Black skinned meat chickens

[phasianidae]

i am starting a project of breeding a black skinned meat chicken, does anyone have advise or information on how best to do it?

 

[mississippifarmboy]

Silkies?

 

[JCoogle]

I have a couple young roosters that would be perfect for you. They are a Silkie, Australorp cross. I also had some Black Australorp RIR crosses that had very dark skin. They were very large to.

 

[phasianidae]

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Yup, that's what I will be using to breed in the black skin gene

 

[phasianidae]

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Kentuckys a little to far away, to bad, I was in Kentucky 2 months ago!

 

[JCoogle]

Just let me know if you ever come back thru and I will let ya know what I have if ya want.

 

[rockinpaints]

I say start with Silkies also.

We have had a few Silkies processed and it is kinda strange......

 

[phasianidae]

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Ok cool!

 

[phasianidae]

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Yes I am definitely going to use silkies but I will be crossing them to something larger

 

[Barred Rocks forever]

i could be wrong but i think sumatras have black skin to