Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[ChicksNherps]

THe bird pictured here is a buff. You do not list the genetic makeup (wheaten based, for example) on the entry form. Only the phenotype (appearance): bearded buff or non-bearded buff. You fill out the entry form, and unless it is a very small show, the show staff will have the cage cards already made and on cages when you arrive.

Post a photo and we will tell you what your bird is.

Already have, but here it goes again. I entered her AOV as "creamsicle" because this is how I was advised, but I forgot to put bearded too

No one really seems to be able to pin point an exact color. Looking at pictures I thought she could be a Buff Calico. because she has blue spots here and there

 

[chickendales]

Already have, but here it goes again. I entered her AOV as "creamsicle" because this is how I was advised, but I forgot to put bearded too

No one really seems to be able to pin point an exact color. Looking at pictures I thought she could be a Buff Calico. because she has blue spots here and there

she could be breed into a porcelain breeding program or a buff or partridge program, she is very pretty hen, im not shure i would show her unless i had a breeding programs that was making them

 

[ChicksNherps]

she could be breed into a porcelain breeding program or a buff or partridge program, she is very pretty hen, im not shure i would show her unless i had a breeding programs that was making them

I am going to be. Hopefully starting next year. I really like this color. We are already entered in a show for this coming Sunday.

 

[Hawkeye95]

all your eggs should be fertile

I agree, all of those eggs should be fertile. They should all hatch, unless something goes wrong. You can see ahead of time if an egg might not be as viable-- if the shell has clear spots in it (really porous) or if it's been sitting out too long, etc. So there are other variables. If you are not getting good fertility, could be too many hens, or he's just not doing a good job. I had that problem and now when I'm very serious about getting a good hatch and not a so/so one, I just AI them. Then I know everything is fertile. I also like the fact they don't have to be taken out of condition to breed to do that.

 

[Hawkeye95]

I am going to be. Hopefully starting next year. I really like this color. We are already entered in a show for this coming Sunday.

oh, that's great! Good luck! Did you already do your testing? Or does the show require it? It will be really fun to hear how she is judged.

 

[ChicksNherps]

oh, that's great! Good luck! Did you already do your testing? Or does the show require it? It will be really fun to hear how she is judged.

Yes I did, all clear

And my boyfriend and I are in the process of trying to buy a house so once we get our house I will be able to start. Right now I live in an apartment and can't have a bunch of little babies running all over

 

[jrosemoore]

Combs get redder as the birds mature; especially on the boys. Not noticeable on a variety like black or blue or white (assuming the bird is homozygous for Fm), but noticeable on varieties where genes present dilute skin colouring.

So could you breed back to another silkie with a dark comb in hopes to keep the color right and darken the skin pigment? Or will you end up fudging the color?

And a bit of a stupid question, but since, I must ask because I didn't find it on all 130+ pages of this board...

How do we get splash? Can you breed a black and a white? Or do you have to start with two splash parents? I know it's elementary genetics...but I don't even have a silkie to breed yet

 

[chickendales]

Yes I did, all clear

And my boyfriend and I are in the process of trying to buy a house so once we get our house I will be able to start. Right now I live in an apartment and can't have a bunch of little babies running all over

why not that sound fun lol

 

[chickendales]

So could you breed back to another silkie with a dark comb in hopes to keep the color right and darken the skin pigment? Or will you end up fudging the color?

And a bit of a stupid question, but since, I must ask because I didn't find it on all 130+ pages of this board...

How do we get splash? Can you breed a black and a white? Or do you have to start with two splash parents? I know it's elementary genetics...but I don't even have a silkie to breed yet

yes you could breed cuckoo to black and keep your darker babies but really kinda a up hill baddle you really have love the color or just do it as side project, you have have splash to produce splash or 2 blues

 

[ChicksNherps]

why not that sound fun lol

yeah fun for me, but I think my boyfriend would be a little less enthused!