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The goal at the moment is to get good Silkie type. No decisions have been made on markings since no one at this point has a handle on how the paint gene works. There are still more questions than answers in that regard.
Blacks are being used and some whites to improve type, Silkie characteristics. Europe lost type when they kept breeding paint to paint.
Incorrect on needing pure black and pure white. The white has to be dom white. Silkies are recessive white. That is changing as more paints get out there but that might raise a different challenge as dom white has off coloring in the hackles in the males and some females. So any time a white from paints is sold it needs to be disclosed to the purchaser or they might end up with colors popping up they didn't expect.
Thanks Robin, So now I need to ask what colors would be popping up in the hackles of the dom white? So you are saying they need t disclose to the purchaser that they are dom white?
I have some whites that threw some with a very light greyish tint or lav tint if you will. I was told those were recessive white, was that incorrect do you think and they are dom white? I also have some whites that have a slight tinge of yellow but that could be because I feed mixed grains with the corn right ?
The goal at the moment is to get good Silkie type. No decisions have been made on markings since no one at this point has a handle on how the paint gene works. There are still more questions than answers in that regard.
Blacks are being used and some whites to improve type, Silkie characteristics. Europe lost type when they kept breeding paint to paint.
Incorrect on needing pure black and pure white. The white has to be dom white. Silkies are recessive white. That is changing as more paints get out there but that might raise a different challenge as dom white has off coloring in the hackles in the males and some females. So any time a white from paints is sold it needs to be disclosed to the purchaser or they might end up with colors popping up they didn't expect.
Thanks Robin, So now I need to ask what colors would be popping up in the hackles of the dom white? So you are saying they need t disclose to the purchaser that they are dom white?
I have some whites that threw some with a very light greyish tint or lav tint if you will. I was told those were recessive white, was that incorrect do you think and they are dom white? I also have some whites that have a slight tinge of yellow but that could be because I feed mixed grains with the corn right ?
