Silkie thread!

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: Black is not likely, although certainly possible. In general, silkies tend to be e^b based. So partridge or grey is more likely, but still far from predictable. Yes, dominant genes display, but only f they are present.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

How can you tell if your birds have dominate or recessive genes? Starting to understand....I know you have to breed them but....
I raise white and bbs

White in silkies is almost always recessive. Blue is incompletely dominant.

 

[flower]

Mulberry is the colour of a silkie comb--like a mulberry:



The shape of a silkie comb is like a walnut, hence a walnut comb.

And Mulberries are healthy to eat ! We had a mulberry tree and I put the berries through a strainer and drank the most taste juice. yumm

 

[flower]

White in silkies is almost always recessive. Blue is incompletely dominant.

So then can you tell us about incomplete dominate ? Is that similar to having only one copy ?

 

[bennyboy333]

Can anyone tell me approximately how old this partridge silkie chick is and if it is a rooster thanks

 

[flower]

You silkie looks to be about five weeks old and that is too young to determine gender.

 

[bennyboy333]

Ok thanks

 

[bennyboy333]

Did anyone else's silkie chicks run away from them

 

[peepblessed]

I just thought I would share a picture of my porcelain boy Chris. He did his dance to me so I guess that means he

me!!!! He is from Catdance. And he is so wonderful . Also got a beautiful pullet from her too. Just love them to pieces.

Pretty boy!

this is my black silkie pair:

Lovely hen.

Did anyone else's silkie chicks run away from them

It takes a lot of handling to get them tame and the young ones are slow to respond.

 

[bennyboy333]

Pretty boy!
Lovely hen.

It takes a lot of handling to get them tame and the young ones are slow to respond.

Should I wash my four chicks because I just got them and they might have fleas?