Silver/gold/silver ? The first two in the left are the previous chicks and the one on the right is the third egg that decided to hatch on Monday, the other two hatched Friday
Meet Goldie . Cyndi and Mardi's first chick , and only one to hatch from 6 eggs that Susan the broody incubated. DOB , 29.5.18 . Goldie has black silkie skin , with 5 toes on one foot and 4 on the other , like mum , with a single comb like dad. I'm looking forward to Goldies human sending me an...
Luna laid her first egg today at 19 weeks and 5 days old . Seems like only last week I was collecting her from the farm sanctuary and introducing her to her new mummy
Feather type question
What feather type will the offspring of the Frizzle rooster and Silkie hen have ? Or potentially have ?
I've included a photo of his parents , which we think are both silkie crosses incase that will affect it .
Also are frizzle feathers dominate or recessive . So...
So if there is sex linkage ( ie the silkie is a silver base ) boys would look kinda like the yellow colour on the left , and girls would look like the orange one on the right . But if there is no sex linkage all chicks will be orange? is that correct ?
Ps the red is the father at hatch , the...
I'm excited to, I'm not hatching the eggs , I gave them away to a broody in need . But all 7 where developing at 7 days when candles and due to hatch Monday . I asked for photos as a condition of handing over the eggs .
So this table would apply to then ?
Ok thanks . There are 7 chicks due to hatch on Monday so will just have to wait and see how they will turn out . I don't know the silkies background as she's a rescue.