Giant Silkie Project.

[MysteryChicken]

I had one with 6 toes on one foot and 7 toes on the other footView attachment 3406725View attachment 3406726

Nice. Polydactly likes to throw surprises sometimes.

 

[ButtonHoarder]

I had one with 6 toes on one foot and 7 toes on the other footView attachment 3406725View attachment 3406726

I don’t know why but those feet look so cute

 

[MysteryChicken]

One of the Malay hens decided to start laying again. So, I can cross to Silkie for the project soon.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Okay, breeding 007, my Khaki Silkie cockerel to Splash Wheaten Malay(Most of my Malay hens are), should yield me some Self Khaki/Platinums.

The only problem is I'm unsure of what base 007 is, whether his Extended Black based, Blue, or Partridge. So, I should find that out as I breed too.

 

[MysteryChicken]

If I do F1s with Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock, & Silkie I'm planning on back crossing to Silkie to restore Silkie traits(Same with Silkie X Malay F1s), after that I'm gonna take the best looking of each, & hopefully get some Duns, & Dun Barred offspring for a different color option.

These of course will be bred to my F2, original(Silkie/Brahma X Silkie), Rooster Floof, extending more color possibilities, introducing Silver Columbian into the genepool.

Keeping the size Giant is the main goal though, so I'll be only selecting the largest offspring for breeding.

 

[troyer]

If I do F1s with Heritage Plymouth Barred Rock, & Silkie I'm planning on back crossing to Silkie to restore Silkie traits(Same with Silkie X Malay F1s), after that I'm gonna take the best looking of each, & hopefully get some Duns, & Dun Barred offspring for a different color option.

These of course will be bred to my F2, original(Silkie/Brahma X Silkie), Rooster Floof, extending more color possibilities, introducing Silver Columbian into the genepool.

Keeping the size Giant is the main goal though, so I'll be only selecting the largest offspring for breeding.

How many chicks do you hope to get to select from? I guess all the extras can be culled/processed for eating if they can't be sold otherwise.

 

[MysteryChicken]

How many chicks do you hope to get to select from? I guess all the extras can be culled/processed for eating if they can't be sold otherwise.

I think I'll go as much as 8 - 10 this year, increase my average amount of 4 per hatch, though I do good with small hatches.

If I can't sell, we eat them generally.

 

[MysteryChicken]

For my PBA in USA project I'm gonna hatch 6 Malay chicks. Maybe more.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Will be starting up this project again soon. Just waiting for my Malays to officially start laying again. After getting that one Malay egg, I haven't gotten anymore yet.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Got more Silkies. I took almost all the Khaki colored ones.
Not the best pictures. I can get better pictures tomorrow.