Silkie Cross Breeds

[Ms Clucky]

Blue Silkie and Frizzled Cochin

Father

Mother

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Blue Silkie and Frizzled CochinView attachment 1725049 View attachment 1725053 FatherView attachment 1725068 Mother

Your rooster isn't frizzled, he's just a normal cochin.

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Hey guys . I'm here to hijack this post for a minute! My mums friend has to rehome her silkies (one became a rooster and not okay in city) so of course I agreed to take them in. Upon recieving a photo of my new preciouses, the rooster is not a purebred... any ideas what he may be? Won't have them for couple weeks

 

[Chickem707]

Hey guys . I'm here to hijack this post for a minute! My mums friend has to rehome her silkies (one became a rooster and not okay in city) so of course I agreed to take them in. Upon recieving a photo of my new preciouses, the rooster is not a purebred... any ideas what he may be? Won't have them for couple weeksView attachment 1784449

Faverolle came to mind first

 

[Muscovy Wunda]

Faverolle came to mind first

Oh I see that! Thank you.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hey guys . I'm here to hijack this post for a minute! My mums friend has to rehome her silkies (one became a rooster and not okay in city) so of course I agreed to take them in. Upon recieving a photo of my new preciouses, the rooster is not a purebred... any ideas what he may be? Won't have them for couple weeksView attachment 1784449

Definitely a silkie mix

 

[M Claire]

Hello everybody, does anyone know if Silkie/regular crosses have sterility problems? We had a sussex roo cross a silkie this winter and then the silkie hatched eggs. She had a roo and hen. The roo ended up being culled because he was a mean little shaver and during the process it was discovered that he had three testicles, which probably explains why he never mated the hens even well after he was of age to do so and had begun to sing. So now I am wonerding about his sister. She is eight months old, but perhaps she is sterile too?

 

[goldysgirl]

I think I am a purest. Why? Cross? We have just Silkies and only Silkies. Don't understand why combo breeds? Sorry. We all have different ideas. They are all beautiful...it's all a matter of your taste.

I personally like only PURE SILKIES or pure other breeds. Regards, Aria

I like the adventure of crossing birds! When you cross breeds of animals you can get some really funky, interesting, and beautiful results. I also think mixing breeds can improve health because you "dilute" bad genes. I still love purebreeds, unless you are talking dogs. Then it is mutts only for me. I have had dogs out of top of the line show stock... from dogs ranked in the top 20 of their breed in the country...that ended up with breed related health problems. They were wonderful dogs, just not very healthy.

 

[Silkie bantam 77]

Some of my silkie cross breeds

 

[Sicilianu]

Some of my silkie cross breeds

What are the last two roos mixed with?? They're beautiful!