I had a silkie x pekin bantam. Her name was Alice and she was a stunner:
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The silkies and cochins would help brood the eggs for your mixes!I won't buy any new chicks until the spring but I thought about getting some Silkies and maybe a few Cochins. Pretty birds but not very functional for eggs. I wondered if they cross bred with my EE roos who are quite big, if that might produce a bird who lays larger eggs. My husband isn't fond of small eggs... He complains that my little EE pullet who is barely 6 months old lays "tiny" eggs. They are more medium sized than bantam size. Hoping they get a little bigger as she matures more but if not, oh well....
Is the Pekin an Australian equivelant of an American Cochin?I had a silkie x pekin bantam. Her name was Alice and she was a stunner:
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(Cochin bantam yes)Is the Pekin an Australian equivelant of an American Cochin?
Thanks. I know they call things by different names in Australia and the UK, so I was just wondering.(Cochin bantam yes)
ThanksThanks. I know they call things by different names in Australia and the UK, so I was just wondering.
Beautiful cross, BTW.
That'll be exciting to see.I have a white leghorn(Roo) x crested cream legbar(hen). She is solid white with the cute little crest, I’m expecting pretty blue eggs any day now.