Is this a silkie cross?

[Quaicken108]

She’s definitely a pretty silkie mix. Not sure with and sometimes you never know. Tilly is definitely a cool name and she rocks it!

 

[Johnny17]

I don't think she is a mix. It's look like a a pure cockoo silkie hen

 

[CoreyW04]

She’s definitely a pretty silkie mix. Not sure with and sometimes you never know. Tilly is definitely a cool name and she rocks it!

Thank you!! She is a great hen and cool to look at!

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

What about cuckoo maran and silkie? Maybe barred rock?

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I’m not a silkie expert, but I’ve read that it’s really hard to get both black skin and the cuckoo gene on a silkie. I could be wrong. If this is true, then she’s a pure silkie, but just a variety that is a work in progress.

 

[CoreyW04]

I don't think she is a mix. It's look like a a pure cockoo silkie hen

How come she would have red earlobes and white skin?

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

How come she would have red earlobes and white skin?

If her grandparents or anyone related to her was ever a cross then she wouldn't be purebred silkie and could have the red and white skin genetics.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

I’m not a silkie expert, but I’ve read that it’s really hard to get both black skin and the cuckoo gene on a silkie. I could be wrong. If this is true, then she’s a pure silkie, but just a variety that is a work in progress.

I agree.

 

[Johnny17]

How come she would have red earlobes and white skin?

Most cuckoo silkies don't have the melanazing gene. If she was a mix she would have definitely some normal futhers. I don't see any by the way.
Cuckoo silkie rooster and hen from internet :

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Most cuckoo silkies don't have the melanazing gene. If she was a mix she would have definitely some normal futhers. I don't see any by the way.
Cuckoo silkie rooster and hen from internet : View attachment 2458460View attachment 2458461

That's what I was thinking.