silkie x ?

[jbolt]

Keep it here I'm learning lots!

 

[jbolt]

Heres a few more pics of my mysteries and their family group.....

 

[jbolt]

 

[normanack]

Keep it here I'm learning lots!

Okay.

First: Cream Legbar x buff-laced Polish cockerel:
I'm assuming Polish because of the shape (Polish-like), white color (apparently buff-laced Polish are dominant white), and hybrid comb that looks like straight crossed with Polish.
Assuming Cream Legbar from the barring and red leakage.
I have two of these, nearly identical, both cockerels.






Silkie x buff-laced Polish pullet:
Not sure if it was the white or black Silkie rooster.
Silkie because of black skin pigmentation, leg feathers, extra toes, and Silkie comb.
Polish because it hatched from a white egg and the Polish hen is my only white egg-layer.



Cream Legbar x ? cockerel:
Cream Legbar from the barring. (Only barred rooster.)
Possibly from Coronation Sussex hen? Total guess.
This cockerel is bigger than the Cream Legbar x Polish crosses.







And an almost-matching pullet. She's a puzzle, as her black markings are not barring as far as I can tell.
My best guess at the mother is a white Easter Egger, given the muffs and white coloring.
She is sitting awkwardly here, sorry.





Pretty sure this is Silkie x mille fleur d'Uccles:
Silkie skin pigmentation, comb, feathered legs, extra toes.
d'Uccles because of hock feathers (only hen with hock feathers).
Glorious bird. Highly iridescent black with gold markings. I wish I could keep him.


Cream Legbar x ? pullet:
Cream Legbar because he's the only rooster other than Silkies.
Maybe from Easter Egger hen from sort-of similar coloration and neck hackles, but no muffs or beard.
Possibly from hen below.


Possible mother to pullet above. From her pronounced eye ridges, pearl eyes, wide squat body, and wide-set legs, possibly part Dark Cornish. Her comb is a weird mix. Sold to me as "I don't know what this is but it might be part Dark Cornish."







Cream Legbar? x Polish pullet:
Three of these pullets, nearly identical.
Cream Legbar because of lack of Silkie skin pigmentation and extra toes.
Polish because of general shape and white coloration with slight black leakage (apparently hallmarks of the buff-laced Polish's dominant white coloration).
These pullets also have the slimmer shape of the Polish hen.





Cream Legbar x ???
Lots of barring and color on this cockerel.




Cream Legbar x ?
A similar cockerel, but more striking (I think):




A quick note: This guy, Light Sussex x ?, left the flock about 2 weeks before I began collecting eggs to hatch. There's an outside chance, I think, that he may be the father of a chick or two?





Your thoughts on parentage of all these babies is extremely welcome!

Also, I have more crossbred babies if you want them. ;-)

 

[Kev]

Heres a few more pics of my mysteries and their family group.....

If the black ones are related to the white ones especially if they are full siblings, I would keep the idea they may be leghorn crosses, in particular a California white leghorn. California whites are a cross between white leghorn and California gray leghorn so they are not pure for dominant white.. if a CW was bred with a silkie, then half of the chicks would come out white, and half colored.

Buff laced bred with silkie should give 100% white offspring.

 

[Kev]

Wow this will be good practice for answering in between comments. If I mess up, sorry!

Okay.

First: Cream Legbar x buff-laced Polish cockerel:
I'm assuming Polish because of the shape (Polish-like), white color (apparently buff-laced Polish are dominant white), and hybrid comb that looks like straight crossed with Polish.
Assuming Cream Legbar from the barring and red leakage.
I have two of these, nearly identical, both cockerels.






That's what I would have expected out of legbar x buff laced. Normally crosses with buffs and buff laced show this amount of buff color. That's the reason I didn't think of buff lace cross as a possibility for the OP's birds- theirs were so white, no obvious buff color or tint. btw buff laced is dominant white for sure.


Silkie x buff-laced Polish pullet:
Not sure if it was the white or black Silkie rooster.
Silkie because of black skin pigmentation, leg feathers, extra toes, and Silkie comb.
Polish because it hatched from a white egg and the Polish hen is my only white egg-layer.



She has the classic silkie cross look. Note her white is not quite white, slight buff tint. That's also typical of buff lace cross.


Cream Legbar x ? cockerel:
Cream Legbar from the barring. (Only barred rooster.)
Possibly from Coronation Sussex hen? Total guess.
This cockerel is bigger than the Cream Legbar x Polish crosses.







Good guess, however he has clean yellow legs. Sussex have white legs. White legs is dominant over yellow(actually white skin is dominant over yellow skin but also trying to keep it simple).


And an almost-matching pullet. She's a puzzle, as her black markings are not barring as far as I can tell.
My best guess at the mother is a white Easter Egger, given the muffs and white coloring.
She is sitting awkwardly here, sorry.



Legbar is not the father here. She is silver- why she is black and white instead of brown and black. Silver hens always have a silver or silver cross fathers. She has the classic EE look, very safe to guess EE was her mother.



Pretty sure this is Silkie x mille fleur d'Uccles:
Silkie skin pigmentation, comb, feathered legs, extra toes.
d'Uccles because of hock feathers (only hen with hock feathers).
Glorious bird. Highly iridescent black with gold markings. I wish I could keep him.


He is a cross of silver and gold. That is why his markings are "gold". If silver, the markings would be white, if gold would be red or brown. If bred, his daughters would be half gold or half silver.

Cream Legbar x ? pullet:
Cream Legbar because he's the only rooster other than Silkies.
Maybe from Easter Egger hen from sort-of similar coloration and neck hackles, but no muffs or beard.
Possibly from hen below.


Don't see any hint of barring. Legbar are pure for barring so 100% of their offspring would show barring. would suspect silkie father or sussex roo(is he a possible cross? if so he may be father of the EE above) from below as the father over something crested. Color of legs and what's the comb type?

Possible mother to pullet above. From her pronounced eye ridges, pearl eyes, wide squat body, and wide-set legs, possibly part Dark Cornish. Her comb is a weird mix. Sold to me as "I don't know what this is but it might be part Dark Cornish."





Yes cornish mix, that's how they look if crossed. The comb is pea and very typical on hatchery stock cornish or from crosses with single comb. She also has partial lacing from the cornish parent.



Cream Legbar? x Polish pullet:
Three of these pullets, nearly identical.
Cream Legbar because of lack of Silkie skin pigmentation and extra toes.
Polish because of general shape and white coloration with slight black leakage (apparently hallmarks of the buff-laced Polish's dominant white coloration).
These pullets also have the slimmer shape of the Polish hen.




Yep. Legbar bufflace crosses. Barring also represses skin pigmentation- don't be too quick to assume not silkie parent if bird is barred and has light skin. For example- barred bird with normal skin but has extra toe and some leg feathering, probably legbar over silkie. I guess this won't happen in your case- no legbar hen? but you have BR pullets growing up.....


Cream Legbar x ???
Lots of barring and color on this cockerel.




Cream Legbar x ?
A similar cockerel, but more striking (I think):



Yep, if there were no other barred birds, it's automatic to accuse legbar roo. The first one seems a little wide, possibly cornish mix mother?


A quick note: This guy, Light Sussex x ?, left the flock about 2 weeks before I began collecting eggs to hatch. There's an outside chance, I think, that he may be the father of a chick or two?



He does seem possibly golden(term for cross silver and gold rooster)- his neck and saddles have a cream tint. If he was cross bred with a yellow skinned bird then he could be father to some above. Especially if there was no other silver rooster. (thinking of the EE, the one cockerel near the top and the one brown pullet you suspected EE mother)



Your thoughts on parentage of all these babies is extremely welcome!

Also, I have more crossbred babies if you want them. ;-)

 

[jbolt]

Oh cool! I'm cooing to post more silliest crosses tomorrow! Love this forum!

 

[aoxa]

Oh cool! I'm cooing to post more silliest crosses tomorrow! Love this forum!

Here are some of mine. Above, Silkie X Barred Rock


Above Silkie X Naked Neck

 

[normanack]

Aoxa, they are adorable, especially with the wee chicks! Does the Barred Rock cross show any barring?

 

[naightengale]

ok these are cool can i make a request?? anyone got any white crested black polish roo over black or splash silkie hen??
my hubby is dying to try this cross.. he thinks the fluffy body of the silkie with the big headdress of the polish would be cool. is it possible?? how would we create one if it is...
yes we have those two breeds. lol
thanks!!