Buff silkies with pink feet?

[dirtroaddarlin]

I placed a chick order with a local hatchery. When I got to the feed store, they already had my chick order in a box. I got home, got my silkies in their new setup, and 3 of the chicks feet are pink. Only one has black feet. I’m definitely going to keep them and they will have a great home regardless of what they are. I’m just a little tiny bit frustrated they don’t have black feet and are maybe a mix.
Has anyone had this happen before? Are these full silkies or are they a mix?

 

[sourland]

They have some non silkie DNA.

 

[MysteryChicken]

This is somewhat common, especially in show silkies. This doesn't mean they're mixed.

Silkies are white skinned breeds, with fibromelanosis which causes their skin to be black. Sometimes you'll get some with white patches on their skin, but will often darken to black as they grow up.

 

[MysteryChicken]

A couple of my silkies that I acquired from a show breeder in Ohio(as hatching eggs)had white toes, but they're black now.

 

[dirtroaddarlin]

They have some non silkie DNA.

That’s what I suspected

 

[dirtroaddarlin]

A couple of my silkies that I acquired from a show breeder in Ohio(as hatching eggs)had white toes, but they're black now.

White? Never heard of that!

 

[dirtroaddarlin]

This is somewhat common, especially in show silkies. This doesn't mean they're mixed.

Silkies are white skinned breeds, with fibromelanosis which causes their skin to be black. Sometimes you'll get some with white patches on their skin, but will often darken to black as they grow up.

Thank you for the response!

 

[MysteryChicken]

White? Never heard of that!

White skin, is the pink you see.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thank you for the response!

You're welcome.

I breed, & raise Silkies.

 

[dirtroaddarlin]

Recent update. Are they darkening?