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

[Ruthster55]

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.

Projects like this are multi-year deals because of the number of different traits involved.

 

[member 592157]

Projects like this are multi-year deals because of the number of different traits involved.

Right, I understand

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

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.

Are you looking to create mille fleurs specifically or are you just interested in mottling (the white spots)?

 

[member 592157]

Are you looking to create mille fleurs specifically or are you just interested in mottling (the white spots)?

Mille fleur. There is already a mottled silkie project started somewhere, but I didn't care for that as much.

 

[FatChicksDigMe]

Did you ever get anything started? I love both breeds so to me this thread is very

 

[Jules5150]

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.

What if I bred a buff Mille roo with a porcelain Mille hen? Roo is a satin frizzle, but really pretty.