I think I have came up with a lemon colored silkie!(PIC)

[redroosta]

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Don't be a troll, let the person have their fun. =P

 

[Teresaann24]

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Don't be a troll, let the person have their fun. =P

I don't think Hattricksilkies was being a troll and I think that was very rude to suggest they were.

 

[redroosta]

what I meant to say was, don't be so negative. I didn't mean it as an insult, I'm sorry if I offended you, Hattricksilkies

 

[racuda]

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[Teresaann24]

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I don't think you were trying to be mean either I just think the way you said it come off the wrong way.

 

[redroosta]

okay, its over. we need to get back on topic

 

[StrawberryHouseMouse]

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those don't look the same color as the op's i think they are just light colored buffs.

How do you figure? Take a look again, they are almost identical.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

They look pretty much the same to me, too. Genetics of Chicken Colours shows comparison photos of isabel, lemon, buff and red silkies. Isabel is buff diluted with lavender; lemon is buff diluted with ig; buff is diluted red. The isabel & lemon birds have two separate dilution genes; buffs have one.

I guess a question I have is if you dilute red with lavender or ig as compared with the usual dilute, is the buff phenotype the same, or do they differ?

 

[HatTrickSilkies]

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those don't look the same color as the op's i think they are just light colored buffs.

How do you figure? Take a look again, they are almost identical.

Note the color at the head and neck, the colors are discernible - yellow vs. buff (light orange).

redroosta, I'm sorry if you thought I was a "troll" in my previous post. I try to be very positive about critiquing a silkie, however, to sugar coat an off color bird, or throwback, as a breeding positive wouldn't be doing the poster or the breed a favor.

You can dissect the genetics any way you want to but the bottom line remains the same.

~ Nikki

 

[RooptyDoo]

Yes Hattrick is right. They have feathered into white colored birds. The hen throwing these babies has been sold. I only buy bird from REAL breeders now. I have learned my lesson. The babies also have been sold. I am only breeding SQ silkies and I didnt want them in my breeding program. Hattrick you wouldnt happen to have any splash silkies for sale would you?