Giant Silkie Project.

[MysteryChicken]

@Amer, just bringing you in for the update.

 

[Amer]

@Amer, just bringing you in for the update.

You don't need to tag me, I'm following the thread.

 

[MysteryChicken]

You don't need to tag me, I'm following the thread.

Sometimes they get lost somehow. Only reason I do it on occasion is I've had friends lose the thread even when following.

 

[Amer]

Sometimes they get lost somehow. Only reason I do it on occasion is I've had friends lose the thread even when following.

No need to, I use "watched threads" so I'm not dependent on alerts.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I'm in a Silkie Group(Facebook), there was a thread discussing how much to charge for a good quality Silkie, & they think they should be overpriced even with how common they are, after I added how much I charge for mine which is usually around a couple bucks per bird, & the fact I base my pricing on rarity.
Gave an example for rarity with Indian Malays(Malays can go for $2,400), & someone was like: Even a RIR is more then that, probably more common.

 

[Chicken_tiger_catt]

This project is designed to create giant fluffy chickens.

Who doesn't love Silkies, & wish they had some the size of Brahmas?

I have both Silkies, & Brahmas, color patterns isn't a concern until Silkie feathering, 5 toes, & black skin are produced.

I'll only be using my largest Silkie cockerels/roosters to breed with my Brahmas.

Pictures of my large Silkie cockerels.

First Boy is next to a Bantam Silkie cockerel for size comparison.View attachment 2013213View attachment 2013217Second Boy next to a 5 gallon Bucket.View attachment 2013219View attachment 2013221Here's a picture of my Brahmas.View attachment 2013223

nice.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Well, looks like one of my Silkie/Malay cross chicks is a Cockerel. One thing that confuses me is that it's a Fibro Sexlink like it's Sibling, & half siblings, & shares female fibro linkage, but is getting red on it's back like a Cockerel would, & the breast feathers are like that of a pullet.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Partridge is supposed to be an Sexual Dimorphic Coloration.

 

[MysteryChicken]

At least I still got 3 pullets out of the crosses.

 

[NatJ]

Well, looks like one of my Silkie/Malay cross chicks is a Cockerel. One thing that confuses me is that it's a Fibro Sexlink like it's Sibling, & half siblings, & shares female fibro linkage, but is getting red on it's back like a Cockerel would, & the breast feathers are like that of a pullet.View attachment 4129558View attachment 4129559

I'll be curious to see how it looks as it gets older yet.

I see why you think it's a cockerel, but I also see why it "should" be a pullet, so I don't know what it really is I suppose you can't go by comb color, because that will just be black.