The American Paint Silkie

[Fancy Feathers]

Has anyone bred an orange frosting from Paint breeding yet? To what? What was the outcome?

 

[Lacrystol]

This chick hatched from a white silkie . It hatched out totally white but after several weeks 2 black spots appeared on its back and this is what it looks like now. The white silkie mom is in a pen with a sky blue cuckoo silkie roo and was hoping for a white baby with cuckoo barring but have always gotten a white baby from her---until now. I recently put a black silkie roo in the pen with the whole mix of blues, blacks, and cuckoos. Is this a Paint or a Splash?

 

[Fancy Feathers]

Splash

 

[Lacrystol]

How can you tell if this is a splash, it does have the spots??

 

[mystdogs]

How can you tell if this is a splash, it does have the spots??

base coat is not white, and the black is diluted. It has pretty splash coloring though Paints are more distinct between white and black. My splash hen hatched out very light, nearly white, but as she gets older her splash markings came out.

 

[Fancy Feathers]

Splash

Paint

 

[Lacrystol]

Got cha, I can see the difference.

 

[PNWGirl]

Splash

Paint

I am a "visual" person and these shots helped me a lot. Still luv both colors though...

Sheila

 

[Chicken Crazy12]

And then you have blue paint just to make it a little more confusing. Not splash (all white background) but has blue spots instead of black.

 

[PNWGirl]

Okay, I need one of THOSE now!!!
Think my neighbors would notice if my yard filled up with multi-colored fluff balls?????

Sheila