Sandianne13
Hatching
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Did your ugly/adorable one turn out to be a hen?
Did your ugly/adorable one turn out to be a hen?
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I do he’s cuteDoes anyone have pics of a Silkie X Leghorn cross? I have some eggs in the bator with Brown Leghorn & White Leghorn eggs with the same Splash Silkie roo. I am curious as to what the chicks may look like. I haven't found any in the Silkie mutt thread.
I do he’s cute
WOW thank you for this information! This is so helpful. I have silkie roos and a bunch of standard hens...including a leghorn. Would you happen to know what other hens are Id-dominant and would therefore follow the same sex link genetics?Quote:
Why doesn't it work the other way?
Because Id(Inhibitor Dermal) wich is a Sex link gene, Silkies are id+(recessive) and Leghorns are Id(dominant) FM(Fibromelanotic, the gene that makes silkies skin black is NOT sex lined but can only be expressed with the help of id+ )
id+ being recessive will not be expressed in Boys that will have Id from her mother, even if they carry Fm they will look normal(not black skin) BUT since Girls will be id+ Only(no Id gen in them) they will fully express Fibromelanosis
Boys will be Id/id+(Id from Leghorn Female, id+ from silkie hen) Fm/fm+ (dominant Fibromelanotic from Silkie roo) they will not be black skinned
Girls will be id+/-(they can only have one copy of that gene because its sex lined and hens are ZW, but boys are ZZ, Id, or id+ is in cromosome Z) and Fm/fm+ they will have Dark skin from hatch...
Any Hen that has yellow or white Shanks have Id dermal inhibitorWOW thank you for this information! This is so helpful. I have silkie roos and a bunch of standard hens...including a leghorn. Would you happen to know what other hens are Id-dominant and would therefore follow the same sex link genetics?
We were just talking about this on another thread as well. What about Silkie roo over Polish hens? The polish hens were hatched with yellowish orange legs that later turned gray with pink feet as they matured.Any Hen that has yellow or white Shanks have Id dermal inhibitor
Looking into this as well! Would be good to compare notes if we get any chicks out of it LOL. Oh and welcome to BYC!WOW thank you for this information! This is so helpful. I have silkie roos and a bunch of standard hens...including a leghorn. Would you happen to know what other hens are Id-dominant and would therefore follow the same sex link genetics?
Thanks! So here are my 2-wk old chicks from a silkie dad and leghorn mom. Are the shanks dark enough on chick B to be a hen you think? It also seems that chick A might have a comb growing in already. Neither dark skin though...Any Hen that has yellow or white Shanks have Id dermal inhibitor