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Silkied phoenixes. Sounds like a beautiful and unique bird. Good luck with your project.

Glad to know that you will start to breed and preserve the Silkied Ameraucanas again.

Sorry for your hen. That is what I meant when I said the silkied Ameraucanas were fragile. They just seem to kick the bucket when they feel like it. That is at least what I have read.

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Really? Are they mixbreeds? If they are would it be possible to breed them back to Naked necks? When did Naked necks gain the silkie feathering?

@ColtHandorf and @JacinLarkwell do you know where I could find some silkied Ameraucanas, Turkens, and Cochins?

Where is this thread? Does anybody breed them today?

I have been told that there was someone in New Zealand planning to create from they're Orpington-mixes. The silkie gene appartently popped up from their mixed side.

I know you didn't mention it, but I was saying that others have tried something like this. Only to have the silkied ameraucans to have the same fragility over generations. That is why I said the silkied gene in ameraucans might be connected to a lethal gene. Though they might not, and it depends...

Phenotypically they look identical, but we don't know genotypically, and we won't find out until someone invents a genetic test for that kind of thing. The only genetic test for chickens is the fibro test. Maybe someone could make a new line of Silkied Ameraucanas, but with the silkie gene from...

I don't believe the blue egg gene has anything to do with it, but it might be someting else. As for the blue-egg-laying silkies, I don't think they're actually silkies. I think they are a mix-bred cross of Ameraucana and Silkie. Though I believe there isn't a standard for the color of egg a...

It does semm like the best way to increase numbers, but @dheltzel has said they are almost always more fragile compared to their normal relatives. @dheltzel no longer breeds for them, but still has them pop up from time to time. They also seem to be fragile no matter what you do. This has caused...

You might have to set up more than that. I have read the silkied Ameraucanas aren't as hardy as the normal relatives, and it is very hrd to get them to adulthood. Though I wouldn't let this stop you from getting them. They are a beautiful variety. Maybe you could introduce more genetic material...

Thank yuo for the links!

There is another breeder of Silkied Ameraucanas. They have a website, called Welbars.com. They have an account here to. They are @dheltzel . They also sell Genetic Hackles, Ayam Cemanis, Welbars, Aztec ducks, and more!

I have looked online for some of thses varieties, but I wanted to speed up the process and see if these actually existed. I did the same thing with Miniature Overbergs, and looked for them for weeks. Only to find out their extinct.

THank you, but I don;t think craigslist would be the best option. The breeders from there are most likely going to sell mixed breeds. I'm pretty sure these varieties would be owned and bred by private breeders. Again, Thank you, but I have read a lot about the sketchy birds for sale on craigslist.

No, I'm not outside the US. Thank you for offering the links, I would very much like them! For the Turkens you were right in saying I was looking for naked necks without the silkie traits, and I believe the Showgirls are considered a variety of Silkie. As for the Ameracaunas I know of one...

I'm wondering where I can find silkied varieties of rarer, or uncommon breeds( not Silkies ). Where can I find Silkied Ameracaunas Where can I find Silkied Cochins Where can I find Silkied Ayam Cemanis Where can I find Silkied Turkens Where can I find Silkied Wyandottes And finally, where can...