White Silkie Bow Tie Showgirl x Partridge Silkie Roo

[LauCarnley]

Hi Guys! Okay - I have 2 White Silkies BowTie (Showgirls) and they crossed with my Partridge Silkie. 50% are Bowties and 100% are Partridge! I hatched at least 30 and THEY.ARE.ALL.PARTRIDGE! Not one white! What's the explanation for that? They are absolutely adorable though! Here's a pic of one of the Partridge Bow Ties!

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Sounds like your white ladies are recessive white : D Meaning the hens (which would be like [ww]) passed on one gene to the babies (who would be called 'carriers' of white [Ww])

So TLDR; if you want white, keep a cockerel from this batch and breed it back to the white ladies for 50% white chicks or get a white rooster : D That baby is super cute!