Giant Silkie Project.

[MysteryChicken]

Year before last I ended up with a broiler silkie roo (dunno how or why) I hatched a clutch from him and a bantam silkie lady, got 2 cockerels, who are smaller than dad but bigger than a standard silkie roo. currently not intending to hatch more, but thought it might be relevant-ish to the thread, at least enough to post it here anyways.

I have Broiler Silkies too. I have offspring from Broiler hen X LF Silkie, & got LF Silkie hen from that crossing.

 

[Chickpalooza]

I have Broiler Silkies too. I have offspring from Broiler hen X LF Silkie, & got LF Silkie hen from that crossing.

I think at some point I posted about this in the past but I’m not entirely sure, I like my broiler, but decided he didn’t really need to be with my tiny hens(standard silkie, sebright, and polish) so he currently gets to be roommates with his sons, a bantam silkie roo, and 2 other bantam Cochin roosters I have no use for (yet). The two cockerels he produced are pretty, not sure what to do with them at the moment lol.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Forgot pictures yesterday, I'll have to get them, today.

 

[MysteryChicken]

They're 22 weeks old today, so 5 months.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Sorry, no pictures. Been very busy, will also be busy tomorrow.

 

[Chikyboy]

Are you planning on making showgirl strains of these? Just a thought.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Are you planning on making showgirl strains of these? Just a thought.

I don't know yet. I've never really given it a thought.

 

[Chikyboy]

I don't know yet. I've never really given it a thought.

It would be cool if you did!

 

[MysteryChicken]

It would be cool if you did!

I would have to get some Naked Necks for that, or somehow get LF Show Girls, instead of bantam.

 

[Chikyboy]

I wonder how many generations it would take to breed bantam showgirls back to LF, but keep the naked neck.