Silkie mix?

[Nbullinger]

I was told this guy was a silkie… but everyone asks what he’s mixed with. He is just a silkie…. Right? He doesn’t have the head poof like other silkie Roos I’ve seen. I want to breed him with my silkie hens to sell on our farm but want to be sure I’m labeling them correctly

 

[MamaPoult]

He is a good looking guy! So silkies have a walnut comb and he has a single comb which says he is a mix.

 

[Nbullinger]

He is a good looking guy! So silkies have a walnut comb and he has a single comb which says he is a mix.

Unrelated but that’s currently my favorite song! (The one under your name)

 

[MamaPoult]

Unrelated but that’s currently my favorite song! (The one under your name)

oh geez thanks!! I love it so much!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

He looks like a Silkie, just not show quality. Sometimes single combs pop up.

 

[MamaPoult]

He looks like a Silkie, just not show quality. Sometimes single combs pop up.

Oh interesting! I never knew that!

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Oh interesting! I never knew that!

Since the gene for silkied feathers is recessive, his parents would have to have both been Silkies.

 

[Nbullinger]

Since the gene for silkied feathers is recessive, his parents would have to have both been Silkies.

Good to know! Thank you!

 

[Cloverr39]

Just looks like a bad quality silkie. Maybe has been mixed a few generations back.
To add, silked feathers are recessive as said above, but that could still mean his parents couldn've been silkie/silkie mix or silkie mix/silkie mix. Silkie mixes can be smooth feathered and carry the silked gene.

 

[Rock17]

I would say extremely bad quality (bad enough that he would be disqualified in a show immediately) pure silkie.