Giant-silkie mix

[Chuck Punk]

I bought a Black Silkie broody with chicks a little over a year ago, and one of them turned out beautiful in unexpected ways. And now I would really like to reproduce her.
Thing is, the guy I bought her from only keeps Silkies, so he has no idea what her father is. I can find any silkie-mix that look like her, but to me that pattern in her feathers seem man made, like it's from an actual breed.

Shes about twice the size of her mother when they stand (an actual giant!), her feathers aren't silkie but they are incredible soft, she lays huge eggs, and she has a very mild temper.
Does anybody know what she might be? Thanks!

 

[Gray Farms]

Silkie x large breed Cochin mix

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

She is stunning!!!!

 

[Chuck Punk]

Silkie x large breed Cochin mix

Thank you. Googled them and yes that seems to be the one.

 

[SharW75]

Oh my goodness, what a beautiful hen!

 

[Tofu the chicken]

Beautiful girl, my guess is silkie x dark brahma

 

[Chuck Punk]

Thanks for the suggestions. I've looked into both Brahma and Cochin and and I'm honestly finding it difficult to say which it is.
As far as I can see, the pattern on her feathers is, by danish standards, only recognised in dwarf cochin, where neither shape nor size fits. But like, chickens do happen in diffrent colours than what is strictly mandated. Shape of the large breed fits, but Dark brahma does also look like a good candidate.

 

[5ChicksInTheCity]

Check out barnevelder feathers. Those are definitely a classic double laced pattern. She is absolutely beautiful whatever she is.

 

[SurferchickinSB]

I bought a Black Silkie broody with chicks a little over a year ago, and one of them turned out beautiful in unexpected ways. And now I would really like to reproduce her.
Thing is, the guy I bought her from only keeps Silkies, so he has no idea what her father is. I can find any silkie-mix that look like her, but to me that pattern in her feathers seem man made, like it's from an actual breed.

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Shes about twice the size of her mother when they stand (an actual giant!), her feathers aren't silkie but they are incredible soft, she lays huge eggs, and she has a very mild temper.
Does anybody know what she might be? Thanks!

I would think silver laced Barnevelder.

 

[YardMoa]

The pattern in question is silver pencilled, aka silver partridge. It requires both parents to at least be heterozygous for Pg (to result in homozygous offspring) and for a hen, requires her father to be Silver.

Silkies come in Partridge (at least in the US) and a black Silkie could be homozygous for Pg, but you'd never know until breeding because the pattern doesn't show up on the Extended Black e locus.

I think Dark Brahma is a good bet looking at the feather pattern. A Silver Barnevelder would have passed on a copy of Ml which would not have resulted in that feather pattern. I also wouldn't expect so much leg fluff from a bird with a clean legged parent.

If you are trying to recreate her, keep in mind the black Silkie will pass Extended Black to about half her offspring. You have about a 1/4 chance of hatching out hens like your big beauty above.