silkie genetics help

[RobbysRoost]

What would I get if I cross my buff roo with a blue hen?

 

[RobbysRoost]

any answers

 

[RobbysRoost]

anyone

 

[SilkiesAndSuch]

All I can say is that the coloring will be unpredictable......I've never done it so I guess all you will get is a mutt. Maybe a pretty mutt, but a mutt none-the-less. Good luck!

 

[RobbysRoost]

any others

 

[featherbaby]

I'm guessing you'd get blues and partridges. It would be interesting to try and see.

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

Maybe some new colors like a bue or a bluff...

Sorry, couldn't resist! But really,

 

[cityslickers]

 

[Chicken0Boy]

Well, it would still be a silkie! IF thats what your wanting. The coloring though, could be anything! Hopes this helps!

 

[catwalk]

You can't predict what the outcome will be without knowing more about the genotypes of the parents. Each chick will only get half of each bird's genes, and unless each is homozygous for each gene, there's no telling what will happen. I'd like it if someone could compile a list of the results of unusual crosses, so we can all compare notes!