Martin is very cute,,, and what a lovely name
A few questions about silkies
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Partridge silkies are rare. Love them.
Don't know where you came up with that. I would say they are one of the more common varieties.
Martin has excellent colouring. Despite his single comb he is a good breeder quality. It's hard to get a correctly coloured partridge cock.
White in silkies is NOT dominant over anything. Silkie white is almost always recessive white, meaning that the gene for white must come from both parents for the offspring to be white. White acts like an OFF switch, turning OFF the appearance of any and all other colours the bird genetically carries.
You could try a test mating with one of the blue roos, but the chances of having the genes to make any recognised variety is pretty much a long shot. You have much better chances if paired with a partridge.
Silkies are e^b based, and therefore well on the way to partridge. Many silkies of all varieties carry Pg, which takes you the rest of the way.
Don't know where you came up with that. I would say they are one of the more common varieties.
Martin has excellent colouring. Despite his single comb he is a good breeder quality. It's hard to get a correctly coloured partridge cock.
White in silkies is NOT dominant over anything. Silkie white is almost always recessive white, meaning that the gene for white must come from both parents for the offspring to be white. White acts like an OFF switch, turning OFF the appearance of any and all other colours the bird genetically carries.
You could try a test mating with one of the blue roos, but the chances of having the genes to make any recognised variety is pretty much a long shot. You have much better chances if paired with a partridge.
Silkies are e^b based, and therefore well on the way to partridge. Many silkies of all varieties carry Pg, which takes you the rest of the way.
Cute partridge.
I have 7 partridge Silkies right now.
edited to not look like an idiot for not reading the whole thread before I posted. LOL
I have 7 partridge Silkies right now.
edited to not look like an idiot for not reading the whole thread before I posted. LOL
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Yes, there is a color called blue partridge. If the hackles are replaced with blue/gray instead of the buff/gold, it is a blue partridge. I'd love to see a picture!
Yes, there is a color called blue partridge. If the hackles are replaced with blue/gray instead of the buff/gold, it is a blue partridge. I'd love to see a picture!
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Don't know where you came up with that. I would say they are one of the more common varieties.
Martin has excellent colouring. Despite his single comb he is a good breeder quality. It's hard to get a correctly coloured partridge cock.
White in silkies is NOT dominant over anything. Silkie white is almost always recessive white, meaning that the gene for white must come from both parents for the offspring to be white. White acts like an OFF switch, turning OFF the appearance of any and all other colours the bird genetically carries.
You could try a test mating with one of the blue roos, but the chances of having the genes to make any recognised variety is pretty much a long shot. You have much better chances if paired with a partridge.
Silkies are e^b based, and therefore well on the way to partridge. Many silkies of all varieties carry Pg, which takes you the rest of the way.
Lots of people have told me that his coloring is very good. I guess I could use him for breeding, but that single comb is such a major fault. He's the sweetest roo ever!
Don't know where you came up with that. I would say they are one of the more common varieties.
Martin has excellent colouring. Despite his single comb he is a good breeder quality. It's hard to get a correctly coloured partridge cock.
White in silkies is NOT dominant over anything. Silkie white is almost always recessive white, meaning that the gene for white must come from both parents for the offspring to be white. White acts like an OFF switch, turning OFF the appearance of any and all other colours the bird genetically carries.
You could try a test mating with one of the blue roos, but the chances of having the genes to make any recognised variety is pretty much a long shot. You have much better chances if paired with a partridge.
Silkies are e^b based, and therefore well on the way to partridge. Many silkies of all varieties carry Pg, which takes you the rest of the way.
Lots of people have told me that his coloring is very good. I guess I could use him for breeding, but that single comb is such a major fault. He's the sweetest roo ever!
Here's another picture of Martin:
This is his father, Lippy:
This is his mother, Leppy:
This is his father, Lippy:
This is his mother, Leppy:
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How hard is it to breed out the single comb? He is really nice.
Single combs are very easy to breed out. Single comb is a recessive gene, so if bred to a hen with a good comb chances are very high that the offspring will have the correct combs. The 1st generation offspring will have only a single copy of the rose and pea comb genes, so if they are bred to birds who also have only a single copy of either of these genes, some of their offspring could end up with rose, pea or single combs. However, the chances are at best 25% with the wrong comb in the 2nd generation.
If the hackles are replaced with blue/gray instead of the buff/gold, it is a blue partridge.
Blue partridge is a partridge bird where blue replaces the black, not the red or gold.
Blue partridge is a partridge bird where blue replaces the black, not the red or gold.
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Blue partridge is a partridge bird where blue replaces the black, not the red or gold.
Oops, my bad.
Blue partridge is a partridge bird where blue replaces the black, not the red or gold.
Oops, my bad.
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