Giant Silkie Project.

[MysteryChicken]

3 main features of Chinese Silkies, is any comb type, solid tail feathers, & varying degrees of leg feathering. So, they aren't as fancy as our US silkies.

I wanna keep the solid tail feathers, but unsure I wanna keep just strictly Walnut combs, or go with the other comb types also.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's the fancy footed, silkie bantam I hatched for a friend. It's definitely a dominant white, there's a random black feather in the hackles. But not all my dominant whites have black showing.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Okay, I'm conducting an experiment with 007, my Khaki Silkie. I've bred him to a CrackerFowl X Silkie cross hen who's light partridge in color, & a black Sumatra.

Khaki X Black Sumatra should give me 100% Duns.

Khaki X Light Partridge should give me 25% Dun partridge females, 25% Dun Partridge males, & 25% Dun Females, & 25% Dun Males.

 

[MysteryChicken]

These crosses may end up being added to the project depending on how big they are, & the richness of color.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Anyone want updated pictures of the new bunch of Largefowl Silkies? They're pretty big at 2 months.

 

[2ndTink]

Anyone want updated pictures of the new bunch of Largefowl Silkies? They're pretty big at 2 months.

Eh-hem... YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Eh-hem... YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Will get pictures here in a bit.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here they are. Sorry they're glowing like they're godly.

#1. Pullet

#2. Cockerel

#3. Pullet(My weirdo)

#4. Pullet

#5. Pullet

 

[troyer]

Here they are. Sorry they're glowing like they're godly.

#1. PulletView attachment 3513521#2. Cockerel View attachment 3513522#3. Pullet(My weirdo)View attachment 3513524#4. PulletView attachment 3513526#5. Pullet View attachment 3513530

Wow! They are nice big size, that will really be beneficial for your project.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Wow! They are nice big size, that will really be beneficial for your project.

Yes, they are. I keep the big one's for a reason.