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ashleynicole
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Mine is a sebright/cross
Crossing silkies with other breeds?
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Such a cutie!This is a Silkie X Buff Orpington cross. Sire is a white, hatchery stock Silkie. Mother is a BO hen. She has five toes, olive shanks, crested, with feathered legs. My wife's favorite bird.
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So it seems that any bird crossed with a Silkie will have 5 toed offspring
I have never actually crossed bred but Pyxis did when she sent me eggs. Daddy is an Ayam Cemani and mother is a CLB. This young man is the outcome.
@ashleynicole Silkies and other 5 toed chickens are not completely dominate. If bred to a 4 toed chicken they will be roughly half with 5 toes, half with 4. 5 toes is Co Dominate.
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Ok thank you so by looking at the pic of my little chick do you think Cochin or Silkie?
I think cochin. My silkie mix chicks looked different than yours. But none of mine were off seabright hens
I have some 1st generation silkie mixes which have clean legs and 4 toes and no crest, but I also have 1st generation silkie mixes who have 5 toes and crests. It's a crap shoot, but one thing they do seem to have in common is dark skin on their feet and large eyes. Some have straight combs, some have silkie combs.
combs, 5 toes, beards, muffs etc are all a 50/50 gamble. But as your chick looks to have a straight comb and only 4 toes and mottled foot color it puts the odds at the cochin being the dad.
IF the chick has ear muffs and a beard (I can't tell from the photo) and your silkie has ear muffs and beard, then this chick would be his offspring as neither cochin or seabright should have those.
Where there is a will, there is a way. Plus I've seen silkie seramas so it must be possible As long as the rooster is smaller than the hens I see no reason they can not. A young d'uccle mix of mine topped a standard sultan hen, he hung from her tail feathers but he was so quick about it I don't think she knew what hit her.
As long as the rooster is smaller than the hens I see no reason they can not. A young d'uccle mix of mine topped a standard sultan hen, he hung from her tail feathers but he was so quick about it I don't think she knew what hit her.Similar threads
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