1-day old chick, is it pure Silkie?

[Maiahr]

This chick hatched today by mama pure black Silkie. I would like to know if the father is one of my two Silkie roosters OR a LF rooster messed up the hatch. I have not hatched Silkies before so don't know... Do you think the father is a Silkie or doesn't look like it?

 

[FeatherTay]

It’s not pure. How many toes does it have?

 

[FeatherTay]

Also what breed is the LF?

 

[MysteryChicken]

This chick hatched today by mama pure black Silkie. I would like to know if the father is one of my two Silkie roosters OR a LF rooster messed up the hatch. I have not hatched Silkies before so don't know... Do you think the father is a Silkie or doesn't look like it?

Definitely a mix, unless you were thrown a white skin, which happens. Rare, but happens.

If the father was a silkie, & mated with a white, or yellow skinned hen, then it very well can be a Fibro Sex-link. Males being white, or yellow skinned, while females are black skinned.

 

[MysteryChicken]

It’s not pure. How many toes does it have?

Even pure silkies can have four toes, instead of five.

Silkie mixes can either have regular 4 toes, have 5 toes, or 5 on one foot, & 4 on the other.

 

[NatJ]

This chick hatched today by mama pure black Silkie. I would like to know if the father is one of my two Silkie roosters OR a LF rooster messed up the hatch. I have not hatched Silkies before so don't know... Do you think the father is a Silkie or doesn't look like it?

What color are the Silkie roosters? Sometimes the color of the parents & the chick can help figure out who the parent must be.

Once the chick grows some feathers, you should be able to tell for sure. Crossing a silkie to any other breed usually produces chickens with normal feathers. But of course a pure Silkie will have silkie-type feathers.

 

[Maiahr]

Not again.. this is my 3rd time I am failing to hatch pure Silkie..ghrrr. The father is a LF from a breed that has nothing to do with Silkie.. the chick has 5 toes on the left foot, could not see the right foot.
Well, thank you all for the information... I will have to think how to protect the hen next time from the LF roosters. And teach the two Silkie roosters to do their job

 

[NatJ]

I will have to think how to protect the hen next time from the LF roosters. And teach the two Silkie roosters to do their job

A secure pen, for several weeks before you start collecting eggs to hatch, will probably help a lot.

 

[Maiahr]

Thank you all... Only that one hatched. There was another one with internal pip which didn't make it.. well, next time..