Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[john_wrightson2003]

I wholeheartedly agree!

@Nifty-Chicken

 

[HookLineSilkie]

Hi Silkie Lovers! I’ve asked this questions on BYC a few times but now I’m in the motherland... anyone breed a blue Silkie with a partridge hen and what did chicks come out as??? I’m in the midst of this experiment and wondering if it’s possible to get a blue partridge, even if chances are slim or if they came out all blue or black (as it shows on the genetics charts I’ve come across). I might be WAY off but I’m thinking that my partridge is considered a black partridge so it could be a 50/50 chance??? Or maybe I will just get straight up blue and blacks with some recessive partridge genes hidden in them. I can always get some splash out of the coupling down the road by mixing my blues (if I get some soon)... Christmas morning, Christmas morning!! Lol

 

[HookLineSilkie]

Here are my lovebirds:

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hi Silkie Lovers! I’ve asked this questions on BYC a few times but now I’m in the motherland... anyone breed a blue Silkie with a partridge hen and what did chicks come out as??? I’m in the midst of this experiment and wondering if it’s possible to get a blue partridge, even if chances are slim or if they came out all blue or black (as it shows on the genetics charts I’ve come across). I might be WAY off but I’m thinking that my partridge is considered a black partridge so it could be a 50/50 chance??? Or maybe I will just get straight up blue and blacks with some recessive partridge genes hidden in them. I can always get some splash out of the coupling down the road by mixing my blues (if I get some soon)... Christmas morning, Christmas morning!! Lol

Like this boy of mine?

Others say he's a blue partridge, but he looks more like a type of calico to me. I got this guy from an SQ Silkie breeder in Ohio.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hi Silkie Lovers! I’ve asked this questions on BYC a few times but now I’m in the motherland... anyone breed a blue Silkie with a partridge hen and what did chicks come out as??? I’m in the midst of this experiment and wondering if it’s possible to get a blue partridge, even if chances are slim or if they came out all blue or black (as it shows on the genetics charts I’ve come across). I might be WAY off but I’m thinking that my partridge is considered a black partridge so it could be a 50/50 chance??? Or maybe I will just get straight up blue and blacks with some recessive partridge genes hidden in them. I can always get some splash out of the coupling down the road by mixing my blues (if I get some soon)... Christmas morning, Christmas morning!! Lol

Breeding blue to Partridge may work, won't hurt to try it out.

 

[Happy Henny]

Hi guys! I love Silkies and Sizzles. In fact, I am working on breeding them. I have 23 silkies and sizzles in total...
9 blues- 2 are frizzled Sizzles, 1 frizzled silkie, 1 smooth sizzle, and 5 silkies
7 splashes- 1 frizzled sizzle, 5 silkies, and 1 frizzled silkie
3 white- 2 silkie and 1 smooth sizzle
2 black- 1 silkie and 1 smooth sizzle
1 gray silkie

Sadly, I just lost one of my splash silkies recently to a raccoon.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hi guys! I love Silkies and Sizzles. In fact, I am working on breeding them. I have 23 silkies and sizzles in total...
9 blues- 2 are frizzled Sizzles, 1 frizzled silkie, 1 smooth sizzle, and 5 silkies
7 splashes- 1 frizzled sizzle, 5 silkies, and 1 frizzled silkie
3 white- 2 silkie and 1 smooth sizzle
2 black- 1 silkie and 1 smooth sizzle
1 gray silkie

Sadly, I just lost one of my splash silkies recently to a raccoon.

Hello, loses happen.
I will also be working on some Silkie projects in the future. Right now I'm working on Wheaten Crele Orpingtons.

 

[HookLineSilkie]

Like this boy of mine?View attachment 1947243 View attachment 1947245 View attachment 1947246View attachment 1947248 Others say he's a blue partridge, but he looks more like a type of calico to me. I got this guy from an SQ Silkie breeder in Ohio.[/QUOTE

He’s SOOO cool!!! What a beaut!!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thank you.

 

[HookLineSilkie]

Hello, loses happen.
I will also be working on some Silkie projects in the future. Right now I'm working on Wheaten Crele Orpingtons.

Hi guys! I love Silkies and Sizzles. In fact, I am working on breeding them. I have 23 silkies and sizzles in total...
9 blues- 2 are frizzled Sizzles, 1 frizzled silkie, 1 smooth sizzle, and 5 silkies
7 splashes- 1 frizzled sizzle, 5 silkies, and 1 frizzled silkie
3 white- 2 silkie and 1 smooth sizzle
2 black- 1 silkie and 1 smooth sizzle
1 gray silkie

Sadly, I just lost one of my splash silkies recently to a raccoon.

Sorry to hear. We get so attached to our lil feathered friends and it’s the worst when they are lost in such a way.