My research in silkie colors tells me tht the white (even one gene sometimes) will effectively 'hide' any other color. Could be that the white bird has white genes that are hiding black (or whatever color the chick is). Chick just got passed the hidden color genes and not the white ones.@mjgigax make sure you use Safeguard paste or liquid (fenbendazole) to worm with, it'll kill the most different kinds of intestinal parasites.
A round of Sulmet (not Corid, seriously) like Kyz said is a good idea also. Most adult birds have coccidia in their gut, but their immune systems keep it under control so they don't get sick. When they're stressed by other things (new home, another sickness, new roomies, bad weather) sometimes their immune systems can't keep the coccidia in check. Their bodies keep getting weaker trying but can't keep up. So giving them a round of Sulmet knocks the numbers back down and allows the bird to recover.
I've got a 9 oz Serama hen who'd been sitting 6 wks. I lost 2 of my Bantam Faverolles hens to a predator while we were in NCso my daughter pulled the birds and all the eggs from that pen. I gave this Serama girl one of the eggs and the baby hatched Friday night. OMG she's so proud!! The only eggs she's ever laid look like misshapen peanuts so i don't think any of her eggs would've ever hatched. The chickie-daddy is a white Frizzled Cochin bantam.
Does anyone know why this baby is black??? (His name is Earl Jr. if anyone watches that show lol) 5 toes, a beard and feathered legs. But his mama is tan & white and his daddy is white-what happened?
