Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[Keric]

Always look forward to pictures.

Breeding splash to splash will eventually lead to very pale splash but not in the short run. Here is a chart to show you how the blue gene works.
The way the Blue gene works in a breeding can be broken down as follows:
1) Blue x Blue: This will produce 25% black, 50% blue, 25% splash.
2) Black x Blue: Produces 50% black and 50% blue.
3) Black x Splash: You'll get 100% blue.
4) Blue x Splash: Produces 50% blue and 50% splash.
5) Splash x Splash: This will give you 100% Splash.
6) Black x black: 100% black
Thanks for the pictures! Beautiful boy you have!

Where do you get this gene information? I'd like to know a few outcomes of various color crosses

 

[Adoravachick]

Yeah, I just talked to a woman at the blue seal store who is also a judge and she said that it's not surprising they left, they don't like to stay, she said she would be out of there as soon as she could

So how are we supposed to learn anything? I am going to bring Ice in to show her though and see what she thinks.

They are supposed to have blackish blue on their head and hackles and uniform slate blue throughout the rest of the body. The others were the typical dark blue you see.

I can understand wanting to speak with the judge, it would drive me crazy not knowing. Both birds are beautiful, it would have been wonderful to get some feedback. I have blues myself, and their is such a huge range in color.

 

[moomoodiddy]

so peepnlessed if i cross my blacks with my splash i will get blue and then i can breed back to them splashs? awesome!!!! ...lol i was gonna buy some blues....

cool i think i may have to just make me a bbs pen!!!!!

 

[dwegg]

Yea i
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That's awesome Jacquie...I'm glad you enjoyed it...this was my second show and they can be a bit intimidating and I don't really know what to do or where to stand ect...lol...but most of the time the more experienced exhibitors are great and wiling to help and give you advice...did you go home with the black that won? she was a good looking black...I was talking to your bird...how old is she? she looks young...

i am going to the Newnan show and can't wait to see all the amazing silkies that will be there...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Lil' Bit's colouring came directly from a package of Kool-Aid.

She made quite a stir amongst the flock!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

) wow so sorry it replied before I as done! I was curious as if to what they are calling "pink" (as I know this one is died lol) but as I said in my edit I have heard people calling salmon pink? I am just curious is to how the pink came up? Did it pop up in breeding or is it just a bunch of genetic possibilities hmmmmm lol
Quote: possibilities...

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: This s a question you need to ask the Show Secretary or Superintendant. Judges are paid for their work, and are normally expected to be available after judging. Now they do need breaks, but heading out as soon as the judging is complete is unusual in my experience.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Do you know how to make a Punnet square?

 

[dwegg]

okay silkie show pics! PS: these are not all my birds

Only the last polish.

First the little one my friend picked up, again



Champion jr featherleg



Best of Breed



Best of Variety Black



Best of Variety Partridge



This is the Hen that also got "Color" written on her card.


Best of Variety blue


Reserve Variety, Reserve Breed WC Polish


And Toulouse my Cockerel

yes thanks for taking pics of all the winners...really interesting..i wish i had done that at my show...i tried to take some of the amazing splash but as they were on the bottom row of two stacked rows it was hard to both get a good pic and also to really see the beautiful birds properly....

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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Don't feel too bad. As much as I support the idea of asking the judge I find many of the judges are simply "too nice" to give a really frank answer about our birds, even when we beg. They really don't want to cut up our birds - and no bird is perfect. You will probably get more useful feedback here, quite frankly.