Silkie colors

[Jss1000]

I hatched this chick this morning from a silkie egg. The only possible parents are either a black hen or a blue hen and the roosters are a white rooster and a black satin silkie. Never hatched this color before. Any ideas?

 

[Slothinc]

The chick looks partridge. Your white rooster is probably a recessive white, which hides all other colors (if they have two recessive white genes, then they are unable to express any other colors), so he likely has partridge under the white.

 

[Jss1000]

Ah. I have no idea about his genetics. I know we’ve hatched white, black and blues. I’m keeping it to see what it looks like grown. Are all partridges brownish?

 

[Slothinc]

Ah. I have no idea about his genetics. I know we’ve hatched white, black and blues. I’m keeping it to see what it looks like grown. Are all partridges brownish?

I believe that partridge is a recessive gene so that would mean that your black or blue hen carry it also. And possibly means that your black roo could be the carrier instead of the white roo. But either way, it is pretty common for partridge to pop up in silkies as it is a pretty common color and since it is recessive it can be a surprise when it does show up. Usually the adults are some combination of gray and brown!

 

[Jss1000]

Thank you so much!

 

[LmCattes]

I have this 2 week old silkie chick that has so interesting things going on, I'd love some thoughts, Rooster is satin Cuckoo. I think mom is Partridge but not sure.

 

[Jss1000]

Very interesting and cute! I don’t have cuckoos so I’m not sure.