How did I get a WHITE Chick???

[Bleenie]

The roo is a bantam Splash Sizzle Cochin & the Hen is a bantam Blue Sizzle Cochin....... How did I get a WHITE baby??? and he is completely SNOW WHITE!!

 

[Dar]

the milk man did it!

 

[silkiechicken]

I blame it on the silkie roo, that white chick looks to be a bit silkie. Plus, white I think is one of those funky colors that can hide with other colors.

 

[Bleenie]

So it probably came from one of the grandparents then? I know the hens parents were Black Cochin & a Blue Silkie so it must have been from the Rooster's side. I have, i think, 2 more solid white chicks so far but there's only the 3 out of about 50 chicks this year.

 

[blackdotte]

Simple - both parents are carrying the Recessive White gene.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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Bingo.

 

[luvchicks8]

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[moondog425]

I like the white chick!

 

[crash0330]

Hey I got the exact same thing, out of a blue silkie roo and a black/partrige silkie hen, and I got a white chick on her first batch of 9 chicks.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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It inherited recessive white from both mama AND daddy.