What Color Are These Silkies?

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i hatched out some gorgeous silkies and showgirls from Angie's eggs. Two of the roos, one silkie and one showgirl, have an interesting color pattern. It almost looks like a partridge pattern, but different coloration. Would it be considered a dilute partridge? Or are they just an interesting mix?

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

Hah, they look almost Columbian!

 

[walkswithdog]

That's a columbian pattern, don't know if it's an approved silkie color but very very pretty...

 

[LilPeeps]

Yep, they're columbian and are not a recognized variety.

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i have never heard of a Columbian pattern.

 

[LilPeeps]

It's the same pattern as found in light brahmas and other breeds.

 

[walkswithdog]

Columbians are a recognized variety in a number of breeds, columbian plymouth rocks, columbians in cochins I think, Delawares are a rare barred columbian patterned bird, lots of breeds recognize the color because it's often showy and popular.

Light Brahmas are a columbian based breed.

Buff Brahmas are a columbian patterned buff breed.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

From what I can see, the colour looks to be very good--I think you should work on them. I've occasionally hatched out almost columbian silkies, but the colouring was never anywhere nearly as good as yours seem to be

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

So who knew, a whole different color of Silkie. The showgirl has more pure white, whereas the silkie has some yellowish across the top of the wings. But they are both gorgeous.

If i wanted to breed them to work on that coloring, what color silkie or showgirl would i breed them with? i have a fairly nice black silkie, some gorgeous whites, some pretty white showgirls, and also a young black showgirl their age with some grey spreckling across her breast (same batch of eggs as them). Oh, and i hatched out a pretty partridge silkie from some eggs i bought from Hattrick.

i'm very excited now to have these guys!

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

I'm excited for you. They look awesome.

What a catch!