Giant Silkie Project.

[TheOddOneOut]

Same.
Gonna attempt breeding them again tomorrow. The boys didn't do their jobs today.

They’re lazy roosters!?

 

[MysteryChicken]

They’re lazy roosters!?

Yep, being slackers.

Surprised they didn't fight. They both had 2 hens each.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I did start breeding a few days ago, & it's been slow.
My Silkie Rooster Scaredy mated a couple of the Brahmas yesterday, but the girls didn't lay me eggs to collect today. Gonna have to breed them again tomorrow, & collect hatching eggs the day after that way I know he's the one who fertilized them.
I'll be popping eggs in the incubator on the 11th of March, hatch date is April 1st.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I did put them in the breeding pen today, but Scaredy felt it was too cold to get busy with the ladies today.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I finally collected a Brahma egg today, they gave me nothing yesterday.

 

[ANightPerson]

Love this! Silkies are great in so many ways, but their puny size has always been an issue to me.

I've seen purebred standard-sized silkies once in a blue moon, so I know that they exist somewhere, but I'm afraid I don't know any more about it. This is a much faster way to achieve larger sizes than by selecting for oh so many generations, so I'm excited to see what you come up with!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Love this! Silkies are great in so many ways, but their puny size has always been an issue to me.

I've seen purebred standard-sized silkies once in a blue moon, so I know that they exist somewhere, but I'm afraid I don't know any more about it. This is a much faster way to achieve larger sizes than by selecting for oh so many generations, so I'm excited to see what you come up with!

I'll be sure too share the results with you.

 

[MysteryChicken]

All of the Brahma eggs I need for the begining of this project are collected.

 

[CindyinSD]

All of the Brahma eggs I need for the begining of this project are collected.

So exciting!

 

[MysteryChicken]

So exciting!

Thank you.
Eggs are going into incubator on the 11th.