1 week old half Silkies but who are their mums? *UPDATE at 7 weeks old*

[Chicalina]

and to complicate matters genetically, I just picked up a moulted feather from the male and now I'm wondering if he is splash not paint?

 

[Sammi_0411]

That last one a pekin? Looks exactly lie my chicks potential mother

 

[Chicalina]

yep that's right. They are all bantams too.

 

[Sammi_0411]

We have to sew how ours look older we get lol

 

[Chicalina]

will be fun to compare!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

It will be a lot easier to tell what breeds they have in them at 12+ weeks old.

 

[Chicalina]

Your chickens!!!! They’re amazing

Thanks!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Further update at 7 weeks old. Chick 2 is getting these red patches coming through on the gold. I've a feeling already that this is a cockerel. His feet are bigger than hatchmate and neck thicker. What do you all think?

I'm still a bit stumped as to parentage. He isn't the same shape body or tail as chick 1 who really looks Polish.

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Definitely leaning towards boy. He’s pretty!

 

[Chicalina]

Definitely leaning towards boy. He’s pretty!

Thanks! He is the most pretty and friendly out of all of them, which I'm bummed about really as he will have to be rehomed. He is now starting to get shiny neck feathers coming in.

The black one, who we call Dot because she had a tiny white dot on her head as a baby, is starting to get a green sheen on her feathers, which I adore. I'm hoping the dot doesn't mean she is a he. So far no other male signs.

If Dot hatched from a paint rooster and a cuckoo polish, would that produce a barred sex link? Does the head dot (now lost) mean anything?