Giant Silkie Project.

[MysteryChicken]

True. Standard bred silkies are not a favorite of mine

Same, though we own a few. My sister's Bantam Show Stock Silkie rooster kicked the bucket a few days ago due to something circulating through the flock currently. Still got a Calico, & his daughter's doing good.

 

[chikenkid617]

Same, though we own a few. My sister's Bantam Show Stock Silkie rooster kicked the bucket a few days ago due to something circulating through the flock currently. Still got a Calico, & his daughter's doing good.

Do you have any pure bred birds that you breed to American standard?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Do you have any pure bred birds that you breed to American standard?

I've got Purebreds, Malays(Original None Standard Bred), 1 Ameraucana, Easter Eggers, 3 OEGBs(Exhibition type), 2 OEGBs(None Exhibition type), 1 Brahma Cockerel(Standard Bred Cull), 3 Standard Bred American Silkie Bantams.

Other birds I have are American Gamefowl crosses for a project, I've got a Blue Face Hen, & Blue Face/Oriental cross as part of my base. I need more games as these two hens won't live forever to continue the projects.
Project Chameleons, these are a hardy Landrance breed I'm producing.

I'm using Malays for both the Giant Silkies, & Parrot Beak Aseel breeding projects.

I got 2 Mystery Game Bantams for my Project Survival Chickens/Roman Gamefowl breeding project, which also includes the American Gamefowl hens.

 

[chikenkid617]

Very cool

 

[MysteryChicken]

Will be butchering Scaredy tomorrow. His feet did defrost during the warm-up, he had very little tissue damage which is good, but this sudden drop in temp we just had refroze his feet worse, & has managed to freeze one of his shanks as well this time, so he doesn't want to wall due to it.
Definitely gonna need more Chinese Silkies.

 

[Skyeknight]

How are the Malay Silkie crosses doing? Are they near laying date yet? If it's not to big a of a hassle could you send some photos? I am really wondering how they turned out!

 

[MysteryChicken]

How are the Malay Silkie crosses doing? Are they near laying date yet? If it's not to big a of a hassle could you send some photos? I am really wondering how they turned out!

They're doing good. All have started laying last year, but only 2 are currently laying eggs right now.
I'll get pictures tomorrow.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Rest in peace Scaredy. At least you serve a new purpose.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Yes, he's not a small bird under that fluff. He's alittle thin, but still fairly meaty. Despite being 7 years old he was fairly easy to cut up for soup, & he never went into rigor mortis.

This is part of what I mean when I've said Chinese Silkies are more Aseel like if you look at his build.