Black too w/brown neck feathers

[Jennc-123]

Many silkies have single combs. The fact it's black is even more Silkie - silkies have black skin.
The lack of crest is interesting.

Blue earlobes are very noticeable.

Ayam and svarthona also have fibromelanosis, and single combs. Silkies have walnut combs only, and walnut is a dominant gene. The SOP for silkies is only for walnut.

 

[Painted Calls]

Ayam and svarthona also have fibromelanosis, and single combs. Silkies have walnut combs only, and walnut is a dominant gene. The SOP for silkies is only for walnut.

Most Silkies posted here are far from SOP. I have seen plenty of hatchery Silkies have single combs. Just throwing that out there.

I personally would like to see feet and legs.

 

[The Happster]

Ayam and svarthona also have fibromelanosis, and single combs. Silkies have walnut combs only, and walnut is a dominant gene. The SOP for silkies is only for walnut.

What about that completely black, not very silkie looking comb?

I replied that in response to this.

I wouldn't say he has to conform to the SOP to be partly Silkie.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I replied that in response to this.

I wouldn't say he has to conform to the SOP to be partly Silkie.

True.

 

[The Happster]

Silkies have walnut combs only, and walnut is a dominant gene.

Rose is also dominant. And yet some hatchery Wyandottes have single combs.

 

[NatJ]

I wouldn't say he has to conform to the SOP to be partly Silkie.

Agreed, but it still seems odd to deny one explanation that accounts for all the traits we can see, and support a different explanation that requires a silkie to pass on both wrong comb and no crest.

I grant that silkies are more common than Ayam Cemani or Svarthöna, but by the time we've got single comb and no crest I think the "rare" breeds are more likely to be involved in this case.