Splash Silkie or Lavender?

[robin416]

I don't know if you should worry too much about the partridge unless they are throwing them a lot. Whites have been more of my focus over the years so I've had more experience with them. In all of that time I've only had one partridge hatch years ago. Most breeders know that it happens. It was from folks who bred whites for more years than me were the ones that told me my whites were responsible for the partridge.

A trick for learning which bird is laying which egg is food color. I think it was Shagbark that does this, they put a couple of drops of food coloring in the hen's vent. A different color for each hen. When she lays an egg the food coloring gets on it helping you identify which pairing might be pulling the color out. It lasts for three or four eggs.

No, he's not lavender. I have lavenders. Side by side it doesn't even compare in tone.

 

[Smokin Silkies]

I feel better about it now, I was very stressed knowing it was going to take me so long to figure out who was who. The food coloring thing is interesting. I would've never guessed they'd use it for that

I've had chickens for 3 years now, and I am always learning new things. Bummer about the (not) Lav chick, I was hoping I'd get one. So the rumors on here about Lavs possibly having chipmunk stripes isn't true then. I don't have any room for another color right now so I'm going to have to sell the little fellow. This weekend I'm seperating my Whites from my BBS. I'm just going to put wire between them in the same coop since theres room to do it. I just loooove projects. Next is 2 more coops and a shed...yipee! Thanks for all of your help everybody!

 

[robin416]

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I have three boys in that color and the possibility of more hatching. You're welcome to one of them.

When paired with a white girl they produce white chicks. I am doing an experiment recommended by Sonoran, I have one of the boys paired up with a black hen to see what color hatches. It just might tell me what the color is trying to be.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Partridge came from a white X not-white pairing. Pen your whites together, wait 3-4 weeks, and the eggs should all be from the white papa; you don't have to do test hatchings. Black, blue or splash would show evidence of partridge--at least in birds who are mostly e^b based, such as silkies.

 

[Smokin Silkies]

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Ok so once I get the Whites all together and BBS in the seperate pen, then I shouldn't hatch out any more partridge?
Sorry, I'm genetic stupid

 

[robin416]

Hey, Suze, it was you or Linda that told me waaay back when that the only partridge I ever hatched out of my white pens was possible. Threw me for a loop when I saw it since I knew with 100% certainty there was no way my colors got mixed. Although why it was the only one ever is a mystery. Why didn't I get more from the same pairings?

We won't talk about my problem with genetics language since we both know its lacking. LOL

 

[Smokin Silkies]

Heres a current pic of the Silkie I posted first. I still can't tell what it is. It's definately not White though. It looks like it has the Lavender or grayish color, a solid color all over except the neck area where it appears to have the Splash appearance....just a few tiny darker colored spots. Splashes are white & black....this one is maybe a lavender splash??

I have some white chicks and its a different color all together. I know its hard to tell if you don't see it in person but what do you think now? I wish I could get better pics of the color.