Genetics : Take a guess before hatch : Pics

[BlossomSilkies]

I like the color of your Silkie/EE chicken. I'm not seeing much of a crest yet, compared to what you see on a Silkie chick, so maybe a small tuft, either way will be a cutie.

 

[nicalandia]

Can we tell if she will be banty size or standard size?

Can we tell what color she will be as an adult?

she will be midway between the size of the silkie and the wyandotte, her color will be close to what the wyandotte looks(blue laced red) but it could be also be black laced red

 

[nicalandia]

I guess she was the only one that hatched?...

 

[BlossomSilkies]

So far. I placed eggs under my broodies as I'd get them over a period of a week or so. Don't give up hope yet. I'll candle them in a bit.

 

[nicalandia]

So far. I placed eggs under my broodies as I'd get them over a period of a week or so. Don't give up hope yet. I'll candle them in a bit.

at this stage dont mess with them...please...

 

[donrae]

So far. I placed eggs under my broodies as I'd get them over a period of a week or so. Don't give up hope yet. I'll candle them in a bit.

I think it's better to just hold the eggs you want her to incubate and then place them all under her at once, that way you have them all hatching over the same 48hours or so. Doing it your way, she often won't stay on the nest long enough to allow those last placed eggs to fully develop.

Just fyi for next time.

 

[BlossomSilkies]

Hooray! We have a little rooster from this mix. Hatched last night. 5 toes, feathered shanks, yellow skin, little puff on his head.

Pics to follow!

 

[BlossomSilkies]

 

[aoxa]

oh and you will produce Sex Links also, girls will have black skin, boys will have yellow skin...AWESOME...! I love silkie crosses, hey keep us updated on this, as I´m doing a research on this matter... thanks

I have heard of this - but have not been successful in doing it. A few boys have had light skin, but a few have also had black skin. This was with a light skinned silkie and a black skinned silkie

You can see a light skinned boy in the background. No light skinned girls - but the girl I have is a silkie and has light skin - so how would that have been sex linked to her? Mother

Father

Girl #1

Girl #2

Mating daughter #1 to male:

Resulted in:

Daughter #1

Son # 1 Here is another example on how it doesn't work.. Mother - Buff Laced Polish Father - black sizzle above. Almost all chicks (save 3) have light skin. Some with the light skin are female.

Light skinned female

Light skinned male

One of the dark skinned chicks - too young to tell in my opinion.

Older smooth - dark skinned female.

 

[nicalandia]

WOW... oh boy oh boy this is what I´ve been waiting for.... now I´ll pray so he can grow to be a strong cockerel and reveal his genetic secrets to me