Does this guy look like blue partridge?

BlessedFeathers

Chirping
9 Years
Apr 7, 2014
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Dickson, TN
I purchased this 8 month old rooster from a lady that said he hatched from a crele silkie rooster crossed with a white showgirl hen. I think he looks like blue partridge. I know he's probably got a mix of genes going on. I'm just wondering if his color will breed true if I cross him to partridge silkie hens. If he is really far off from the standard then I'll just keep him for eye candy 😉 thanks for any input on him!
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I purchased this 8 month old rooster from a lady that said he hatched from a crele silkie rooster crossed with a white showgirl hen. I think he looks like blue partridge. I know he's probably got a mix of genes going on. I'm just wondering if his color will breed true if I cross him to partridge silkie hens. If he is really far off from the standard then I'll just keep him for eye candy 😉 thanks for any input on him!
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Possibly, it looks more like blue with leakage though. Partridge usually has some almost penciling type pattern on the wings. I can’t really see this on your bird.
Also blue Partridge usually has a lot more gold on the chest. Basically they look just like a regular Partridge but have blue in place of black. He is beautiful.😊
 
He certainly looks blue partridge. I think the lack of gold in the chest is due to a lack of feathers in the lower neck/upper chest owed to his being heterozygous for naked neck.
 

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