Silkie chick colors?

[lilmillefleur]

You really think it’s a silver partridge? Can one be bred from a black hen and a white or buff w/ white leakage roo? Silkie genetics confuse me so much!

I'm not sure it's silver partridge, probably not exactly, but that's what it looks like. The silver gene is def in there.

 

[Chicalina]

Silver partridge is more grey and barred than your chicken looks now. On a silkie the barring is all smudgy and mottled. She will have had a stripy chipmunk pattern as a chick. I can't see that from your photos. I suspect yours is just a non standard mixed colour, but is very pretty nonetheless.

Yous appears to have too much white, and its head is not dark enough for partridge, but its still young so more adult feathering may change how it looks.

Here is a typical silver partridge silkie I lifted off an internet image search for you to compare. I have a gold partridge hen and she looks identical to this except brown based rather than grey.

 

[Chickeroonie keeper]

Silver partridge is more grey and barred than your chicken looks now. On a silkie the barring is all smudgy and mottled. She will have had a stripy chipmunk pattern as a chick. I can't see that from your photos. I suspect yours is just a non standard mixed colour, but is very pretty nonetheless.

Yous appears to have too much white, and its head is not dark enough for partridge, but its still young so more adult feathering may change how it looks.

Here is a typical silver partridge silkie I lifted off an internet image search for you to compare. I have a gold partridge hen and she looks identical to this except brown based rather than grey.

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Interesting! Thank you!

 

[Chickeroonie keeper]

Well, does anyone have any name suggestions for any of the chicks?

 

[Chicalina]

Shadow or Cloud!

She looks like a puff of smoke!

 

[Chickeroonie keeper]

Shadow or Cloud!

She looks like a puff of smoke!

Cloud is cute!
Are you able to tell if the silkie chicks are females or males yet? I usually can’t tell myself until they are much older

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

Cloud is cute!
Are you able to tell if the silkie chicks are females or males yet? I usually can’t tell myself until they are much older

How old are they?

 

[Chickeroonie keeper]

How old are they?

About six weeks. I’m assuming that may be too young yet?

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

About six weeks. I’m assuming that may be too young yet?

Much, much to young. I'm doing a week by week silkie thread if you want to follow along. You should do one to!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fluffylambss-week-by-week-silkie-thread.1491811/

 

[Chickeroonie keeper]

Much, much to young. I'm doing a week by week silkie thread if you want to follow along. You should do one to!

https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fluffylambss-week-by-week-silkie-thread.1491811/

That sounds fun! I’d be glad to follow along!