Do "Standard" size Silkies exist in US?

[Coreenelane]

The more I read I realize that I am going to need a lot more coops and fenced in areas. Hope my son in law lets me take over his side yard! LOL!

 

[francheska5608]

I gave up trying to find over sized silkies.

I started to breed large silkies 1.5 years ago. I only need ONE fiture from them: broodiness. I have many different breeds but silkies by far are the best "brooders".

I started crossing with cochin (both ways). My largest silkie hen was 2.4 pound:-(. Now I have middle size 6 months old hybrids. From my preliminary crossing i understand that broodiness in not a dominant trait.

Now I need to cross hybrids with each other hoping to see that their progeny will bring some birds that gets broody 2-3 times a year. I have 4 hybrid roo and 5 hybrid hens.
May be I have to cross back to original silkie parents, hoping that larger size stays.

I am still looking for large silkies? anybody have them? Or anybody want to help me with this project?

Thanks,
Olga

 

[Dave Pete]

Here's a pic of our white silkies. The rooster sounds like Barry White. They are much bigger than our other four silkies.

 

[DragonMama]

They are much larger because they are a silkie cross, not a purebred. Silkies have the walnut comb, in mulberry color. This looks to be an upright comb in a much redder shade.

Seems like you have some crosses already, just waiting for you to get together with Francheska5608 and do an egg exchange. I want large silkies too!

Here's a pic of our white silkies. The rooster sounds like Barry White. They are much bigger than our other four silkies.

 

[Mellisa]

My uncle had standard sized Silkie hens in California in the 80's. Not sure where he got them.

 

[69camaroowner]

Silkies are considered bantams here although they are larger than average bantam chicken.

Supposedly in Europe (UK) they exist as a large fowl also:

http://www.courtneypoultry.co.uk/id4.html


Any comments or input?

I never raised Silkies, but a standard size silkie hen would be very useful hatching large eggs like ducks or peacocks.

Saba Live Poultry sells Standard Silkies for $12.00/each. They are located in Oakland, CA.
It is a meat market but I have bought them live.

 

[69camaroowner]

Saba Live Poultry sells Standard Silkies for $12.00/each. They are located in Oakland, CA.
It is a meat market but I have bought them live.

 

[Lucky KY Chicks]

Does anyone have these Standard Silkies from Saba? Are they really full size chickens or just larger than bantam? Still super broody?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have over sized silkies. Here's my rooster to share with you. He's next to a standard sized Buff Orpington hen.

He's 16 and a half inches tall.