Silkie thread!

[BarnGoddess01]

Quote: SilverSilkie :

There are 2 kind of color-genes, sex-linked and autosomal color-genes.
In birds (as chickens are) males have 2 alleles of a sex-linked gene => S/S , females have only 1 allel of it => S/- (S stands for Silver).
Of autosomale genes males and females have 2 alleles of it => c/c (c stands for colorless = recessive white) => I/I (I stands for Inhibitor = Dominant white).

Think of sex-linked birds....the females get ONE allele of the color gene, where as males get TWO alleles - making them different and sex linked
Autosomal means it affects both genders not one or the other. autosomal colors both sexes have 2 alleles

Whites - you have recessive white and Dominant white. - which is c/c and I/I both males and females have this formula in their makeup. So he was saying she was mistaken about the hens having 1 color gene - white is autosomal meaning there are two and it is entirely possible for there to be leakage or another color bleeding through


***though it is a bit odd on a white bird except when they are actually paint atleast to MY understanding....



Dang!!! I still don't get it ....

I love that y'all are trying. I can only hope you won't give up before I get it!!!!

Yes, yes, I'm slow but PLEASE be patient ....

I really WANT to get it ....

 

[SilkieSilk]

Aww, all of these Silkies are gorgeous!
I just got my very first Silkie, he/she is about a week old..
I don't know if it's a pullet or a roo, but I'm hoping for a pullet.

The gender doesn't matter, but still, I hope to show my beauty.

Right now I'm thinking of calling it Lavender if it's a she,
or Flames if it's a he.

 

[Hawkeye95]

So if BBS is black/blue/splash, what does it mean exactly?? You have eggs of all three colors? Or one bird carries these genes? I'm confused. lol

Sanna, I was so surprised because I had ordered BBS eggs from a nice breeder. I had all BBS chick colors hatch except one. (BBS-- blue/black/splash) That one chick was a partridge! I was totally in shock that I got a partridge out of BBS eggs. So I thought it was kind of a funny-- to show the picture of my little one and only partridge. Here I was thinking it took some kind of miracle of genes to give me a partridge out of a BBS pen where these birds breed true. Later.... the breeder let me in on the 'joke' when I emailed her a picture of my surprise baby-- she said she might have put in a couple of extra Blue Partridge eggs in there from her other pen. Except that all my eggs were marked S (which is her way of saying BBS)-- and I didn't get any extras-- I got exactly the number I ordered. So likely that egg was put in my BBS shipment from her Partridge pen--- but still, I'm pondering the thought... what if it wasn't? LOL!! I didn't mean to confuse anyone, I just thought it was kind of funny!

We did a "photo shoot" of the new chicks and wanted to share some pics with you. The silkies were angels, and on the other hand the polish did not want to cooperate at all. Here are the splash...

Gorgeous!!!

 

[Hawkeye95]

Sanna, I was so surprised because I had ordered BBS eggs from a nice breeder. I had all BBS chick colors hatch except one. (BBS-- blue/black/splash) That one chick was a partridge! I was totally in shock that I got a partridge out of BBS eggs. So I thought it was kind of a funny-- to show the picture of my little one and only partridge. Here I was thinking it took some kind of miracle of genes to give me a partridge out of a BBS pen where these birds breed true. Later.... the breeder let me in on the 'joke' when I emailed her a picture of my surprise baby-- she said she might have put in a couple of extra Blue Partridge eggs in there from her other pen. Except that all my eggs were marked S (which is her way of saying BBS)-- and I didn't get any extras-- I got exactly the number I ordered. So likely that egg was put in my BBS shipment from her Partridge pen--- but still, I'm pondering the thought... what if it wasn't? LOL!! I didn't mean to confuse anyone, I just thought it was kind of funny!

Okay--- here is my lame humor in play.... I keep humming that Sesame Street song "one of these things is not like the other, one of these things doesn't belong!" Right there in the middle-- my surprise Partridge. I was dreaming up all kinds of reasons why it might have hatched from my BBS eggs..

 

[BackyardBreeder]

Does anyone on here have any Standard Silkies? I am searching DESPERATELY for some non-mix eggs.

 

[Hawkeye95]

Does anyone on here have any Standard Silkies? I am searching DESPERATELY for some non-mix eggs.

Are you talking about large-fowl silkies? As far as I know, you can not find those in the US. US silkies are Bantam. What do you mean by non-mix..?? Are you talking about non-bearded? There are a lot of very nice hatching eggs sold on the for sale section-- just search for silkie and the color and type you are looking for, like bearded white, or whatever the case may be. Most people post pictures of the parent birds so you can get an idea of what you might get.

 

[skyl3r]

For those of you who were trying to help me figure out if my unusually colored chick was male or female a few months. He turned out to be very male! His name is Lancelot.

I love this guy, awesome color!

 

[BackyardBreeder]

Quote:
Like half buff half paint parents. I don't mind beards. And by standard I mean large side of bantam.

 

[marquisella]

Think of sex-linked birds....the females get ONE allele of the color gene, where as males get TWO alleles - making them different and sex linked
Autosomal means it affects both genders not one or the other. autosomal colors both sexes have 2 alleles

Whites - you have recessive white and Dominant white. - which is c/c and I/I both males and females have this formula in their makeup. So he was saying she was mistaken about the hens having 1 color gene - white is autosomal meaning there are two and it is entirely possible for there to be leakage or another color bleeding through


***though it is a bit odd on a white bird except when they are actually paint atleast to MY understanding....

Ok, so it means she hasautosomal buf in her...If I breed her to a white rooster, then I will not get pure white? I'm too old to figure this stuff! LOL
I took a good look at her today, and the buff has spread up and down , so she has some buff in her beard, breast, and I think some on her wings...or they could be dirty, but I think its buff...
Since she isn't a pure white, should I cull her, or what? the only other colors I have are bbs, buff & partridge.

 

[peepblessed]

Okay--- here is my lame humor in play.... I keep humming that Sesame Street song "one of these things is not like the other, one of these things doesn't belong!" Right there in the middle-- my surprise Partridge. I was dreaming up all kinds of reasons why it might have hatched from my BBS eggs..

Hahaha!! Perfect song! Great picture!