Black roo, white hen......(silkies)

[chicmom]

Hello, I'm sure this has been addressed a thousand times, but I just found out my two little silkies are male and female. The roo being black, and the hen being white. I am wondering, if the little hen ever goes broody, what colors will the chicks be?

Stormy, my little rooster, still has some of his baby fuzz, but he really isn't a jet black. He's not blue, or grey. He's sort of charcoal black, rather than a jet black, if you can picture that.

Any input you all could give would be appreciated.

Thank you!

 

[chicmom]

Anybody? I would appreciate your input! Hellooooooo?

 

[WestKnollAmy]

I have a dark Partridge Silkie roo and I cross him with white hens and black hens. I get white chicks, partridge chicks, blue chicks and black chicks. It just really depends on what genetically is behind your birds and if the white is dominant or recessive.

I can tell you they will be cute!

 

[chicmom]

Nadine, I guess it'll be a surprise then--either white or black, but not a mixture like grey?

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=205990
here's one thread- (IDK the answer but am facing this myself and want to know too)

 

[WestKnollAmy]

You would get gray if they are carrying the gene for it and they both give a gene for it. Genetics aren't like water colors, they don't quite mix that way.

 

[chicmom]

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ChickensAreSweet, thank you so much for that link. It will be a surprise for sure, because I got the chicks from a friend who bought hatching eggs from someone else, so I don't know their genetics......

What fun!