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oh my. I have a buff silkie hen and a lav silkie hen. what would I get from those crosses?
The resulting chicks would be mixed color (mine usually are buffs with a LOT of smutt) but will be split to lavender. If you breed one of these back to a lavender you will get porcelains like...
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oh my. I have a buff silkie hen and a lav silkie hen. what would I get from those crosses?
u could get lot mess lol
what color are you going to use? I have black,white, splash,and grey too.
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I have a showgirl roo that color. the person hatched him out of ebay eggs. the only one to hatch. I have been calling him columbian. did not know anyone else would have one. really cool.
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I was going to start a project of my own to try to make mottled and cuckoo silkies. I was told to use Bantam Cochins since they are similar to the silkies. I am not good with genetic but others here are and will help you as much as they can. I found eggs on Ebay for $15 and bought them...
thankyou so much for posting the photos. where do you get eggs? does anyone know what you would have to breed with if you wanted to start your own line?
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Here is my little pullet.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/53862_dsc02701.jpg
I have one too.
I will be introducing her to my SG roo soon.
I put showgirl eggs in the bator this morning. . I candled some I put under a silkie last sunday and saw little swimmers.
this is the same silkie from last season. the 2 girls sat and hatched together. both good moms.
hello from NH. I love showgirls. these are my original 3. I currently have 4 whites and 1 partridge. This season I purchased sq silkies to improve my overall qualities.