Cuckoo Silkies- Updated Pics Page 4

[muddyhorse]

this is a baby cuckoo, they will often have a light dot on the head like a barred rock baby

 

[Teresaann24]

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Beautiful

I hope mine come out as nice as yours I won mine in an Auction on ebay. I won 6 and they sent 12!

 

[Gordonhillfarm]

 

[FrenchToast]

http://webmail.frontier.com/service/home/~/?id=208120&part=2&auth=co&disp=i

What do you all think of this cuckoo roo?

 

[rilly10]

The link won't work for me

 

[Teresaann24]

Here is my cuckoo roo I put him with a beautiful black hen I have had for a little over a year will all the offspring be cuckoo?

Also I have heard some breed their cuckoo to white to improve type I have some nice whites will the offspring be cuckoo or white?

He does not like to take pics...LOL

Also here is my young pullet I got too

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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If he is pure for the cuckoo gene (I cannot tell), all offspring will be cuckoo. If not, approximately half will be cuckoo. He will pass the gene to his sons and daugters indiscriminately. The pullet will pass the gene to all of her sons, but to none of her daughters.

If you want to improve type, breed to a BLACK, not a white. White hides too many other things; colour and pattern-wise, you have no idea what is or is not present in the white. With black, you can pretty much see what is present (such as leaky or clear hackle colouring, penciling or lacing, off-colours, etc.).

 

[Teresaann24]

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If he is pure for the cuckoo gene (I cannot tell), all offspring will be cuckoo. If not, approximately half will be cuckoo. He will pass the gene to his sons and daugters indiscriminately. The pullet will pass the gene to all of her sons, but to none of her daughters.

If you want to improve type, breed to a BLACK, not a white. White hides too many other things; colour and pattern-wise, you have no idea what is or is not present in the white. With black, you can pretty much see what is present (such as leaky or clear hackle colouring, penciling or lacing, off-colours, etc.).

He is very frosted looking is that normal?

 

[renovationmom]

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Your cuckoos are beautiful. They really have nice color, and the pattern is very defined. Does the pattern get more defined as they get older, or is this something they start out with as chicks?

 

[Teresaann24]

My little girl is growing up and she has only gotten more beautiful for a non bearded she has a very full crest this is not even the newest pic of her and she has a nice even pattern going on.