Tortoiseshell Roo

[mrweaw]

Good Evening,

I hatched this roo out last year and have kept him, if for no other reason, than he is really odd. I believe he is a tortoiseshell but I'm not entirely sure how I got him or if his color is a "desirable" one. I haven't seen anyone advertise them for sale. In fact I haven't seen much of anything about them.

Any info anyone has would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks,
Erin

 

[geepy]

He is beautiful. Sorry I don't have any idea about the genetics.

 

[Puresilk]

I dont know what color he would be, but I do know he would look good in my coop

. Beautiful !

 

[roocrazy]

not sure I believe hes silver gray!

hes gorgeous!

~RoO~

 

[ShysCreations]

Very pretty roo! There is a breeder in Calif (Windchyme Silkies) who calls that color tortoiseshell as well.

 

[mrweaw]

That website is where I got the name but I don't know the owner and to the best of my knowledge none of my birds came from her. I emailed to ask about the genetics behind it but never heard back.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

He looks like a grey to me. Is there any red feathering?

 

[mrweaw]

Yes, there is. He has some red feathering on his wings. Its not a lot but you can definitely see it in the sun. Its the dark grey body with the almost white head that gets me. He is just a funny looking guy.

 

[Illia]

Looks to me like he's got duckwing or something in him. . .

 

[mrweaw]

Nope, he is pure Silkie. I hatched him out here at my house so I know he doesn't have anything else in him. My roos were blue, black, and red at that time an my hens were black and white.