Polish x ???

[EricMd01]

These are chicks from a buff polish hen and are a few days old. There was an EE, white silkie and black silkie roo in with the hen. No fuzzy feet or extra toes. Anyone want to guess who the babies daddy is? Any comments or suggestions appreciated.

Chick #1







Chick #2







Chick #3

 

[Griffinsong]

The green legs and lack of foot fuzz make me think the EE was the father to all three of these. #2 also has very defined cheek fluff, but all three breeds in question can have beards/muffs so that is not much of a factor.

Love the little tufts of crest fluff on #3's face.

 

[EricMd01]

Thank you GS! I was hoping there was a chance the black silkie was the father but I was expecting EE to be the best guess.

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm thinking that the EE was the father.

 

[EricMd01]

Thank you BL!

 

[EricMd01]

Chick #1







Chick #2







Chick #3

 

[Kev]

do you mean gold lace polish? buffs have dominant white, so crosses with them should be very light.

agree with EE as father of all- lacking all the dominant silkie traits- extra toe, leg feathering, dark skin...

 

[Wyandottes7]

I agree, the Easter Egger was probably the father.

 

[EricMd01]

Kev-the polish hens are white and gold/orange.

 

[Griffinsong]

The white one could very well be the mom. there are a few different types of 'white' and not all are dominant.Below the white are still genetics for other colors. She could be a recessive white [turns both browns and blacks to white, needs two copies to show] with black laced golden hidden under there.

Buff Polish are usually white laced buff, the white lacing comes from dominant white, which turns only the blacks to white, this is dominant so any of her chicks would have white markings where there would be black. Dominant white will even turn full-body black[extended black] to white.