MumsyIII
Chirping
Recently on the Silkie Thread, I posted about my Grey pair that I had and loved a couple years back. They didn't make it to maturity but I sure loved the color on those two birds.
This was Stinkus. My beautiful Grey cockerel. He is only five months old in these pic's.
When they were youngsters.
I have had a closed flock for three years now and like it that way. Many of my pens are projects using what I have. But how to get started with a Silver Partridge pen or Grey has eluded me. Until today.
I haven't bought hatchery stock chickens in twenty years! But the local farm supply had beautiful Silver Laced Wyandotte chicks. They were healthy and so I brought home six.
The six Silver Laced Wyandottes I bought today.
These are the gene combinations I think I'll be working with or try to isolate.
Silver Laced Wyandotte
" ebeb CoCo db+db+ PgPg MlMl Cha+Cha+ mh+mh+ di+di+ lg+lg+ cb+cb+ i+i+ bl+bl+ Lav+Lav+ C+C+ Mo+Mo+ b+b+ SS Choc+Choc+"
Silkie Grey:
e^b e^b, SS, PgPg
What I need to isolate from my Silkie flock is a silver leaking black or near black partridge. I've had a couple in the past but I lost them to a predator last winter. One had autosomal red and one was clean. I have more chicks to grow out from that same breeding and will select for the F1 pen.
So...Another project. This one will be challenging for sure.
This was Stinkus. My beautiful Grey cockerel. He is only five months old in these pic's.
When they were youngsters.
I have had a closed flock for three years now and like it that way. Many of my pens are projects using what I have. But how to get started with a Silver Partridge pen or Grey has eluded me. Until today.
I haven't bought hatchery stock chickens in twenty years! But the local farm supply had beautiful Silver Laced Wyandotte chicks. They were healthy and so I brought home six.
The six Silver Laced Wyandottes I bought today.
These are the gene combinations I think I'll be working with or try to isolate.
Silver Laced Wyandotte
" ebeb CoCo db+db+ PgPg MlMl Cha+Cha+ mh+mh+ di+di+ lg+lg+ cb+cb+ i+i+ bl+bl+ Lav+Lav+ C+C+ Mo+Mo+ b+b+ SS Choc+Choc+"
Silkie Grey:
e^b e^b, SS, PgPg
What I need to isolate from my Silkie flock is a silver leaking black or near black partridge. I've had a couple in the past but I lost them to a predator last winter. One had autosomal red and one was clean. I have more chicks to grow out from that same breeding and will select for the F1 pen.
So...Another project. This one will be challenging for sure.
