Silkie Colors

[Nupine]

I have a splash silkie roo and a grey silkie pullet. The are both exceptional birds, the hen is really a nice show bird. She just started laying. They are currently penned together, and I don't have any other silkies to pair them up with. Should I bother hatching eggs from them? Will the chicks be a funky color or just some of both?
Ashlyn

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

From the splash cock:
The offspring will receive Bl, and bl from the grey, so the result will be a blue something.

They will likely receive Pg & Ml as those are the genes for lacing which are carried (or at least they are supposed to be) by blues.


From the grey hen:
They will receive Pg & ml
The sons will receive a copy of silver.

So:
You're likely to end up with blues with incomplete lacing. You may also end up with blue-greys and blue-partridge, depending on the exact alleles present in each bird.

 

[feather leg farms]

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The gray sounds alot like a lavendar.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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No, grey is a pattern. Lavender is a solid colour. Even if you ignore the penciling on a grey the colour is very different.