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I thought gray and silver partridge were just different names for the same colour? I'd agree that's what they look like though. I'd also agree they look very cute!

Who knows about the polydactyly gene in silkies? I picked up a little day old yesterday as company for a bad hatch and noticed that she's only got 4 toes on one foot (regulation 5 on the other). If it's a she and she otherwise turns out nice, could she be bred with or is she likely to throw 4...

I've never died my silkies (I'm lucky mine are all different colours) but i think you can but food dye in the water when you bathe them?

I think most hens stay put for 48hrs of so after hatching, but every hen is probably different. I would think about putting a board down over the roosts as you suggested and maybe even trying to somehow make a littler contained area around the next box with hardware cloth/small wire for the...

I wonder if she could have a vitamin deficiency - B E and selenium are common in silkies ive heard. Someone in the health section could probably tell you more.

@LynnaePB hope you don't mind but I've quoted you here https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/paint-genetics-with-silkies.1387981/#post-22799868 as i think that helps answer another question.

Thanks a bunch, that's really interesting. I wonder if there's some as yet unknown genes either amplifying dominant white (giving genetically paint birds that look white) or suppressing dominant white (giving genetically paint birds that look black)?

Hi, Are there any paint silkie breeders on here? I'm interested to know if you think this is accurate: Can you have black split to paint or will a black to dominant white always give 100% paint? Can you breed two black split to paints together to get paints, or does it need to be black to paint...