What breed of rooster would match this color?

[FuzzyOwlFeet]

Not sure I titled this correctly, but I have a lovely EE/Barnyard Mix hen who is reaching the end of her laying days. She is over 7 years old. I just hatched an adorable chick from her, but so far it appears to have taken all it's father's looks. Which I mostly expected, he is pure black.

I love my EE's pale, pastel colors and feather pattern. I'm thinking of looking for a rooster that would perhaps produce chicks that look more like her. I would just really like to keep this appearance in my flock for future generations. I just have no knowledge of chicken genetics and don't know how to make chicks this same color.

Pictures do her no justice, her colors are super pale but my camera automatically makes colors more bold.

And I'm not looking for chickens for sale on BYC, I'd look locally.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

@RoostersAreAwesome @EmmaRainboe @MysteryChicken

 

[HeatherKellyB]

I tagged a few members that are always so helpful with genetics stuff. There are others that are amazing as well, but I just tagged the first few that came to mind.
Your hen is gorgeous! I also love the pale colors and don't have many in my flock, at all. I wish you the best in finding a suitable rooster to add some of your beautiful hens coloring to your flock.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

She’s a mixed color, so you most likely won’t get chicks that look exactly like her. However, patterns that are pretty close to her coloring would be silver partridge (also known as dark, silver penciled, gray, etc) and silver duckwing (also known as silver, silver gray, etc). If you have any of her male descendants, those also have a chance of producing chicks that look like her.
What varieties of roosters do you currently have?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Not sure I titled this correctly, but I have a lovely EE/Barnyard Mix hen who is reaching the end of her laying days. She is over 7 years old. I just hatched an adorable chick from her, but so far it appears to have taken all it's father's looks. Which I mostly expected, he is pure black.

I love my EE's pale, pastel colors and feather pattern. I'm thinking of looking for a rooster that would perhaps produce chicks that look more like her. I would just really like to keep this appearance in my flock for future generations. I just have no knowledge of chicken genetics and don't know how to make chicks this same color. View attachment 2697425View attachment 2697426View attachment 2697427Pictures do her no justice, her colors are super pale but my camera automatically makes colors more bold.

And I'm not looking for chickens for sale on BYC, I'd look locally.

Looks like a diluted Silver Duckwing color.
I believe I've seen Henny American Games Roosters with that coloration.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's a Henny Duckwing Rooster. He's just not diluted.

 

[FuzzyOwlFeet]

I tagged a few members that are always so helpful with genetics stuff. There are others that are amazing as well, but I just tagged the first few that came to mind.
Your hen is gorgeous! I also love the pale colors and don't have many in my flock, at all. I wish you the best in finding a suitable rooster to add some of your beautiful hens coloring to your flock.

Ah thank you so much, that is so kind! ❤ I actually got her for free, her previous owners were Frizzle breeders and were selling off their extra males for like 2$. When I went to pick some up I saw her and fell in love, they said I could just take her because she "didn't lay eggs anymore". After about a year of pampering she is now laying about 2-3 eggs per week. I think she just needed a little loving!

 

[FuzzyOwlFeet]

She’s a mixed color, so you most likely won’t get chicks that look exactly like her. However, patterns that are pretty close to her coloring would be silver partridge (also known as dark, silver penciled, gray, etc) and silver duckwing (also known as silver, silver gray, etc). If you have any of her male descendants, those also have a chance of producing chicks that look like her.
What varieties of roosters do you currently have?

Thank you so much! I appreciate the help. I have a Splash Orphington rooster, and two barnyard mixes.

The one is part black cochin and part black silkie.

The other is half Black Star and the other half is mystery. It's either Jersey giant or Golden Laced Giant Cochin.

 

[FuzzyOwlFeet]

Here's a Henny Duckwing Rooster. He's just not diluted.View attachment 2697955

Oh wow he is absolutely gorgeous, I love it ❤ Thank you for showing me this!!!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Oh wow he is absolutely gorgeous, I love it ❤ Thank you for showing me this!!!!

You're welcome.