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This boy is rather interesting. He's 2nd gen with a bantam cochin in the background. Only boy from that particular hen. 4 pullets from her that look full silkie. He's the only regular feathered one. All of them have their mother's sweet disposition even though I haven't handled them much.

I can't get over the frosted tips on his crest
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Here's a few more pics I was sent of the guy I'm getting tomorrow. My gals all have wider bodies, and are smaller. Now I have a question for those with genetic know how. I read an article about adding black to partridge, but in that case it was black hens and a partridge roo. I find that my gals are throwing more color than the males at this point, and the dads are basically hanging in for the ride so to speak. For example, my bantam rooster is red and every hen he's bred had chicks the color of the hen with size being more determined by dad in all cases except for one (mother's patttern, dad's color but much lighter). So how will putting a black roo over partridge hens work? Better or about the same as black hens with a partridge roo?
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Hinotori said:
This boy is rather interesting. He's 2nd gen with a bantam cochin in the background. Only boy from that particular hen. 4 pullets from her that look full silkie. He's the only regular feathered one. All of them have their mother's sweet disposition even though I haven't handled them much.

I can't get over the frosted tips on his crestView attachment 3369864View attachment 3369865
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did he pick up the mottling gene from somewhere?
 
CSolis said:
Here's a few more pics I was sent of the guy I'm getting tomorrow. My gals all have wider bodies, and are smaller. Now I have a question for those with genetic know how. I read an article about adding black to partridge, but in that case it was black hens and a partridge roo. I find that my gals are throwing more color than the males at this point, and the dads are basically hanging in for the ride so to speak. For example, my bantam rooster is red and every hen he's bred had chicks the color of the hen with size being more determined by dad in all cases except for one (mother's patttern, dad's color but much lighter). So how will putting a black roo over partridge hens work? Better or about the same as black hens with a partridge roo?View attachment 3369869View attachment 3369871
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Will work about same. Take a couple generations to get back to partridge. I've done both to help improve the black on my partridge. 2nd gen about half looked pretty good and half were still leaky black.



I don't know what is going on with my black hen. She shouldn't be throwing pure black offspring. Of course I didn't plan on a 9 week old cochin to breed all my hens that year.
 
i love silkies! everyone but my sister doesn't like them, but they are so small, and cuddly and cute and friendly! What can you possibly not like about them? Their tufts are what makes the unique, their predator awareness thing? Makes them love and rely on you even more! They are not actually dumb, that is ONLY A RUMOR. They are not hard to maintain, the hardest thing is making sure they stay dry, and that just gives you a chance to give them more cuddles.
 

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