I want to create larger silkie chickens

I want to work my way up to silkies the size of jersey giants by breeding them with giants but I know roosters cant mate with jerseys and a silky girl probably cant survive such intercourse. I need to work my way up the size chart. I have 1 roo and 2 girls. What breed to I get next to have the babies be larger?
I gave a white silky rooster to a friend who has a brama hen. She just hatched 3 chicks! It will be fun to see what they look like as they grow.
 
Really? I would do this:
Breed JG female with S male

Grow babies (1st generation) then breed babies with another silkies (purebred silkie if possible)

Now the silkie (2nd generation) has silky feathers and is a giant

Then after I do that, do it a lot then my flock is made up of these massive silkies. Would that work or is idea just hogwash?
You might have to go on the market for broiler silkies. They are a little smaller than your average chicken but they’d work the best since it’d put you ahead. I have a broiler roo but no broiler hens otherwise I’d offer hatching eggs
 
Really? I would do this:
Breed JG female with S male

Grow babies (1st generation) then breed babies with another silkies (purebred silkie if possible)

Now the silkie (2nd generation) has silky feathers and is a giant

Then after I do that, do it a lot then my flock is made up of these massive silkies. Would that work or is idea just hogwash?
Just breed the 1st generation crosses together. Breeding back to a silkie will likely make them way smaller
 

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