Partridge Silkie genetics

[lishah2000]

What are the genetics involved in a partridge silkie?

I hatched a few eggs just to have some chicks to teach a few turkey poults. I expected possible mixed colors, but was surprised by the two colors. One is partridge and one looks to be blue. I have a buff roo, one buff hen and two blue hens. The buffs and one blue hen should be pure. The other blue hen could have been a blue/buff mix, but I also had a blue roo at the time and she is built just like him.

Is it possible it's partridge or just mixed color?

 

[phasianidae]

Partridge Silkies are eb +Pg. Buff Silkie x Blue Silkie could look like Partridge.

 

[lishah2000]

This is what it looks like. What does eb and +Pg actually mean? I think the +Pg is the partridge part.

 

[TK Poultry]

Looks like a partridge or maybe a redder partridge to me...

 

[Illia]

Pg is the pattern gene. It is what gives Partridge birds their double laced look. eb is the Partridge gene.

 

[lishah2000]

So does that mean the buffs carry the partridge gene? I've never understood how you get partridge.

I did get another chick with these colors in previous hatch, but it didn't survive. It was weak from the start. I also got three buffs in that hatch. All in that hatch were from the buff pair.