That makes a lot of sense that certain lines will have better silkies of certain colors. As of right now I believe I would really like to stick with breeding BBS and white silkies. I'm so new to all of this I suppose its going to take some research. I am going to my first poultry show May 25th...
Could someone steer me towards the best line to start off with? I was looking at hat trick, cjexotics and cat dance but still learning and next time I order eggs or chicks would really like to order some from good lines. You can pm me if you don't want to post publicly.
Pictures might help? Of the chicks and the parents for those that are experienced enough to see what you really have.
I wouldn't give up so quickly. :)
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That is exactly the answer I was looking for and makes total sense to me, I've seen some pictures of some nice looking blacks and others almost look a black faded (ashy black?) with lighter under fluff that didn't appeal to me.
I truly love black and white silkies but also love the...
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That was my thought with the BBS as well, you would have 3 colors to work with, sell eggs/chicks, show/breed and I may still add white if I really begin to breed, Just because white is my favorite colors of the silkies!
I've got 3 buff silkies in the brooder and only one white, what a...
I didnt read through the 4000+ posts but I have a question about breeding/showing BBS silkies. Keep in mind I'm new to all of this!
My question is do the blacks bred from BBS differ from just a black breeding by itself? I mean would someone see more even black colorin from just black x black...