Silkie/Marans cross?? (PICS ADDED)

[JudyMcKinn]

Well, 6 hatched. 4 black and 2 yellowish, brownish. sorta stripped. feathers on feet, all have 5 toes. Not anything in the line of crest showing yet, at least. I will try to get a picture, but they are feisty little rats. It is 100 degrees here, so I took them (and a couple other hatches) away from their moms and put them in a brooder.
Wish me luck on the pics. Will put in another post.

 

[birdlover]

I have a hen, Earline, who I swear is half marans and half silkie. I was told she is a cuckoo marans BUT she has blue earlobes, feathers on her legs, was laying a smallish light brown egg and just finished being broody big time (like a silkie). Well! Since being broody, her eggs are now a very dark brown. Go figure! I was sooo happy! Hope you get all hens and dark brown eggs!

Ellen

 

[Frozen Feathers]

The five toes must be a dominant gene. All my Silkie/Phoenix crosses have 5 toes and dark feathered legs, but so far are all feathering out like a Phoenix. Will be interesting to see.

 

[JudyMcKinn]

Okay, will see if I can post a pic. Here is one of the 2 light ones.

The other light one:

And one of the 4 black ones.

What do you think? Kinda cute, aren't they? But suspicious little devils when they see the camera!!

 

[JudyMcKinn]

Thanks for the pic of yours, Cynthia, and for the comments from the rest. I was just looking, and realize apparently they all have the black skin, etc, also. Looks like a little of Maurice's buff color may show up on the first one.

 

[speckledhen]

They're beautiful, Judy! Only one of my girls has one feather on one foot, LOL. The other two are clean legged. Funny how the genes come out. Mine are also 4 toed and light skinned-guess the Cochin and Barred Rock trumped the Silkie in that regard.

 

[Frozen Feathers]

lol they are so cute!

 

[Bubba]

You should call the stripped on Bandit! He looks awesome! I like the other two of course just not as much as BANDIT!! LoL

Bubba

 

[barg]

If the traits hold true at all i'm guessing the little black one is a girl.
It's great to see all the varaiety you can get from them.
Grats on the babies.
I'll be looking forward to seeing them progress

 

[JudyMcKinn]

Bandit. That's cute. Okay, Bandit it is.
This black chick has a very tiny little white or yellow spot on top of it's head. The other 3 black ones don't, I don't believe. Wonder if that says anything about the sex?