Mama gives whatever copy (silver or gold) that she has to her sons and the W chromosome (lacking a second copy) to her daughters. This is how sex-linking works. The father distributes what he has (SS, Ss+ or s+s+) to all his offspring. Yes, daddy can be golden (one copy gold, one copy silver), but the chances are that since all the chicks are sex-linked, that he is gold, and the sons are actually golden.
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I think she said the girls are gold, the boys are silver. That would make the mother silver and the father Golden/Gold? Or is it possible the Silver boys are actually Golden - I thought Golden looked more gold than Silver. From that direction it is not sex linked - the father can give either silver or gold to the girls (and nothing from mamma) and the boys get it from both parents so they could be silver, gold or golden.
How many chicks hatched from the Splash.. what numbers are we talking here? Perhaps she just beat the odds.
And because they both carry the copy of blue - all the children are Blue Partridge or Blue/Silver Partridge? They are also split for white, correct? And both the Splash and the Whites would have to carry Partridge to make a Partridge. The whites could be Partridge under that recessive white and the Splash may be another of those Partridge turned to black with two copies of blue.
I have just had 4 Blacks, 2 Whites and 4 Partridges come out of a pair of Partridges.. not what I was expectingI think next season I am going to put that pair in a pen and make sure nobody else donates any hatching eggs. I didn't think they did this time - but it just doesn't make sense! The partridge babies I have inside from the earlier hatch (3 black, 2 partridge) also look like they have smooth feathers on their wings - the black chicks have the proper split wing feathers. I am so confused!
I think she said the girls are gold, the boys are silver. That would make the mother silver and the father Golden/Gold? Or is it possible the Silver boys are actually Golden - I thought Golden looked more gold than Silver. From that direction it is not sex linked - the father can give either silver or gold to the girls (and nothing from mamma) and the boys get it from both parents so they could be silver, gold or golden.
How many chicks hatched from the Splash.. what numbers are we talking here? Perhaps she just beat the odds.
And because they both carry the copy of blue - all the children are Blue Partridge or Blue/Silver Partridge? They are also split for white, correct? And both the Splash and the Whites would have to carry Partridge to make a Partridge. The whites could be Partridge under that recessive white and the Splash may be another of those Partridge turned to black with two copies of blue.
I have just had 4 Blacks, 2 Whites and 4 Partridges come out of a pair of Partridges.. not what I was expectingI think next season I am going to put that pair in a pen and make sure nobody else donates any hatching eggs. I didn't think they did this time - but it just doesn't make sense! The partridge babies I have inside from the earlier hatch (3 black, 2 partridge) also look like they have smooth feathers on their wings - the black chicks have the proper split wing feathers. I am so confused!
Silkie is a breed. lol Are you asking for the color? If that's the case, looks like your chick could be a buff.
He's just a show off. lolHe was being bit over zealous lol
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You will get it, just keep reading about it. It can be very complex, especially when you can't see the actual patterns because of the silkied feathers - so you can only guess.
Your Blue Partridge girl is very pretty. Partridge is my favorite color.
I am going to guess on yours (although I think its still too young to tell for sure) that is is a girl. Andthat she is because she is very pretty. The silver neck down to chest reminds me of the gold neck/chest on the Partridge girls - and the boys seem to have a different pattern when they are growing up.
A Cochin, or a Silkie should come at you LOW in front. It is no good to just shorten the back and raise the tail, and put the poor bird on tippy toes, with it's chest in the air, and head and neck drawn back, to balance it. That is NOT Silkie type, though it might look fancy.Those poor birds are not balanced over their feet and legs.They also cannot see as well, as they have to keep their heads back to avoid rolling over .They are also much more prone to develop crooked backs.
