Hello. Geneteics question here.

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janiedoe said:
I think you will get something similar to my hen, Busy, in feather pattern and color.
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Beautiful example! Yes, I would expect the chicks to look quite similar to that hen in feather coloring and pattern.

Being half Silkie, of course they will probably show a crest on the head, feathered feet, 5th toe, and at least some should have beards.

Taylor12777 said:
As far as I know, my silkie is a true splash. She is a 3rd generation pure bred silkie. (I think I said said that right) meaning that her parents were full silkie, her grandparents were full silkie and her great grandparents were (pretty sure) full silkie. I personally haven't breed her yet. This will be her first offspring. She's about a year and a half old, so I don't have her precious chicks to base anything off of to see what she throws. I know as a chick, she was the prettiest solid blue/grey color and as shes gotten older, the dark spots throughout her feathers have gotten darker. One thing I do notice that's different is that my black roo and my partridge silkie both had blue ears, whereas she has black ears. I don't know if they tells you anything really.
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I don't think that tells me much more about what color genes she is likely to have, because Silkies come in so many colors that can be mixed together, but it's nice that you know her history that well!
 
Taylor12777 said:
Do you possibly have any pictures of her as a chick ?
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I have tons of pictures of her🤣 she was a "left behind egg" from a broody who gave up at two weeks. I took the egg inside, hatched it myself, and raised her indoors.
Busy has wyandotte, but does not have silkie in her background. I was just trying to give you a reference for the color and feather pattern.
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