what would the chicks be?

[ajackson70]

what do you get when you have a black Cuckoo Frizzel Satin Roaster with a Blue Silkie hen?

 

[JedJackson]

What do you mean by black cuckoo? Those are two separate color varieties.

 

[ajackson70]

What do you mean by black cuckoo? Those are two separate color varieties.

i was told the father was a cuckoo frizzle satin? and the mother is a a Blue Silkie i was wondering what the chick would be called

 

[ajackson70]

this is the chick

 

[JedJackson]

If both of the father's parents were cuckoo, then all of his offspring would be, too, and you would get blue cuckoo and black cuckoo 50/50. 50% of the chicks would be frizzles. The father is smooth but he could have a copy of the silkie feathered gene. If he does, then 50% of the chicks would have silkie feathering and 50% smooth feathering. If he doesn't have one silkie feather gene then all the chicks would be smooth feathered.

 

[JedJackson]

this is the chick

The chick is blue cuckoo in color, smooth feathered and not frizzled. It also has a pink comb which means one or the other of the parents probably aren't pure silkie.

 

[ajackson70]

if you had a guess hen or roo? so i would call it a blue cuckoo?

 

[JedJackson]

Yes, I would call it blue cuckoo. Looks like a female to me, but how old is it?

 

[ajackson70]

Yes, I would call it blue cuckoo. Looks like a female to me, but how old is it?

8-9 weeks

 

[JedJackson]

8-9 weeks

Yeah it's a pullet in my opinion. I think the barring in the feathers will show up better when it is older.