UPDATE:Happy new year BYCERS!!! Turns out the Silikes were all boys!!!. One day in November a dog got into our garden and killed one of our RIR/Sussex cross and Daisy,who was know as Francis at the time of her death. Mary and Benedictine are alive and well and Mary is now known as Jeff!!!
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I don't have any Silkie chicks but I do have a white Silkie roo, a white hen and a gold hen. I plan to breed them next year. When you get them post some pics of them on Silkie Shenanigans a thread by me dedicated to purebred silkies.
Good luck with them!
I do not have red stars or Araucanas but it is highly likely a full grown Silkie rooster will mate with them. Do you know how much a Silkie roo x production red hen would lay per annum?
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Today I bought my very first Silkies!!! I bought a white cockerel, a white hen and a golden or as I call her a ginger hen.
I am amazed at how well they are settling in! Already they sit on my hand like I've had them for years and they are so docile. My other RIR/Sussex hens seem to...
This thread is all about RIR/Sussex lovers and/or owners. Any who has them or anything to say about this hybrid here is the place! I've been a proud owner of this hybrid for just under 2 years now and they have been giving me great satisfaction and of course eggs, lots and lots of eggs!!!
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I might be getting a Silkie cock and one or two Silkie hens soon. I currently have 3 Rhode Island Red/Sussex hens. One is large and the others are thinner and slightly smaller. They are great layers and I was wondering is it possible for a Silkie cock to mate with them. If so what would...
This page is exclusively for breeders who have Wyandotte crosses and have any advice to share about crossing Wyandottes. Also if any one has pictures of Wyandotte crosses please upload them onto here and most importantly of all spread the message!!!
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I currently have a flock of 4 Rhode Island Red/Sussex hybrid hens. They are totally free range. They eat layers pellets, grub, plants and household refuse. I replenish their feeder whenever needed and I replenish their water daily. I also clean their coop regularily.
Their is one in...
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Over the summer I plan to get a SLW cockerel. I currently have a flock of 4 RIR/Sussex hens. I intend to put the cock in with the hens and then in spring I would buy a Silkie. I can put some of the fertile eggs eggs from my RIR/Sussexes under the Silkie and hopefully the...