The American Paint Silkie

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I think it is important to document what you are getting. One question I would ask about the red feathers is whether they are scattered randomly or are located in male colour areas? (Looks like the former, but not entirely sure.) Do keep taking photos so you can watch development and changes as the bird goes through the molts to adult plumage. And yes, come back and show us what you are finding.

Sonoran can I please ask you about the thumb print silkie you have on your post. I just love looking at it as it is so beautiful! Is it real? If so, what color is it? Have you shown it? I always look forward to reading your posts as I have learned so much and get to see that picture each time. Thanks.

Yes, Issa was real; an absolutely stunning porcelain. Almost completely isabel colouring, with just a little lavender. She came from George Mihalik. I had a judge about crying that she wasn't a recognised variety.

 

[sager:)silkies]

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Sonoran can I please ask you about the thumb print silkie you have on your post. I just love looking at it as it is so beautiful! Is it real? If so, what color is it? Have you shown it? I always look forward to reading your posts as I have learned so much and get to see that picture each time. Thanks.

Yes, Issa was real; an absolutely stunning porcelain. Almost completely isabel colouring, with just a little lavender. She came from George Mihalik. I had a judge about crying that she wasn't a recognised variety.

sonoran is there colors ur working on that u don't have listed on Ur signature

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

sagersilkies :

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Yes, Issa was real; an absolutely stunning porcelain. Almost completely isabel colouring, with just a little lavender. She came from George Mihalik. I had a judge about crying that she wasn't a recognised variety.

sonoran is there colors ur working on that u don't have listed on Ur signature​

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[sager:)silkies]

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sonoran is there colors ur working on that u don't have listed on Ur signature

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hope aint asking to much but could u post pics of Dun, Mottled, Partridge dilutions,Porcelain,Lavender i havent heard of alot of these colours

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Dun works like the blue gene: one copy gives a chocolate coloured bird; two copies further dilutes and gives a khaki coloured bird. Mottled is essentially a black bird with a white spot at the tip of each feather. Partridge dilutions is basically a partridge bird with the black diluted to either blue or chocolate. I have khaki parrtridges, but don't really like the colouring--it's about as unappealing as splash partridge. There are threads on porcelains and on lavenders (self-blue).

 

[sager:)silkies]

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k how do u people start these colours like mottled for example did u breed a silkie to a mottled bird

 

[sager:)silkies]

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so no pics then thats a bummer

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

sagersilkies :

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k how do u people start these colours like mottled for example did u breed a silkie to a mottled bird

I crossed black silkies to mottled cochins several years ago, and have been breeding together and back to silkies since then to keep the mottled gene and move back to silkie traits. Not all that easy as mottle is recessive, so you have to cross and back cross and work to get type correct, which has been the biggest challenge. Still a lot of work to do.

With the duns, I crossed to chocolate polish. This has in some ways been an easier colour to work with, but it is basically the same, cross to bring in the colour, then breed back to silkies to get back to silkie type and traits.

Neither one is for the faint of heart or someone who wants immediate results. Even once you have the bird mostly correct, there is still a lot of fine tuning. It took 20 years from the time lavender was first crossed into silkies until it was recognised.​

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=394997 shows a mottled silkie. Not mine.

 

[sager:)silkies]

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k how do u people start these colours like mottled for example did u breed a silkie to a mottled bird

I crossed black silkies to mottled cochins several years ago, and have been breeding together and back to silkies since then to keep the mottled gene and move back to silkie traits. Not all that easy as mottle is recessive, so you have to cross and back cross and work to get type correct, which has been the biggest challenge. Still a lot of work to do.

With the duns, I crossed to chocolate polish. This has in some ways been an easier colour to work with, but it is basically the same, cross to bring in the colour, then breed back to silkies to get back to silkie type and traits.

Neither one is for the faint of heart or someone who wants immediate results. Even once you have the bird mostly correct, there is still a lot of fine tuning. It took 20 years from the time lavender was first crossed into silkies until it was recognised.

i have a question wouldnt that make them a mix breed tho