Silkie thread!

[Rowsdower]

Really depends on the shows you are going to. Small county fairs and local shows will enlist volunteer judges.
My hen looks black but is lighter near the skin.

I know you being able to tell from pics is a long shot, but here are a couple of pics of her anyway.

 

[monkcat]

New to chickens in general, and silkies in particular. Got a silkie on Tuesday. I'm guessing this is a partridge color chick? The one to the far right.



edited for grammar!

 

[Chicken gal77]

My broody just hatched this chick and I'm trying to figure out what color it will be. It's weird because the hens in the pen were splash and white and the roosters were blue frizzled silkie and a smooth blue cuckoo sizzle. I have never had one come out this color. It has a stripe down it's back.

 

[BLT79]

Silkies do quite well in the winter, we often have below 0 here. They don't have very good water repellency so they do need shelter from the rain. The coop should be draught free , but that applies to all breeds. If anything , as with most rose combed chooks , extreme heat tends to knock them around more.

Thank you. Should she be kept out of the snow? What about keeping her with standard size hens and 1 roo? What us the protocol on that?

 

[Fancychooklady]

Thank you. Should she be kept out of the snow? What about keeping her with standard size hens and 1 roo? What us the protocol on that?

Snow on the ground is ok but obviously not whilst it is falling. Depends mainly on your set up as to mixing with LF. I have my best brooders in with wyandotte and haven't experienced any issues.
If they are raised together your chances of integration are much higher also.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I know you being able to tell from pics is a long shot, but here are a couple of pics of her anyway.

I would say looking at her ' down ' plumage that she is a blue.

 

[Bryam]

Does anybody know which colour is dominant? Black or buff when breed together? My hen is actually a black paint. The roo is a dark buff, just don't have a paint roo at the moment. Is there a chance the chicks can come out paint? Or carry the gene...

I know when breeding a buff to a white, all the chi KS came out buff. So buff was the dominant gene in that case.

 

[monkcat]

Does anybody know which colour is dominant? Black or buff when breed together? My hen is actually a black paint. The roo is a dark buff, just don't have a paint roo at the moment. Is there a chance the chicks can come out paint? Or carry the gene...

I know when breeding a buff to a white, all the chi KS came out buff. So buff was the dominant gene in that case.

I am by no means expert on this. I don't even breed chickens! That being said, it is my understanding that in genetics, dark is usually dominant. If one is dark and the other light and the dark carries a recessive gene for light, it increases your chances. Could do a punnet square to get your chances if you know their lineage colors. Again, don't know how this applies to chickens in particular, just basic genetic stuff. I'm sure someone with more practical knowledge and a wealth more of knowledge in general will come along!

 

[Fancychooklady]

Does anybody know which colour is dominant? Black or buff when breed together? My hen is actually a black paint. The roo is a dark buff, just don't have a paint roo at the moment. Is there a chance the chicks can come out paint? Or carry the gene...

I know when breeding a buff to a white, all the chi KS came out buff. So buff was the dominant gene in that case.

White is unpredictable when crossed with ant other colour. You will more than likely get smutty buffs and chicks that appear to be black until their first molt , at which time you will see colour leakage around .

 

[Bryam]

Yes, but I am not breeding white. I am crossing solid BLACK to a dark buff roaster.