Dec 30, 2010 #1 ourlittleflock Songster 10 Years Joined May 28, 2009 Messages 776 Reaction score 14 Points 131 Location North Carolina anyone have any pics of what the cross will look like... will some come out splash or white - or be a lighter splash than the rooster?
anyone have any pics of what the cross will look like... will some come out splash or white - or be a lighter splash than the rooster?
Dec 30, 2010 #2 roocrazy Songster 10 Years Joined Jun 11, 2009 Messages 2,137 Reaction score 18 Points 181 Location minnesota!!!! whites ressesive so i think it would be a blue or splash
Dec 30, 2010 Thread starter #3 ourlittleflock Songster 10 Years Joined May 28, 2009 Messages 776 Reaction score 14 Points 131 Location North Carolina so by crossing them is that a good way to get the splash showgirl I am looking for?
Dec 30, 2010 #4 phasianidae Crowing 14 Years Joined Nov 9, 2010 Messages 2,078 Reaction score 282 Points 366 you would get all blue offspring, however some white silkies are masking buff, so in that case you would get blue birds with some buff leakage.
you would get all blue offspring, however some white silkies are masking buff, so in that case you would get blue birds with some buff leakage.
Dec 30, 2010 #5 Muscovies Songster 9 Years Joined Oct 10, 2010 Messages 743 Reaction score 1 Points 129 Location SouthEastern NC in Cerro Gordo I know this a off the topic but what is a showgirl? Thanks
Dec 30, 2010 #6 mountaintopsilkies Songster 9 Years Joined Nov 14, 2010 Messages 310 Reaction score 0 Points 109 Location MAINE This is a Buff Show Girl, Show girls are a cross between Silkie X Turken.
Dec 31, 2010 #7 SunshineSilkies Songster 11 Years Joined Jan 10, 2009 Messages 1,613 Reaction score 27 Points 171 Location Florida Hard to tell what you would get...it would be like mixing a box of crayons together!!
Dec 31, 2010 #8 phasianidae Crowing 14 Years Joined Nov 9, 2010 Messages 2,078 Reaction score 282 Points 366 Quote: I'm sure know this mountaintop silkies, but I'm saying this to Muscovies, Showgirls are bred from crosses between silkies and Turkens then the offspring are bred back to silkies for many generations.
Quote: I'm sure know this mountaintop silkies, but I'm saying this to Muscovies, Showgirls are bred from crosses between silkies and Turkens then the offspring are bred back to silkies for many generations.
Dec 31, 2010 Thread starter #9 ourlittleflock Songster 10 Years Joined May 28, 2009 Messages 776 Reaction score 14 Points 131 Location North Carolina here is the splash silkie rooster in question I may have to hatch a few to see what happens??!!
Dec 31, 2010 #10 rilly10 Clover Field Farm 9 Years Joined May 18, 2010 Messages 1,552 Reaction score 24 Points 153 Location Pottstown, PA Here is a link to the showgirl thread for anyone wanting more info! They are basically a nacked necked silkie, but should have all silkie characteristics. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=416003&p=1
Here is a link to the showgirl thread for anyone wanting more info! They are basically a nacked necked silkie, but should have all silkie characteristics. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=416003&p=1