Silkied and bobtail cochin

[Tiger248]

I was looking into silkied cochins and couldnt find anything definitive on what colors they can be found in. I saw bbs, calico, and white. I absolutely adore the bobtail variety of cochin and was curious on if the silk gene was found in that variety. If not could it be introduced? Maybe through a white silkied cochin? I heard it is notoriously complicated how the genetics of the bobtail coloration work, so I dont even know if its doable.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I was looking into silkied cochins and couldnt find anything definitive on what colors they can be found in. I saw bbs, calico, and white. I absolutely adore the bobtail variety of cochin and was curious on if the silk gene was found in that variety. If not could it be introduced? Maybe through a white silkied cochin? I heard it is notoriously complicated how the genetics of the bobtail coloration work, so I dont even know if its doable.

Cochins also come in Red, Buff, Self Blue, Partridge, Silver Columbian, & Black Mottled. Some of these colors are rarer within the breed, but very common in others.

I can't answer your question about the origin of the Silkie Gene in Cochins, as it was spontaneous, & it hasn't been pinpointed to where it came from.