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In a few years, I'll have produced a standard/large breed silkie, but I'm sure that other people are far ahead of me in doing the same. They are common in Europe. This isn't an intensive project for me, so progress will be slow as compared to someone who works harder at producing large batches...

You are right on track for producing the kind of birds you desire. Over a few generations you'll be able to sort out the heterozygous blue eggers and then you'll really be rockin' with true-breeding blue egg silkie araucanas! Great project!!

Silkie feathers are due to a simple recessive that renders feathers barbule-less and thus fluffy. Blue eggs are a simple dominant that colors the entire shell a blue color. Silkies also carry a slight brown tint to their eggs. Brown egg color is due to many genetic factors and is not simple to...