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    for those of you firmilar with type

    Looking for some help re type. Looking to breed a standard size silkie, what breed would be most in line with silkie type to do the first crosses? I have been thinking brahma or cochin would make the most sense since they share a lot of traits, but might there be another large breed that would...
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    Hello from Nova Scotia, Canada

    Quote: That would be great, I thought I had some more lined up but they ended up being silkies crossed with bantam cochins and I wanted ones crossed with standards. I am starting to think the first four I got are crossed with bantam cochins as well as they seem too small for 10 weeks old. Oh...
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    Hello from Nova Scotia, Canada

    Nice to see some Nova Scotians on here. I am new to the poultry world, just got my first chickens yesterday, 4 silkie/cochin crosses. I am in Onslow, just outside of Truro. I am in search of some more silkie/standard cohin crosses if either of you ever have any available.
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    Silkie history

    Hi, I have read bits and pieces in various threads about silkies about their history in North America but was wondering if there was any definitive history of the breed, where the stock came from, why we ended up with just one type of silkie instead of a standard and bantam like in other...
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    Standard silkies?

    What would be the best breed to cross with a silkie if one wanted to work on a standard silkie? Someone mentioned cochins and they and brahmas were the ones who jumped to mind since they are Chinese breeds and seem to have some things in common with silkies. What about langshans? They are...
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    Houdans

    I was wondering if anyone has had any experience with Mottled Houdans from Ideal poultry? I am not keen on the idea of getting stock from any hatchery, but due to the hardship of getting birds from breeders across the Canadian boarder the hatcheries that have paper work for the boarder are...
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    Genotypes

    What causes the white crests on the polish? What would their genotype be? I was thinking about using blue Andalusian mainly because their size and because I did not know what the white crested on the blue Polish would do.
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    Genotypes

    That is true, I would get some mottled silver duckwing, assuming the black mottles carried silver and not gold which from what I have seen I think they do. Tim, I started this threat looking to make different varieties of Houdans, mainly red and blue mottled. Trying to find the best breed...
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    Genotypes

    That makes sense, then if I bred one of the blacks back to a mottled I should get 50% mottled and 50% black. If I bred the black offspring together I should get 25% mottled, 50% black and 25% silver gray? Could I get a silver gray Houdan of sorts?
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    Genotypes

    Yes, I was figuring that. I guess that is why the guy who originally bred the red mottled Houdans used the RIR. Perhaps I will start with an easier color project like blue mottled Houdans, I figure that would be fairly easy using a blue Andalusian. Would you have any idea what colors I would...
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    Genotypes

    I planned to order a couple red Dorkings from Sandhill in Minnesota so assume they will be like the American ones. Although reading the description I am not sure it will be what I want as it says it is like a brown leghorn, which is not the red I was looking for.
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    Genotypes

    I am in Canada and I am interested in maybe doing Red Mottled Houdans or Blue mottled Houdans and am just trying to figure out how best to go about it. The blue gene is fairly simple, red seems to be more complicated. I was looking at the red Dorking because type wise they match up with the...
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    Genotypes

    Thanks for your help. What would a red dorking be? e+ MH S? Would Red Mottled be E MH mo?
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    Genotypes

    I was wondering if anyone could help me with the genotype of a Silver Gray Dorking, Black Mottled Houdans and Black La Fleche?
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