but yeah at least from what i was told. that even though my rooster was pure black and the hen was black silver that the reason my babies had gold was because chickens hold a gold/silver gene and it showed up"
" all chickens are either silver or gold (and roosters can be both)" so even though they dont show it on themselves its still there and can/will be passed down
this was in regards to me asking about my birds where the mom was a laced but the dad was pure black. but it does answer where your getting the gold from
one of the geneticist on here once told me this
"The gold/red was actually from the rooster, all chickens are either silver or gold (and roosters can be both), so he must have passed down the gold gene, turning the laced pattern from silver to red."