Ummm NO!!! Paints do not occur naturally in silkies. So if you need a paint to make paint then they would never have been created you do not have to have a paint in order to breed for paints!!!!kenya wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:43 amNo, you need a paint to get a paint. Preferably paint rooster over black hen. Using the black will increase the size of the black spots I put my paint rooster over my black hen and got solid black or paint offspring, more paint offspring than black and the offspring do have bigger spots than their sire.
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I just realized I have a painted silkie hen! LOL. She was supposed to be white but ended up with some black spots. I thought that made her worth “less” because she wasn’t truly white. I didn’t look into breeding at all when I bought them, I just wanted a few silkies for my daughters and hoped one would sit on eggs for us. After seeing those pics, I’m thinking I may want to cross her with a black rooster! Especially if the marking will get bigger and darker . Beautiful birds! And thanks for the info
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Valoradia wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 3:31 pmummmUmmm NO!!! Paints do not occur naturally in silkies. So if you need a paint to make paint then they would never have been created you do not have to have a paint in order to breed for paints!!!!kenya wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:43 amNo, you need a paint to get a paint. Preferably paint rooster over black hen. Using the black will increase the size of the black spots I put my paint rooster over my black hen and got solid black or paint offspring, more paint offspring than black and the offspring do have bigger spots than their sire.
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Congratulations on getting a paint silkie, lucky you. Have fun getting some beautiful babies.Mfrase27 wrote: ↑Sun Feb 03, 2019 9:05 pmI just realized I have a painted silkie hen! LOL. She was supposed to be white but ended up with some black spots. I thought that made her worth “less” because she wasn’t truly white. I didn’t look into breeding at all when I bought them, I just wanted a few silkies for my daughters and hoped one would sit on eggs for us. After seeing those pics, I’m thinking I may want to cross her with a black rooster! Especially if the marking will get bigger and darker . Beautiful birds! And thanks for the info
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That’s not true at all. How were paints ever created if you need a paint to get paint? Lol. Judy Lee creates paints in the US. And she there were NO paints to start with!!!kenya wrote: ↑Wed Jan 18, 2017 3:43 amNo, you need a paint to get a paint. Preferably paint rooster over black hen. Using the black will increase the size of the black spots I put my paint rooster over my black hen and got solid black or paint offspring, more paint offspring than black and the offspring do have bigger spots than their sire.
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i am going to step in here and ask for this discussion to stay civil going forward please. i have seen similar discussions get out of hand quickly. thank you.
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Hi everyone I just stumbled across this forum
As I’m trying to buy some paint silkies
But I’m nit having much luck they seem to be
Very scares
Just seeing if any one has any for sale
I’m in Queensland
As I’m trying to buy some paint silkies
But I’m nit having much luck they seem to be
Very scares
Just seeing if any one has any for sale
I’m in Queensland
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