If you could choose any breed of laying hen to be have silkie feathers, what would it be?

[msiler]

Thread title speaks for itself, have at it!
If you want to share why as well, feel free!

 

[Northwest_Wannabe]

Easter Egger!!! I adore the color variations, the beards and the possibility of colored eggs : D Them and cochins <3

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Sapphire gem! Would they still have the temperament of a silkie or just feathers?

 

[MissE]

None. Too cold here for silkies. Don't think they would have done well here with winter when is was colder than -40 f.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

None. Too cold here for silkies. Don't think they would have done well here with winter when is was colder than -40 f.

But if you were just dreaming, which one?

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Of ones that aren't common if at all real:
Araucana, Ayam Cemani and Phoenix

 

[AntiqueB]

I think the floofyness of an Orpington (or Australorp or Cochin) would be fabulous in Silkie feathers! It would be way too cute!

 

[MissE]

But if you were just dreaming, which one?

Probably still none. The weather is the main reason, but to be honest, I just don't like the way they look. Don't hate me.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Probably still none. The weather is the main reason, but to be honest, I just don't like the way they look. Don't hate me.

Oh ok! Why would I hate you? Everyone has their own preferences!

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

Silkie-feathered Cochins, at least in bantam size, already exist; I have a flock of them and I adore them! There are also silkie-feathered Ameraucanas, though they seem to have gotten rather scarce in recent years, even more so than they were initially.

Other than them, if I had to choose one from that list, I think Orpingtons would do rather nicely with silkied feathering, and possibly Wyandottes, Barnevelders, and Brahmas as well. I don't think the breeds with longer tail feathers would look as nice with silkied feathering, personally, so Leghorns and Anconas (and my beloved Dorkings) wouldn't do much for me. The rest, heck, I'd take any of 'em in silkie-feathered varieties! I love silkied feathering