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    Disappointed with Bielefelders

    What feed do you use?
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    Disappointed with Bielefelders

    Does anyone have bielefelders directly from Greenfire Farms? I heard they were the first imports of the breed into the US. Maybe they have better quality?
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    Introduction - The Silkie Lab (Danielle)

    Loulusea Can you show us Pictures?
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    Introduction - The Silkie Lab (Danielle)

    Well time will tell. Like I said earlier, I have silkie x easter egger mixes and they've produced a few silkies but most of them lack the vaulted skulls, and don't have fully feathered legs. My understanding is paint is a mix of black and dominant white. In my area dominant white silkies are...
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    Introduction - The Silkie Lab (Danielle)

    It's possible that you have silkie "mutts". If they have silkie feathers then technically they are silkies just might not be up to APA standards, not really sure if you care about that. How old are they? Do you see any fluffy feathers coming in?
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    Anyone ever outcross Cornish X with heritage Birds?

    Amazing birds! They look like they have great structure for a great carcass. As long as I kept on selecting for birds with good size and build would those traits be fairly easy to keep in my flock? Yes I would love to see the EE crosses! Thank you so much!
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    Anyone ever outcross Cornish X with heritage Birds?

    Hello, anyone ever crossbreed Cornish X with heritage chickens? What were the results of the offspring? Does it make a difference if the Cornish X was the father or mother? How did the offspring do long-term? Decent meat and egg laying? I'm considering using a Cornish X to improve my flock's...
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    Introduction - The Silkie Lab (Danielle)

    True, well I just felt my flock and my Silkie x Easter hen definitely felt soft but my Silkie x Easter roo I couldn't really feel any softness to them. But I know he's split because my hen has seven 8-week-old chicks from him and two of them are silkies. However I probably have some reduced...
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    Introduction - The Silkie Lab (Danielle)

    Interesting, I'll go feel my birds now lol. Has that been a fairly reliable indicator for you in your breeding project?
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    Introduction - The Silkie Lab (Danielle)

    Awesome! Do you know of any visual indicators for birds that are heterozygous for the silkie feathering gene?
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    Introduction - The Silkie Lab (Danielle)

    Thank you! So the hens in my flock that I plan to use for this project are my old black Australorp, her daughter (55 Flowey Hen X Australorp), Speckled Sussex, Bielefelder, my Blue Copper Maran and maybe my standard size Black Cochin. My roosters in my project are of course my Silkie x Easter...
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    Introduction - The Silkie Lab (Danielle)

    Welcome Danielle, Your post has good timing! I'm beginning a breeding project on trying to develop dual purpose "silkies", essentially I want to breed a dual purpose bird that has good egg laying, silkie feathering, single combed, NO crest/vaulted skull, NO feathered legs, NO fibromelanosis...
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    Anyone Ever Use Capons To Raise Chicks?

    Not sure if I want to put eggs under a tipsy capon. I've read about the capons needing to be forced to sit on the ground in the dark, sort of like putting chicks under a broody hen. Do you have capons?
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    Anyone Ever Use Capons To Raise Chicks?

    Not yet, but I have plans to caponize my two Sicilian cockerels this weekend. So we'll see
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    Anyone Ever Use Capons To Raise Chicks?

    Hello, I was curious if anyone here has ever used a capon to raise chicks? I've read articles from the 40's about it but I still wanted to hear some more recent and personal experiences from you all. I realize that breed can be a big factor in a capon's mothering abilities. Pictures too if you...
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