3 questions about Silkie colours...need help, please

[fjorddreamer]

Hi,

Am I correct on this??...... if I breed my Splash rooster and my Blue hen, I can get blues, blacks and splash. I believe that's what I was told....that I would get some of each.

Also, what would happen if I crossed my Splash rooster with my Buff hen? Just a mess of colour??? I want to keep my colours pure, if possible. Does this mean I have nothing to breed my buff to?

How do you get partridge colour?

I've got two broodies now and need to know what eggs to keep, etc.

Thanks so much!

 

[AHappychick]

yes splash and blue will make black splash an blue

not sure about the buffs try the chicken calculator

http://home.hetnet.nl/~h.meijers69/kruising.html?mgt=E:e+/e+,B:B/(B)&fgt=C:c/c

its a lot of fun

I would do the buff to a lavender, or another buff if you can

 

[Henk69]

No, no. Splash will not give any black offspring...

The link to the calculator won't work (incomplete).

 

[peakpoultry]

Yes splash and blue makes splash and blue. You get partridge, from what I have heard is from white and black.

 

[therealsilkiechick]

splash to blue should make 50/50 blue and splash

blue to blue yields 50% blue, 25% splash and 25% black.

blue to black is 50/50 same colors

splash to splash is 100%splash

splash to black is 100% blue

black to black is 100% black

buff to splash is a dilute gene it will make calico which is a splash with kinda a red/buff color splashed in.

white to any other color than white is a gamble it throws many things but yes a partridge can come from a white cross mateing. white to black usually throws blue colors though with once in awhile partridge. if u want partridge though i recommend getting partridge birds to start with because it makes for the best marked and colored partridge birds.

if u want pures then a buff should be to a buff but if u r wanting partridge out of the birds u have now buff to white is what works best and will throw the most partridge.

hope that helps ya,
silkie

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

buff to splash is a dilute gene it will make calico which is a splash with kinda a red/buff color splashed in.

No. Buff to splash will dilute any black in the buff to blue. You may get some buff offspring, some blue offspring and some that are a mix of buff & blue.

Calico is splash plus autosomal red and/or the lack of melanizers needed to prevent gold from showing. Yes, you could introduce Ar from a cross with buff, but not necessarily.

white to black usually throws blue colors though with once in awhile partridge. if u want partridge though i recommend getting partridge birds to start with because it makes for the best marked and colored partridge birds.

No. There is no "usual" for a white to any non-white mating. Blacks do not carry blue, so blue offspring would have to come from the white parent. Some whites may carry blue, but it would be a mistake to assume that many or evn most whites do.

The offspring phenotypes are entirely dependent on the genotype of each white bird involved. There is no predictable genetic similarity other than the fact that they all have two copies of the recessive white allele. In general silkies tend to be e^b, a base upon which making partridge is quite easy, but there is no way to ascertain that any individual bird is without test breeding that bird. Partridge (in silkies) is e^b Pg Co.

if u r wanting partridge out of the birds u have now buff to white is what works best and will throw the most partridge.

Not necessarily. It depends on the individual genes each bird carries. Buffs should not be carrying Pg, and you cannot make partridge without it. Also, you can "make" buffs in a number of ways (different combinations of genes), and that will make a difference in the outcome. Blues should have Pg (at least in the US, as they are supposed to be laced), so blue to white is more likely to have partridge offspring than buff to white; but it is far from a given.​

 

[racuda]

Does partridge X partridge always produce partridge?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Yes, partridge X partridge should always produce partridge. However if a partridge cock is het. for silver (S/s), then some of his daughters will be grey.

 

[fjorddreamer]

Wow! Thanks everyone for all the info. I really appreciate it!

 

[fjorddreamer]

One more question about color....... what happens if I cross my Splash Silkie rooster with my "grey" Silkie hen. I was told she is considered a grey. She's certainly not grey in colour, she's almost black, but she's technically a grey. She's sitting on four eggs now and I don't know whether to let her set, or not.