Do you think this would work?/ more of my late night questions!

[MysteryChicken]

Many breeders,inbred animals.
Animals that are related by blood have bad genetics.
Such animals are not resistant to diseases, they give bad results in offspring...
Regular introduction of other genetics into the herd strengthens the genetics of the herd and such animals give the best results.
It's hard for me to explain through Google translator, but it's bad, for example, when we mate a brother and a sister, a cousin and a cousin...so we repeat these actions by changing partners in the herd, without introducing a new animal with a different genetic line.
Unfortunately, this is what many breeders do in order to save money and make quick money.

Oh, okay. It was the way it was worded that confused me for a minute.

I know about that.

 

[fluffycrow]

Yes, very resistant they are.

Not quite sure if I understood this fully.

I have a question. From what I've read/have been told on this forum and from my personal research, silkies take longer to mature. If I were to buy 1.5-2 month old silkies now, which would make them around 6-7. Is it likely/possible that they would be able to go broody at that age, or will they likely not be mature enough? And as for seramas, I've read that they mature extremely fast, so would they be a better choice from that standpoint?

 

[MysteryChicken]

I have a question. From what I've read/have been told on this forum and from my personal research, silkies take longer to mature. If I were to buy 1.5-2 month old silkies now, which would make them around 6-7. Is it likely/possible that they would be able to go broody at that age, or will they likely not be mature enough? And as for seramas, I've read that they mature extremely fast, so would they be a better choice from that standpoint?

Silkies from my experience usually start laying between 5-6 months old, though some may not lay till around 7-8 months of age.
In rare cases they can take a year to start laying eggs.

For cockerels, they can mature at around 4½ to 5 months of age, or 6 months as the average.
Late bloomers can take 10 - 14 months to actually show their gender, but those are more rare.

I have no experience with Seramas, so I can't say.

 

[fluffycrow]

Silkies from my experience usually start laying between 5-6 months old, though some may not lay till around 7-8 months of age.
In rare cases they can take a year to start laying eggs.

For cockerels, they can mature at around 4½ to 5 months of age, or 6 months as the average.
Late bloomers can take 10 - 14 months to actually show their gender, but those are more rare.

I have no experience with Seramas, so I can't say.

So unfortunately my suspicions/fears were confirmed, even if I get pullets this year they will likely not go broody until the next. Anyways, thank for your help as always

 

[MysteryChicken]

So unfortunately my suspicions/fears were confirmed, even if I get pullets this year they will likely not go broody until the next. Anyways, thank for your help as always

I've had Silkie pullets go broody after their first week of laying.
People have had instances of silkies going broody right after laying their first egg.

It varies upon each individual bird.

 

[fluffycrow]

I've had Silkie pullets go broody after their first week of laying.
People have had instances of silkies going broody right after laying their first egg.

It varies upon each individual bird.

Hmm, what I'll probably end up doing is maybe get a pair of each, or a trio of silkies, just to be safe

 

[MysteryChicken]

Hmm, what I'll probably end up doing is maybe get a pair of each, or a trio of silkies, just to be safe

Sounds good.

 

[fluffycrow]

Sounds good.

Well, you know by now, if I can FIND them that is

 

[MysteryChicken]

True.

 

[fluffycrow]

I apologize, my posts have been coming out a little weird lately, I'm having some problems while writing them and I don't know how to fix them