Blue Silkie Roo and RIR?

[djennings]

Can a blue silkie roo actually mate with an RIR hen? I have seen him try but they are a little taller than him.

 

[Blue]

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It's entirely possible. Silkie's are pretty good sized for bantams, so I'd say yes. You should get some interesting chicks from that.

 

[spiritdance]

My red bantam cochin (not much bigger than my Silkie roos) had NO PROBLEM mating with my BR hens ... and I have a bunch of pint sized sexlinkes to prove it! Apparently, the girls found him much more handsome than my RIR roo ... He now resides in the bachelor pen until his cochin girls are old enough for him!

 

[Dutchgirl]

My bantam d'Uccle rooster and EE hen successfully produced a chick (albeit a deformed one.) Why couldn't a Silkie and an RIR?