What colours/patterns might I get from these combos?

[Slothinc]

This thread is so cool! Your possible Chimera boy is really neat! I would breed him to black. To me, it looks like he is “paint” ie dominant white over barred black on one side only and white on the other side (not sure if recessive or dominant.) Does he have any barred feathers on the white side? What a cool bird. Post as many pics of him as you’d like

Also, I know you’re not in the US but just for @MysteryChicken to know, The Silkie Lab is developing a silkie feathering test right now! I used that lab recently to do a lavender test and was very happy with the process. Definitely recommend and I plan to use them more in the future, especially when they get their blue egg test up and running!

Ermine color is Paint X Mottling. Three genes not just one.

Interesting they're coming out with a Silkie feather test. I don't use labs for checking for certain genes though it could be handy at some point.

Ooooh thanks! Sorry for the ermine misinformation! I only have silkies so I always just assumed that ermine was the ameraucana version Now I know, thanks!!

 

[Cheekychook12]

This thread is so cool! Your possible Chimera boy is really neat! I would breed him to black. To me, it looks like he is “paint” ie dominant white over barred black on one side only and white on the other side (not sure if recessive or dominant.) Does he have any barred feathers on the white side? What a cool bird. Post as many pics of him as you’d like

Oh and the reason I would breed him to black is because you will get “paint” or ermine chicks and black and possibly barred - I’m not great with barred genetics - if the genes come from the silkied side. If from the flat feather side, if he’s recessive white, you’d get all black, and if he’s dominant white you would get all paint/ermine.

Also, I know you’re not in the US but just for @MysteryChicken to know, The Silkie Lab is developing a silkie feathering test right now! I used that lab recently to do a lavender test and was very happy with the process. Definitely recommend and I plan to use them more in the future, especially when they get their blue egg test up and running!

He does not have any barred feathers on the other side, and it took a while to look like barring, before it was dirty grey patches, somehow became bars
He has some 50/50 feathers that are half smooth half silken in appearance split down the middle

Paint or ermine would be cool I hope he’s dominant white
I also noticed some light brown colour specking on his silky side

He’s a strange boy