People on backyard chickens are smart.

[Calisandra]

On this forum a while back, I asked about possible parentage for my baby chicks. Someone said my black skinned partridge chick was likely a silky mix. Well, she is not fluffy like a Silkie but she has a little hat of feathers, she is smaller than the other hens. The other day, I was thinking about that post and I was looking at her and I remembered that Silkies have 5 toes. I counted her toes. Five. I just wanted to say people on this forum are so smart and thank you.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

I just wanted to say people on this forum are so smart and thank you.

Glad to see you're enjoying BYC!

I'm also amazed to see all the things people know and are able to remember and keep straight.. and mostly just out of enthusiasm.

Silkie feathering gene (different from breed) is recessive and so first generation crosses will always be flat/smooth feathered. If they are bred back to another silkied bird (or another silkied cross) then a percentage of their offspring will also be silkied again.

Most often the crest, 5 toes, and feathered legs are dominant genes.

I went ahead and looked up your other thread and included the link here..

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/identify-my-chick.1627624/

I would love to see an updated pic!

 

[Calisandra]

Here is Rachel. She is a shy timid little thing. Gentle but stand offish

 

[Calisandra]

Here is my all black midnight majesty marans all grown up too. Except her brown eyebrows...

 

[Calisandra]

Sorry, bad pic

 

[AinaWGSD]

Sorry, bad pic

I love her little brown eyebrows!