Breeding splash silkie

[schambo]

Someone local to me is selling some silkie pullets in a variety of colours, and I’m considering picking some up. Right now, my only Silkie cockerel is a splash. What coloured hens would produce the best colour combos when bred with a splash roo? I know nothing about chicken genetics. Options seem to be lavender, splash, black, blue, paint, white, cuckoo, chocolate, chocolate splash, chocolate cuckoo, grey, blue cream, gold, red Pyle, red partridge, gold partridge, grey partridge.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Technically you can breed him to any color you want, but if the color involves black, those portions will be blue. So if bred to Lavenders(Blue Cream also), the first generation will end up blue, since the lavender is recessive. But even if the bird was pure for lavender, & blue you probably wouldn't notice until Splash pops up. Cuz a full, Blue, Lavender would look Lavender. E/E, Bl/bl+, lav/lav.

 

[Debbie292d]

@MysteryChicken gave you exactly what you needed to know.

This thread helped me a lot with mine. Color genetics

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Someone local to me is selling some silkie pullets in a variety of colours, and I’m considering picking some up. Right now, my only Silkie cockerel is a splash. What coloured hens would produce the best colour combos when bred with a splash roo? I know nothing about chicken genetics. Options seem to be lavender, splash, black, blue, paint, white, cuckoo, chocolate, chocolate splash, chocolate cuckoo, grey, blue cream, gold, red Pyle, red partridge, gold partridge, grey partridge.
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I don't think he's splash. He looks more paint

 

[noelsfarm]

If your cockerel is a paint silkie I'd recommend white, black, and paint silkies to breed with him