Silkie boy

[lynxs1981]

What do you guys think about this comb? It seems odd for a silkie to me. Cross maybe?

 

[asher]

Is it a single comb? The color is way off, of course, but I am more interested in the shape. Can you get a head on picture and another side picture, both with the feathers pulled away from the comb to get a better idea of it?

 

[lynxs1981]

It resembles a single comb, but it's not straight. Kinda looks like a mix between a single and silkie combs.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

That would be a pea comb; 1/2 of the genes needed for a walnut comb. Most likely both parents were split for rosecomb, and he ended up inheriting its lack from each.

 

[lynxs1981]

Aww, poor little guy. So it's unlikely he will produce chicks with a trad silkie comb?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

If mated to a bird with a correct walnut comb, at least 50% of the offspring should have a correctly shaped comb. Possibly 100%. However, the issue could show up again in his offspring. Recessive genes can show up generations later.

 

[lynxs1981]

Thanks for the info!

 

[lynxs1981]

Is there something specific to look for in the hen's comb? I would like to breed him to a proper hen, do they get the walnut comb also, just smaller?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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