Silkie X Leghorn Crosses

[nicalandia]

Thanks! So here are my 2-wk old chicks from a silkie dad and leghorn mom. Are the shanks dark enough on chick B to be a hen you think? It also seems that chick A might have a comb growing in already. Neither dark skin though...

Both are males, hens would have black face, black skin, black shanks

 

[CluckinCrazyCL]

All, here is an update at how they are looking at 12 weeks...frizzled

 

[CluckinCrazyCL]

Good news! It’s nearly month 5, B laid her first white fairy egg today. A has been crowing and mounting. So I guess gray shanks count as a female marker as well!

 

[TheDuckGuy]

Here it is! It has the Silkie toes and leg/foot feathering. As it feathers out I will see what else it has.

ITS SO FRICKING. UTE

 

[DrReyman]

**UPDATED PICS**

Thank you, did you ever get full grown pics? How were they as a breed?

 

[Larry Cook]

I purchased 6 chick's that were suppose to be white leghorns, all pullets. 2 of them are showing they are silkie. They have feathers on lower legs and partially on the toes which they only have 4 of. The head is also silkie, rest of body is not, look like leghorn but with small areas of black. Chick's purchased on March 30.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I purchased 6 chick's that were suppose to be white leghorns, all pullets. 2 of them are showing they are silkie. They have feathers on lower legs and partially on the toes which they only have 4 of. The head is also silkie, rest of body is not, look like leghorn but with small areas of black. Chick's purchased on March 30.

Do you have photos?

 

[brandywine2103]

All, here is an update at how they are looking at 12 weeks...frizzled View attachment 2505538

Wow! These are white leghorn mother and silkie father?

 

[Mlf9791]

Do you have any pics of this chick as it grew? I have one now who is def s roo, would like to see more

 

[ParksPoultry]

Good news! It’s nearly month 5, B laid her first white fairy egg today. A has been crowing and mounting. So I guess gray shanks count as a female marker as well!

I know this is an old post, but I have some silkie x leghorn chicks. This post is helpful. Did any of your chicks have spots of melanin on their legs?