SILKIE colors and what do you get when you cross colors

[silkydragon]

just figured i would ask becouse my other breeds pretty much seperate into groups containing only 1 breed when i let them outi just dont have different colors of different breeds


and i know chickens are not color blind cuz if i get a new waterer that looks exactly the same as an old 1 just a different color and put it in the same spot the go insane so

 

[kathyinmo]

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I think you are right! I was being sarcastic, wasn't I? Sorry!

I hear what you are saying. Yes, my other chickens all hang out together, and my Silkies all stay together, off by themselves. But, they don't separate by color.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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No ... they are just chickens ... and I think they are color blind!

If they are used to being in separate groups they will likely stay in those groups--at least at first. As time goes on these groups will mingle and perhaps separate into different groupings.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Chickens (birds in general) see more colours than humans--they have a much wider spectrum, and are also able to differentiate between shades that we would see as the same--think of it as better colour resolution.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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No white mixed with any colour is unpredictable. In silkies, white is almost always recessive white.

 

[kathyinmo]

Chickens (birds in general) see more colours than humans--they have a much wider spectrum, and are also able to differentiate between shades that we would see as the same--think of it as better colour resolution.

Really? Wow, that is very interesting! And now, I have yet another tidbit of poultry education! Thanks! Now, ..... can you teach me some poultry genetics?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Ask away...

 

[kathyinmo]

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I need a class. I'm not gettin' it with my own online study! I'm a nurse, you would think I could get a grip ... but, NO!

 

[silkydragon]

lol i always enjoy learning new things

 

[nzpouter]

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sounds dodgy...