can a silkie mate with....?

[Flippacase]

can a silkie rooster mate with a ri white, and vice versa. Even though a silkie is a bantam, and my ri white is large.
just wondering because i have a ri white that is a confermed hen, and a silkie that the gennder i am not quite sure of. Thanks for your help.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

some bantams can "get it done" with a standard...just depends on the determination of the roo and the willingness of the hen....kinda like a chihuahua breeding a rottweiler (it's been done)...

 

[Dar]

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now thats something to see... a rotten chin...

 

[technodoll]

Yep... my silkie roo mates with "his girls" every day, they are all sex links of standard size - it's a balancing act, wham bam thank you ma'am (3 seconds!) - LOL!

I love that my roos are so small and light, none of my hens have damaged feathers due to the mating

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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now thats something to see... a rotten chin...

Yeah, I didn't get to see them, but the owner said they looked like beefed up chichuahuas on steroids!!

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

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That's awesome! It would save me a small fortune on chicken aprons!!

 

[natkev]

just depends on what size they are