Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[jenniferlamar70]

Seems to be pretty quiet here..

 

[Janie hall]

Seems to be pretty quiet here..

how do u get people to reply

 

[jenniferlamar70]

how do u get people to reply

Not sure lol. I would try the regular silkie forum.its much more active.

 

[Janie hall]

Not sure lol. I would try the regular silkie forum.its much more active.

ok thanks I was wanting someone to tell me if my silkies were good Enough​for show as I bought sq but curious

 

[jenniferlamar70]

ok thanks I was wanting someone to tell me if my silkies were good Enough​for show as I bought sq but curious

Depending on age it's hard to say unless they have already been grown out. Even ifbthebparents are sq that doesn't guarentee their offspring will be. The only way by on known for sure is to grow them out.

 

[QueenMisha]

Depending on age it's hard to say unless they have already been grown out. Even ifbthebparents are sq that doesn't guarentee their offspring will be. The only way by on known for sure is to grow them out.

Agreed.

 

[melaniekemp]

Hi. My two month old Paint Roo has some Greyish leakage. Should I allow him to breed? I read somewhere the leakage could possibly go away after first molt. Any truth to this? I don't want to produce a bunch of smutty looking paints so I need advice about how concerned I should be : )

 

[melaniekemp]

Well. No responses so far. But I will keep at it. Please find attached pics of my sizzle paint cockerel, then my smooth paint pullet, and finally my frizzle cuckoo pullet. Just trying to decide if I should allow breeding between the colors. Especially considering the leakage on my cockerel?

Sizzle Paint Cockerel w/ leakage

Smooth Paint Pullet

Frizzle Cuckoo Pullet

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Well. No responses so far. But I will keep at it. Please find attached pics of my sizzle paint cockerel, then my smooth paint pullet, and finally my frizzle cuckoo pullet. Just trying to decide if I should allow breeding between the colors. Especially considering the leakage on my cockerel?

Sizzle Paint Cockerel w/ leakage

Smooth Paint Pullet

Frizzle Cuckoo Pullet

You shouldn't breed the two frizzled together. It can cause birth defects. You could breed the roo with the smooth sizzle. I personally wouldn't just because of the leakage.

 

[melaniekemp]

Yes that's the part I'm mostly concerned about. I know leakage is an issue in paint anyway. So I'm worried I should just let him out due to it. And then on top of it I have no idea what to expect from a paint x cuckoo breeding. Leave the sizzle/frizzle aspect out. The colors are my main worry.