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This is correct. It is difficult, but possible to get a clear buff with dark skin and comb. Select, select, select. Smut and darker combes come with e^b; clear plumage and lighter skin/comb come with E^Wh. Once you have clear plumage and darker skin/combs, keep breeding them together, and avoid breding in a brid with either smut or a lighter comb. Males tend to have lighter combs than females.
Last night I gave away a clear buff with a too red comb to a neighbor. Oher than the too red comb, he looked to have a lot of potential.
I have always wanted silkies and I am very new to the whole chicken thing so I have a few questions for you silkie fans!
First off I have a flock currently and wanted to know if the silkies can be in the same coop with them or would they require a separate area. My chickens spend most of the day free ranging and before its dark I shut the door to the coop.
Can they free range together?
Is there major differences between silkies and other breeds of chicken besides looks? (feed, care, health)?
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Only way to tell at 2 weeks is if it was a sex-linked breeding (unlikely) or by DNA testing. Vent sexing cannot safely be done on bantams, and needs to be done on largefowl chicks within 24 hours of hatching.