What color silkie should I get to breed with mille fleur d'Uccle?

[Ruthster55]

I did see them and wondered if they would work, but I don't think mypetchicken has them. It seems to be the only place where you can buy only 3 at a time.

How limited are you for space?

Do you live in a place that allows roosters?

Most people who breed chickens live somewhere they can at least raise a rather large number of chicks + have a rooster or two.

 

[member 592157]

I was thinking in my mind a buff silkie. Because they're cute. It's a light brown. I Bing search and brown silkie exists. But I didn't catch their name. Chocolate Silkie... Nooooo. Or yes? Not food pics. But it has links of barnyard chickens. It is a chicken breed or type. I mean to say to ignore the Bing images.... I just searched "chocolate silkie". It showed me bad results. Splash Silkie chickens are gray and black. They are cute too.

Yeah I know all the silkie colors thx tho. I was more asking what genetics to use to get mille fleur coloring with silkie feathers. I mentioned that in another post.

 

[member 592157]

How limited are you for space?

Do you live in a place that allows roosters?

Most people who breed chickens live somewhere they can at least raise a rather large number of chicks + have a rooster or two.

I would need to sell/give away the extras at some point. Around here that isn't a problem, I also have relative who would take some. Yes I can have a rooster, I live in a rural area where nearly everyone has livestock. I just didn't want to buy a whole bunch of it wasn't necessary.

 

[FuzzyCritters]

I would do buff silkie if you are after a mille fleur silkie. Mille fluer d'uccles and buff silkies are both red based, so buff is a better choise a base for the mille fleur pattern. If you use black, blue or splash silkies, you will end up with blue or black birds with a lot of red leakage, not a nice even mille fleur. White silkies could be hiding any color underneath the recessive white, including red or black genes, so also not a good choice for a uniform mille fleur color.

 

[Jabebee13]

Yeah I know all the silkie colors thx tho. I was more asking what genetics to use to get mille fleur coloring with silkie feathers. I mentioned that in another post.

Yvw...

 

[Ruthster55]

Mille fleur coloring (mottled) with silkie feathers. Wow!

The reason this is difficult is because it involves combining two recessive traits all the while dealing with some other recessive as well as Dominant traits.

Yeah I know all the silkie colors thx tho. I was more asking what genetics to use to get mille fleur coloring with silkie feathers. I mentioned that in another post.

 

[member 592157]

I would do buff silkie if you are after a mille fleur silkie. Mille fluer d'uccles and buff silkies are both red based, so buff is a better choise a base for the mille fleur pattern. If you use black, blue or splash silkies, you will end up with blue of black birds with a lot of red leakage, not a nice even mile fleur. White silkies could be hiding any color underneath the recessive white, including red or black genes, so also not a good choice for a uniform mille fleur color.

Thank you! Very helpful!

 

[member 592157]

Mille fleur coloring (mottled) with silkie feathers. Wow!

The reason this is difficult is because it involves combining two recessive traits all the while dealing with some other recessive as well as Dominant traits.

Yes I am realizing that. That is sort of my goal, but I just want to experiment mostly. I'm not planning to breed for show or anything like that.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

May I ask why buff? Because it matches the mfd? Because the mfd is brown, black, and white- all silkie colors. If there is another genetic reason I'd love to know...I just started learning about all the different genetics and it can get confusing!

You can get mille fleur using other colors, it would just take longer. The color of pure white silkies is the result of completely different genes than the white spots/mottling of the d’uccle. The black spots on a d’uccle are also different from an all black silkie. However, the base color of mille fleur (minus the mottling) is buff columbian, which is actually very genetically similar to buff silkies.

 

[member 592157]

You can get mille fleur using other colors, it would just take longer. The color of pure white silkies is the result of completely different genes than the white spots/mottling of the d’uccle. The black spots on a d’uccle are also different from an all black silkie. However, the base color of mille fleur (minus the mottling) is buff columbian, which is actually very genetically similar to buff silkies.

Thank you! You guys are a big help!