Giant Silkie Project.

[Egg Snatcher]

What should the first color variety should I introduce into my first round of Giant Silkies?

Color choices:

Columbian: Gold, or silver.

Buff

Partridge: Blue, silver, buff

Blue, Black, Splash

Splash Partridge/Calico

Barred/Cuckoo

Mottled

Pied Most people will probably tell me this doesn't exist in chickens, but just wait, & watch?

Paint

Black Copper

Wheaten

Wheaten Crele

Crele

Barred Columbian

Red Pyle

Silver Duckwing

BB Red

Albino

Red Pyle With Barring

Splash Pyle

Blue Cream

Lavender

Gold Laced, silver, or gold

Pencilled, silver, or gold


Have any other color suggestions, go ahead, & share?

How would you do Albino? Is there a breed that produces Albino chicks.

 

[MysteryChicken]

If I have time, I'll be preparing the small coop to use as a breeding pen.

Like this, but it has to be cleaned out first.

 

[MysteryChicken]

How would you do Albino? Is there a breed that produces Albino chicks.

Using my Silver, Split Sex-linked Albino rooster, but we'll stay away from that at the moment. We're not that far into the project yet.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

Using my Silver, Split Sex-linked Albino rooster, but we'll stay away from that at the moment. We're not that far into the project yet.

Ok! Hope this works out.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Ok! Hope this works out.

It might. It'll definitely be an experiment.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm actually gonna pair my F1 Giant Silkie cross with 3 of my largest hens, instead of 2.

Trying to stay away from the Bantam gene, so I'm sticking to the large birds.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

I'm actually gonna pair my F1 Giant Silkie cross with 3 of my largest hens, instead of 2.

Trying to stay away from the Bantam gene, so I'm sticking to the large birds.

Sounds good. Maybe it'll make the f2s bigger.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sounds good. Maybe it'll make the f2s bigger.

To preserve the genes for standard, or large fowl silkies. Soon will be Giant.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

How's the Maylas?

 

[MysteryChicken]

How's the Maylas?

They're doing good, will be turning a week old on Friday.