May take a couple from you...when will you be comming through here?
I would not say coco, but on its cute head looks burgandy.....and is getting a lottle something on its wing feathers, but nor sure what,lol. I also had one of my whites produce a chick woth the reds, unsure of who was who, but the baby looks unique she kept the chipmonk colors she had as a chich, but has a pale, almost white tipping on her fluff, so she looks like she has a slight white cloud around her feathering, and is so sweet!
Erin
Erin, Because the reds from the Netherlands that I got from Jerry throw off colors with my reds;black is one of the colors. Debby's reds are from me. Who knows what colors the Netherlands breeders used to get red. After purina killed most of mine, I had to find reds to breed to my reds to them going again. The black will probably molt to chocolate or if you look in the sun with her she will be more choco than black? . You can also get sunshine gold, plum purple, and who knows what else will pop up once in awhile from Netherlands red to red. I did not breed the white; the white could have been bred to black or you just lucked out with the genetic mix.
I will be coming back from TN with 5 more single comb red silkie males that need a home. I am hoping people along the way will adopt them. These are from her huge hatch last year that I did not have room for. For some reason there seems to be a higher incidence of single combs with the Netherland reds bred to the Amos Rovey red bloodline until a coupleofgenerations have been bred, then it pretty much goes away. You adopted a couple too.
(Mr. Rovey passed away many years ago and I still have a few off spring from this bloodline that putrina did not manage to wipe out.) They are sweet birds and can't come home with me. I kept two for pets I brought home last year, that come to me to be petted and are adorable acting. Would you help me try to find homes?
Cathryn
rainbowsilkies MI
CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
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