A little confused, do LF silkies exist?

[cupman]

I hope this is in the right section.

I would like to get 1 or 2 of those pure white silkies. They are cute and I think my nieces would adore them. However, I look over the breeds from a few hatchery websites and all the silkies seem to be bantams. I googled LF silkies and it seems they do exist but I was wondering if there was something wrong with them or if bantam was better for some reason. Do white LF silkies exist? Thank you.

 

[call ducks]

No, not in north america.

Our silkies here are more of a meduim sized bird

 

[HEChicken]

I've heard they do. Perhaps refer to this post and contact the seller for more information?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=508463

 

[call ducks]

Quote:
Well those would be as close to the real things.

That's cool

 

[riverrockfamilyfarm]

I have seen them on the UK ebay auction.

 

[SteveH]

In the U.S., a LF [ large fowl, the standard for Silkie is bantam] breed doesn't exist untill the APA says it does.

Many people have bred the silkied bantam up to LF; you can do it yourself by crossing a Silkie to something, say a LF Cochin, and breeding the resulting offspring to each other. 25% of the offspring should be silkied. Not many have continued with the work of getting the LF Silkie up to the strandards of true Silkies; with the correct colored comb, black skin, 5 toes, etc.. I don't suppose there's much demand for them.

 

[cupman]

Great thanks for the tips everyone, I may flirt with the idea of trying to breed up some mutts that are close to what I'm looking for.

 

[SteveH]

You might find this thread of interest.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=98335&p=1