Silkies Of A Different Color

[Sonoran Silkies]

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So, my splash hen has to have blue parents. What about splash parents? Doesn't splash to splash always get splash, but lighter each time? I thought I read that somewhere but now I am doubting myself.
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Splash HAS blue as it is two copies of the gene. You can get splash offspring so long as each parent has at least one copy. If both parents have two copies, you will always get a copy from each parent, so your bird will be splash, at least genetically. Recessive white turns off the expression of pigment, so while the bird carries and will pass in the blue gene, you will not see it. If the bird has pattern genes,other colours and patterns may also express.

 

[peepblessed]

So, my splash hen has to have blue parents. What about splash parents? Doesn't splash to splash always get splash, but lighter each time? I thought I read that somewhere but now I am doubting myself.

Yes, I see that does look very dark!

Here is my little green head on the far right and a look-a-like on the far left from a different hatch:





It has wings that are darker, but pretty close.

It is a week or two younger.


How about pink wings now?

The younger baby again (silver partridge because of the barring?):

Green head and pink wings! Haha!

 

[Fur N Feathers]

Green head and pink wings! Haha!

Yeah! Now if that isn't a silkie of a different color I don't know what is!!!!!

 

[ihavechickens2]

Welp, two silkies have already went broody twice this spring . Gah, I have a tone of chicks.

 

[ihavechickens2]

ok I have this chick that has had a messed up beak since about a week ago. I was wondering if I could still breed him, or would his offspring have a messed up beak also? he is a month old and tried to crow this morning. hahaha sounded like a twity bird.

 

[moomoodiddy]

It depends on what it was caused by

 

[ihavechickens2]

It depends on what it was caused by

Well he wasn't born with it. He is about a month and half old if that helps.

 

[B J Hopkins]

I've only read the first 3 pages & last page of this thread. Beautiful Silkies.

Question: Is this mainly for Show Quality Silky, or just anyone who Likes Silkies & is breeding Pet Quality?

 

[ihavechickens2]

I've only read the first 3 pages & last page of this thread. Beautiful Silkies.

Question: Is this mainly for Show Quality Silky, or just anyone who Likes Silkies & is breeding Pet Quality?

Well I have a hen that's show quality and a roo that's breeder quality. And a lot of hens that just pet quality and I breed them all together to see what colors i get. So I guess whoever.

 

[B J Hopkins]

Well I have a hen that's show quality and a roo that's breeder quality. And a lot of hens that just pet quality and I breed them all together to see what colors i get. So I guess whoever.

Cool. I love learning about Silkies!!