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Songster
I have four 6-week old silkies and I have no doubt at least one is a male (one if I'm lucky). This has me thinking about genetics and what colors their offspring would be.
We have a white, a paint, what I think is a partridge?, and a black.
The first three are from the same local breeder, who breeds for fluffiness and not color (she has a mix of bearded and non-bearded birds, lots of paints). The black is from a different local breeder who appears to only breed black chicks (mom and dad are both black).
I'm wondering if someone could help me out with the genetics of silkies, what I've found so far online has been pretty interesting.
Chickie tax:
The paint, s/he's recovering from a brief bout of wry neck. I'm getting a dirty look because I give all the meds etc and s/he doesn't like me.
The white and black chicks (the black has some white fluff stuck on)
The chick that may or may not be a partridge? (Currently hanging out in sick bay with their paint friend, who hates me)
The black chicks' mom and dad
Thanks!!!
We have a white, a paint, what I think is a partridge?, and a black.
The first three are from the same local breeder, who breeds for fluffiness and not color (she has a mix of bearded and non-bearded birds, lots of paints). The black is from a different local breeder who appears to only breed black chicks (mom and dad are both black).
I'm wondering if someone could help me out with the genetics of silkies, what I've found so far online has been pretty interesting.
Chickie tax:
The paint, s/he's recovering from a brief bout of wry neck. I'm getting a dirty look because I give all the meds etc and s/he doesn't like me.
The white and black chicks (the black has some white fluff stuck on)
The chick that may or may not be a partridge? (Currently hanging out in sick bay with their paint friend, who hates me)
The black chicks' mom and dad
Thanks!!!