Silkies

[Matilda Belle]

She has a pretty good reputation in the area as a breeder, but who knows. I certainly know very little about genetics.

 

[Mybackyardpeepers]

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree about it being "normal"... and call it a quality control issue... and you have light skin instead of mulberry. Though I do agree that it's common, especially in light color patterned birds and project colors such as Paint or Partridge.


I agree that there can be wholes in pigment... but this isn't what that looks like... to me. That would still be the dark skin... but with some lighter areas like white toes or toenails.

Incorrect eye color is exactly that incorrect. But they all start out grey and mature into what they will be. It may still be changing.

Paint is STILL "straight" or pure for Silkie... it is one copy of dominant white over black... Some good basic info posted by the moonshiner in this link..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/black-with-white-spot-silkie.1243876/#post-19960147

An interesting read..
https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/gms10-skin-and-shank-color/

It's a nice looking bearded Silkie.. does it actually have any Paint spots? Do you know which type of breeding it came from? Depending on which cross... some hatch with their spots in tact and others develop them.

I have a black silkie with white wing and feet feathers, her skin matches as the pigment in those spots are not black.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

She has a pretty good reputation in the area as a breeder, but who knows. I certainly know very little about genetics.

I know very little also!

If she's anything like many I know... we jump in with both feet and do the best we can with the information we have available to us at the time. And we learn as we go!

I didn't mean any personal attack or derogatory comments towards them. Sorry if it came off that way!

Really Paint doesn't breed true was the first thing I learned. But we all start at different places and learn at different paces. And we are lucky enough to have this forum to share our varied experiences and what little knowledge we do have.

Maybe you can share with her what you've discovered about why she *may* have gotten all white in her only paint pen? I would certainly appreciate the feedback on something (breed or variety) I was spending the time to work with. She may already be aware and still chose her breeding path. Or it may be new info that could be really helpful on her future adventures!

 

[NNYchick]

Eggsighted4life is correct, this is a quality control issue for the breeder, it is best to put paints with black to keep skin and eyes dark. Some breeders put paint to paint to get more paint and bigger spots but this causes issues with pigment holes. Paints do tend to have pigment holes in feet and lighter eyes but it is a defect for the variety. I have not seen a silkie with a yellow beak like that before so not sure what caused it.

 

[Matilda Belle]

I know very little also!

If she's anything like many I know... we jump in with both feet and do the best we can with the information we have available to us at the time. And we learn as we go!

I didn't mean any personal attack or derogatory comments towards them. Sorry if it came off that way!

Really Paint doesn't breed true was the first thing I learned. But we all start at different places and learn at different paces. And we are lucky enough to have this forum to share our varied experiences and what little knowledge we do have.

Maybe you can share with her what you've discovered about why she *may* have gotten all white in her only paint pen? I would certainly appreciate the feedback on something (breed or variety) I was spending the time to work with. She may already be aware and still chose her breeding path. Or it may be new info that could be really helpful on her future adventures!

I didn’t take it as a personal attack at all. I’d relay the information to be honest I don’t communicate with her that often. I have heard through the grapevine she’s really we working hard on improving her paints. I’m not picky at all since I don’t show.

 

[Carmadie]

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree about it being "normal"... and call it a quality control issue... and you have light skin instead of mulberry. Though I do agree that it's common, especially in light color patterned birds and project colors such as Paint or Partridge.


I agree that there can be wholes in pigment... but this isn't what that looks like... to me. That would still be the dark skin... but with some lighter areas like white toes or toenails.

Incorrect eye color is exactly that incorrect. But they all start out grey and mature into what they will be. It may still be changing.

Paint is STILL "straight" or pure for Silkie... it is one copy of dominant white over black... Some good basic info posted by the moonshiner in this link..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/black-with-white-spot-silkie.1243876/#post-19960147

An interesting read..
https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/gms10-skin-and-shank-color/

It's a nice looking bearded Silkie.. does it actually have any Paint spots? Do you know which type of breeding it came from? Depending on which cross... some hatch with their spots in tact and others develop them.

Thank you! It was born with a paint spot under the wing and since has developed more spots not sure what type of breeding it came from. Bought from a lady nearby me.

 

[Carmadie]

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree about it being "normal"... and call it a quality control issue... and you have light skin instead of mulberry. Though I do agree that it's common, especially in light color patterned birds and project colors such as Paint or Partridge.


I agree that there can be wholes in pigment... but this isn't what that looks like... to me. That would still be the dark skin... but with some lighter areas like white toes or toenails.

Incorrect eye color is exactly that incorrect. But they all start out grey and mature into what they will be. It may still be changing.

Paint is STILL "straight" or pure for Silkie... it is one copy of dominant white over black... Some good basic info posted by the moonshiner in this link..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/black-with-white-spot-silkie.1243876/#post-19960147

An interesting read..
https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/gms10-skin-and-shank-color/

It's a nice looking bearded Silkie.. does it actually have any Paint spots? Do you know which type of breeding it came from? Depending on which cross... some hatch with their spots in tact and others develop them.

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree about it being "normal"... and call it a quality control issue... and you have light skin instead of mulberry. Though I do agree that it's common, especially in light color patterned birds and project colors such as Paint or Partridge.


I agree that there can be wholes in pigment... but this isn't what that looks like... to me. That would still be the dark skin... but with some lighter areas like white toes or toenails.

Incorrect eye color is exactly that incorrect. But they all start out grey and mature into what they will be. It may still be changing.

Paint is STILL "straight" or pure for Silkie... it is one copy of dominant white over black... Some good basic info posted by the moonshiner in this link..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/black-with-white-spot-silkie.1243876/#post-19960147

An interesting read..
https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/gms10-skin-and-shank-color/

It's a nice looking bearded Silkie.. does it actually have any Paint spots? Do you know which type of breeding it came from? Depending on which cross... some hatch with their spots in tact and others develop them.

 

[Carmadie]

I'm gonna go ahead and disagree about it being "normal"... and call it a quality control issue... and you have light skin instead of mulberry. Though I do agree that it's common, especially in light color patterned birds and project colors such as Paint or Partridge.


I agree that there can be wholes in pigment... but this isn't what that looks like... to me. That would still be the dark skin... but with some lighter areas like white toes or toenails.

Incorrect eye color is exactly that incorrect. But they all start out grey and mature into what they will be. It may still be changing.

Paint is STILL "straight" or pure for Silkie... it is one copy of dominant white over black... Some good basic info posted by the moonshiner in this link..
https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/black-with-white-spot-silkie.1243876/#post-19960147

An interesting read..
https://scratchcradle.wordpress.com/2012/09/02/gms10-skin-and-shank-color/

It's a nice looking bearded Silkie.. does it actually have any Paint spots? Do you know which type of breeding it came from? Depending on which cross... some hatch with their spots in tact and others develop them.

Thank you! Yes it is developing more paint spots. I Do not know which type of breeding it came from but yes is definitely a beautiful bird