for those of you firmilar with type

[CDAT]

Looking for some help re type. Looking to breed a standard size silkie, what breed would be most in line with silkie type to do the first crosses? I have been thinking brahma or cochin would make the most sense since they share a lot of traits, but might there be another large breed that would be more in line with the silkie type.

My end goal, many years down the road, would be to have all the silkie features/type but that is standard size around 8 pounds for cockerels. I have even been considering adding in some leghorn/RIR to increase egg production.

Any insight into type would be very helpful.

 

[TK Poultry]

wonder if you just use silkies? Many silkies in the US are around 2lbs the LF silkies in Britain are about 4lbs. Or you could use a large fowl cochin to keep the roundness of the silkie and the abundant foot feathering. They also are fairly large.

 

[TomNY]

I started a similar project a few years back. My first cross was Silky over White Leghorn. The theory being the increase in egg production would give me more birds to choose from in a shorter time. I would do the same again for whites and use Golden Comets if I was working towards a color. Tom

 

[kathyinmo]

I found this on another thread ....
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=4816484#p4816484

Does this help you out? ....

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