Silkie thread!

[kellyloveschad]

The recognized APA standard colors for Silkies are White, Black, Blue, Partridge, Buff, Gray -- but there are Splash, Paint, Red, Calico, Cuckoo, etc, as project birds not yet admitted to the standard to my knowledge. Both bearded and non-bearded seem to be accepted. There are many different colors of Partridge like Silver Partridge, etc, but the standard Partridge so far as I know are the gold-hackled, darker-crested, darker-tailed variety. People love Silkies so much some start dabbling in creating new colors but they aren't the standard accepted colors yet. Does this help or have I confused you more --

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I don't really care about standards I have my five show silkies I just was hoping their wasn't a large variety since I think all my new babys are white!! I had to rehome some of my silkies because they where giving me issues!! they had some called blue mar something that had feathered feet to

 

[Sylvester017]

I don't really care about standards I have my five show silkies I just was hoping their wasn't a large variety since I think all my new babys are white!! I had to rehome some of my silkies because they where giving me issues!! they had some called blue mar something that had feathered feet to

If I understood my research correctly, White Silkies carry other recessive colors and can hatch other colored offspring. I don't breed or study genetics and hope someone with show breeding knowledge will chime in.

 

[kellyloveschad]

Does anyone think this baby could be a ddifferent color the white?

 

[moomoodiddy]

If I understood my research correctly, White Silkies carry other recessive colors and can hatch other colored offspring. I don't breed or study genetics and hope someone with show breeding knowledge will chime in.

Yes, there are several different white genes that can hide other colors and start pigment holes.

 

[joydix]

that is a GREAT pic!! ;you should enter it in a contest! GRAT shot! super cute chicks too!!!!

 

[Nanas Silkies]

I think they have quite a few types of cuckoo patterns around here there is partridge cuckoo, Grey cuckoo, blue cuckoo, buff cuckoo, blue partridge cuckoo, regular cuckoo, light grey cuckoo, I also seen a lemon cuckoo!!!

There might be more that are under way!!

I have some chicks that I hope turn into cuckoo they have alot of silver barring in there wings right now!!!

 

[kellyloveschad]

that is a GREAT pic!! ;you should enter it in a contest! GRAT shot! super cute chicks too!!!!

Thanks!!

 

[kellyloveschad]

I think they have quite a few types of cuckoo patterns around here there is partridge cuckoo, Grey cuckoo, blue cuckoo, buff cuckoo, blue partridge cuckoo, regular cuckoo, light grey cuckoo, I also seen a lemon cuckoo!!!

There might be more that are under way!!

I have some chicks that I hope turn into cuckoo they have alot of silver barring in there wings right now!!!

That's one bad thing about the feed store!! they are only $2. but you don't know the color!! All my silkies came from a breeder so I kinda had a idea on the color!

 

[ChickenMama6RIR]

​That's one bad thing about the feed store!! they are only $2. but you don't know the color!! All my silkies came from a breeder so I kinda had a idea on the color!

They are only $2 for silkies?????? Man I need a couple more silkies... If only my tractor supply had them Oh well, maybe next year. They have all these different breeds of chickens and no silkies...

 

[kellyloveschad]

They are only $2 for silkies??????

Man I need a couple more silkies... If only my tractor supply had them

Oh well, maybe next year. They have all these different breeds of chickens and no silkies...

that's where I got them r king wants 7.99 each!! they only had four left so they marked them down they where in the bantam cage!! but tractor supplies reg price is 2.99