In Search of Giant Silkie

[Beer can]

@Shaunb020 I want to increase size but I don't want to loose the fibro.

 

[Shaunb020]

Yeah the second generation will have a high culling ratio but it will also produce some really fibro birds. The 3rd generation should have a high percentage of fully fibro if only breeding the darkest if the second gen.

 

[Beer can]

Yeah the second generation will have a high culling ratio but it will also produce some really fibro birds. The 3rd generation should have a high percentage of fully fibro if only breeding the darkest if the second gen.

I'm not real familiar with all the f1 f2 all the genetics and such. Many on BYC are, as far as feather color and everything. It's all 'greek' to me. If you have any suggestions let me know. I just planned on jumping into it and going by trial and error. See what happens.

 

[Peep-Chicken]

whoops, didn't mean to post here.

 

[Shaunb020]

I'm not real familiar with all the f1 f2 all the genetics and such. Many on BYC are, as far as feather color and everything. It's all 'greek' to me. If you have any suggestions let me know. I just planned on jumping into it and going by trial and error. See what happens.  

G enetics are not hard if you know which traits are recessive vs. Dominant and then some math. Silkiness is resessive so it will require 2 of the gene while smooth feathers are dominant and only need one. All your f1 gen (silkie roo over JG hens) will have smooth feathers, one gene for silkie and one for norm. They will also have feathered feet, and an extra toe as those are dominant traits.

 

[Shaunb020]

Fibro is difficult though be cause it is 2 pairs of genes and in rare cases 3 pair for incredibly black like some ayam cemani.

 

[Shaunb020]

Any progress on anyone finding or breeding a giant silkie? I really want to see a giant poof ball!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Look at the size of my Silkie roo, he's just about the same size of my Buff Orpington hen. He's 16 and a half inches tall? He's a big boy. I also got him from the TSC store.

 

[sourland]

Semi Zombie thread.

 

[MysteryChicken]

What do you mean?