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...
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...
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...