Silkie cross color

[LALADY1101]

What happens when you cross a white silkie roo with a buff silkie hen? What color will they be?

 

[bacres]

Well..... It could be basically any color offspring becuase the white is basically masking a color and not showing its true color. If you know they parents colors of the white I might be able to give you a better answer. But I would try it becauseyou might get buffs out of them.

 

[LALADY1101]

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Thanks! I lost my fav buff silkie hen last night d/t unexpected/unexplained sickness. I got two eggs out of the nest this morning. I already had the bator going and decided to put those eggs in with them. Both of my hens were buff and my roo is white. I didn't know the whites masked a differnet color. That's pretty neat.

 

[bacres]

I'm sorry for your loss! I would be extremely interested to see what color the babies turn out to be if they are fertile!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

White is an OFF switch, not a colour. It prevents pigment from being formed (Tim can give a detailed explanation). So, genetically, other colours are present, but are not expressed, and since they aren't expressed you cannot select for or against the the colouring or pattern. Chances of matching a specific variety is pretty slim unless you know the genes carried based upon breeding records.