Silkie genetics

[Chicken gal77]

I know silkie genetics are the same as other breeds but can anyone recommend a book or reference guide. I am fairly new to silkies and I have two silkie hens (white with one paint spot you can barely see and splash) and a blue frizzled rooster and a smooth sizzle cuckoo rooster. I just hatched one batch of chicks from these various pairings and it seems I have white, splash, blue and a few that I am unsure about. I am going to grow them out a few weeks to see if any inherited the frizzled gene from their papas'. Will the cuckoo roo pass on the cuckoo to any of the chicks?

 

[Blackberry18]

I searched for a reference guide, but couldn't find one for Silkies, sorry. However, the frizzle gene is dominant, so the chicks crossed with the frizzle/sizzle cock will be frizzled. And the cuckoo plumage is usually dominant, also.

 

[Chicken gal77]

Thank you!!! I appreciate any help I can get. I can't wait to see what they will look like when they feather out. The chicks are two and three days old now.

 

[Blackberry18]

Thank you!!! I appreciate any help I can get. I can't wait to see what they will look like when they feather out. The chicks are two and three days old now.

Exciting! I hope they turn out really well. Good luck!

 

[Chicken gal77]

Exciting! I hope they turn out really well. Good luck!

Thanks!! I can't wait to see what they look like feathered out! I will try to post some pictures! The chicks are adorable!