]

Never mind! I just realized they are half-siblings! I don't want inbred chicks here!

 

[hoppy]

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what color is nugget? it says in your siggy, red x blue but that's not really one color.
is he partridge?