What color is this boy?

[Aunt Angus]

I think he's calico! I have a hard time linking things with my lousy satellite internet, but you can Google calico Silkie roosters. Some are darker, but many have those red wings/shoulders.

 

[ElimAcres]

I think he's calico! I have a hard time linking things with my lousy satellite internet, but you can Google calico Silkie roosters. Some are darker, but many have those red wings/shoulders.

Ok, thank you!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Splash can have buff coloring like he does over the wings? Or could that be because he came from a mixed flock and has who knows what other colors are in there.

I think he's calico! I have a hard time linking things with my lousy satellite internet, but you can Google calico Silkie roosters. Some are darker, but many have those red wings/shoulders.

Yes, this is likely being from a mixed color pen. Agree he could be calico which usually a splash with red leakage. Regardless, he is a beautiful boy.

Some people on BYC are breeding Calico, though it is not a recognized color yet from the American Silkie Bantam Club.
I am hoping I get something interesting from crossing my paint to partridge.

 

[ElimAcres]

Could he possibly be a porcelain???

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Could he possibly be a porcelain???

Porcelain, or Blue Cream, in silkies are usually lavender and buff even though they’re called “blue”

 

[ElimAcres]

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Porcelain, or Blue Cream, in silkies are usually lavender and buff even though they’re called “blue”

found the old post on him from when he was a chick. I had said someone called him a blue partridge but when I went back and looked it said lavender partridge. Is he too "white" to be lavender?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

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found the old post on him from when he was a chick. I had said someone called him a blue partridge but when I went back and looked it said lavender partridge. Is he too "white" to be lavender?

From what I can tell in the photos, his base color looks more splash to me.Splash is part of blue/ black/splash genetics so that if he looked blue partridge as a chick that would make sense. Lavender( self blue) is different genetically. Many chicks have the chipmunk pattern typical for partridge and can be quite difficult to tell what they will look like as an adult. Especially if they are mixed colors.

 

[ElimAcres]

From what I can tell in the photos, his base color looks more splash to me.Splash is part of blue/ black/splash genetics so that if he looked blue partridge as a chick that would make sense. Lavender( self blue) is different genetically. Many chicks have the chipmunk pattern typical for partridge and can be quite difficult to tell what they will look like as an adult. Especially if they are mixed colors.

Ok, I can definitely agree that I think he looks splash. Those light buff markings over his wings were just throwing me. I looked up Calico but they were all quite a bit darker. I know shades can vary a lot though. I love the mixed colors but it sure can make it tricky trying to figure out what you have and what you should breed to. Thanks for the help and explanation.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ok, last post/question of the day. What color would you call this boy? Does he have a recognized color or is he just a mishmash? When he had his chick fuzz it was guessed he was a silver partridge. Is that correct? Thanks!View attachment 2854448View attachment 2854450View attachment 2854449View attachment 2854452View attachment 2854453View attachment 2854455

Splash with Autosomal Red it looks like.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm very familiar with Autosomal Red, since both my white silkies, & Silver Duckwing OEGBs have it.

I just don't quite understand the gene that well yet.