Silkie question

[OzarkF&G]

So, finally ready to dump silkie roos down to 2, though I may go down to 1 based on your advice.

I have all the colors except a splash, for hens. I have a beautiful white and great partridge roos. The other roos are getting a new home tomorrow, so kinda short notice.

What will the outcomes % wise be for white vs blue, black, buff, etc and Partridge vs blue, black, buff etc be?

I want to add the extra rooster if one of those two will offer a plethora of colors. What do you all think?

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Well, I'm having a lot of fun learning about genetics and dominant verses recessive genes.

In theory your white boy will give all white offspring because it is the dominant color.

Partridge as far as I know won't give partridge when bred to other colors. My local friend just bred a partridge boy to a blue gal... and all offspring so far look to be standard dark color, either black or blue... I can't tell.

Blue cross blue will give you the maximum out come in my experience. You can get all black, blue, and splash offspring. Using a black parent eliminates the possibility of splash offspring. As black will never produce splash.

Anything other than buff will give you a mix of those two colors.

You might try looking up a punnet square and that will give you predicted outcomes based on the genetics. I don't have a good link or I would provide it. It can be a lot of fun.

So to ME... anything you keep that won't breed true will essentially be not a pure color and therefor PET quality. No rudeness intended.

There are other considerations, for me. I like to see MULBERRY combs, not red. And I like them to look like a walnut, not some weird growth. No sprigs and such. Also I check to make sure there is no split wing. Obviously my goal my not be the same as yours.

Pictures always welcome!

I am still learning to... so don't just take my word for it.

 

[The Moonshiner]

White silkies are recessive white.
Paint silkie are one copy of dominate white.
You white rooster will not produce any white chicks unless bred to a white hen.
Under the white could be various things. Ideal would be black so good chance that's what he is underneath but no guarantees so can't predict what he will throw.

 

[OzarkF&G]

ok, so tossing the partridge into the bundle as a freebie then. I want as many options as possible from one rooster in that pen. well two but the other is a little old man that is just a freeloader in retirement now.

Thanks for the advice. now if I can just get one to go broody...

 

[EggSighted4Life]

White silkies are recessive white.
Paint silkie are one copy of dominate white.
You white rooster will not produce any white chicks unless bred to a white hen.
Under the white could be various things. Ideal would be black so good chance that's what he is underneath but no guarantees so can't predict what he will throw.

Please point me a place I can keep this all straight... if that's possible? Thank you

I "heard" paint cross paint equals white pile which would be dominant white? Sorry, not my thread!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Please point me a place I can keep this all straight... if that's possible? Thank you

I "heard" paint cross paint equals white pile which would be dominant white? Sorry, not my thread!

Best site for genetics.... HERE
Depends on the paint's color.
If its two white with black paints then the cross will produce
25% white
25% black
50% white with black paints

Pile/pyle is dominate white (2 copies) on black breasted red/ gold duckwing.
Dominate white doesn't cover red so the red from the BBR shows and the white covers every thing else.
Paints are one copy of dominate white. One copy lets some color show in spots.
Needing one copy of dominate white makes it so they can't breed true.
For it to produce pyle there would have to be a BBR type under the white. Idk of silkies having BBR so wouldn't think they would come in pyle.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Best site for genetics.... HERE
Depends on the paint's color.
If its two white with black paints then the cross will produce
25% white
25% black
50% white with black paints

Pile/pyle is dominate white (2 copies) on black breasted red/ gold duckwing.
Dominate white doesn't cover red so the red from the BBR shows and the white covers every thing else.
Paints are one copy of dominate white. One copy lets some color show in spots.
Needing one copy of dominate white makes it so they can't breed true.
For it to produce pyle there would have to be a BBR type under the white. Idk of silkies having BBR so wouldn't think they would come in pyle.

All set to bookmark, but hat link took me here..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/

Thanks again.

 

[The Moonshiner]

All set to bookmark, but hat link took me here..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forums/

Thanks again.

Lol
Yes because this is the best site hands down for learning genetics.
A lot of genetic info sites out there but the interactive aspect of this site imo makes it so much easier to learn.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Lol
Yes because this is the best site hands down for learning genetics.
A lot of genetic info sites out there but the interactive aspect of this site imo makes it so much easier to learn.

Great answer, I love it!