My new Silkie Chicks, what has happened?

[chirpychooks]

Hi, I have just hatched out these chicks from an all white trio of Silkies. For one of the chicks it could be a possibiltity that they got fertilised by another cockerel but for the others I do not understand why they have black spots. Can anyone help?

 

[sourland]

Light colored feet on the chick that you are holding indicates the probability of 'non silky' blood.

 

[nurse_turtle]

Your trio includes Silkie mixes. Having silkie type feathers does not a Silkie make. Many chickens can have silkie feathers and not be silkies. Silkies must have black skin, 5 toes per foot, top knot and feathers shanks.

 

[hdowden]

you have mixed blood. that chick should look very pretty once it gets older

 

[Pele]

Either your silkies are mixed, or one of your broodies stole an egg from another type of hen entirely. Broodies do that all the time.

 

[Poultry Couture]

I'm not for sure... But I kno it's cute!!!

 

[chirpychooks]

Thank you everyone for your comments.

I have bred silkies before and bought my breeding stock on a reasonable knowledge, but I doubted myself after what you all have said... I have checked them, and they are all perfect. All with 5 toes, all with dark legs, blue earlobes, and a top knot....

I just dont understand... Ive got cuckoo pekins nextdoor and silver laced wyandottes. All I can think is that maybe the other cockerels have jumped over?

Other than that maybe the white silkies aren't true

 

[Pele]

Thank you everyone for your comments.

I have bred silkies before and bought my breeding stock on a reasonable knowledge, but I doubted myself after what you all have said... I have checked them, and they are all perfect. All with 5 toes, all with dark legs, blue earlobes, and a top knot....

I just dont understand... Ive got cuckoo pekins nextdoor and silver laced wyandottes. All I can think is that maybe the other cockerels have jumped over?

Other than that maybe the white silkies aren't true

Even a first generation cross with a pure silkie would have black skin. It's a dominant gene.

 

[Silkiechick143]

Sorry to interrupt this conversation, I don't know how to start my own thread thingy. But I hav 2 silkie eggs in the incubator. Today is day 21. One pipped and peeped on the 19th day. Now it's not doing anything. I can hear its beak scrape the shell at times. But the other one hadn't done anything. I'm worried. Should I help the pipped one? I can't see the hole so idk if its rubbery or anything. Please help!!!

 

[Poultry Couture]

How many days is the one that's pipped?