what color is this multicolored silkie?

[gojira]

It looked like this. I thought the OP said they weren’t sure if this was the right place to post.
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I get what you’re saying. It just came off harsh to me.
If OP thought it was partridge and bred the bird the outcome wouldn’t be what they probably hoped for.

The down color is different, which can be used as a clue. Partridge have fairly distinct down colors and patterns, though it is different in different breeds due to genes at other loci. If the OP bred the bird at all, the outcome would be variable, no consistency, since the genes at each loci are different in many places.

 

[silly4buttons]

Its got every color in it it appears White..gray/ blue some buff thrown in. Lol similar to a calico cat every color but in silkie chicken terms!

sorry, if i posted under wrong thread

Aww that’s a Partridge. I had one of them he was the cutest rooster ever I called him me handsome

 

[silly4buttons]

Partridge This my rooster mr handsome

 

[silly4buttons]

 

[gojira]

Look up Lemon Blue Large Fowl Cochins. They are not lemon blue, as they are not on the correct E allele, but are a cross between buff and blue Cochins. Partridge Silkies do not start very dark, and end very light. Buff x Blue or black do.

 

[gojira]

So people should not try to know more? People who ask a question should be given bad information because people have limited knowledge? That is why things are as bad as they are.

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

That's not what I'm saying. I definitely think that people should always try to learn as much as they can. I just think that everything was getting a little too argumentative....

 

[gtcakes]

The person seeking answers needs to understand that pictures only say so much and the quality of the picture adds to it or subtracts from it. Also, take answers with a grain of salt.

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[Athena2344]

After looking at a few pics, i'm guessing that a partridge is just having red, buff and black in specific areas, so why couldn't this be a partridge of a different color pattern?

 

[gojira]

A buff to black/blue cross starts out black or dark, and turns mostly buff with some black/blue. Partridge starts lighter (yellow or red/brown base with stripes), and turns darker.

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