Is This A Genetic Variation In Silkies?

[MysteryChicken]

I can say that Easter Eggers are probably a better route to go down-if you are looking for production purposes. They run about 3-6 dollars for chicks, compared to the $20+ you can spend on Ameraucanas. Easter Eggers are more cross-breed then Ameraucanas so they tend to be hardier. There are also A LOT of Ameraucana counterfeits out there.

Here's my EEs.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Here's most of my Silkies.

 

[Slick Chicken 101]

Here's most of my Silkies.
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Some nice looking birds! Most of mine are a lot plainer looking, my bantams are the finest looking.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Some nice looking birds! Most of mine are a lot plainer looking, my bantams are the finest looking.

Thanks. First two silkies are Project Giant Silkies I'm currently working on.

 

[Slick Chicken 101]

Really big Silkies?

BTW I separated the white roo, because the quiet, timid, grey roo made a "snack" of the white roo's comb! Be warned! The less dominant roosters are out for blood! STAY INDOORS!!! Seriously though, they got along great till yesterday, guess it is the quiet ones you gotta look out for...

PS The white roo is doing good (I expect a full recovery very quickly), and will be free-ranging with my other bachelor roosters.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

We call these TSC Silkies. I've had a few. Legs aren't as fluffy either, and some are missing an extra back toe on one foot or both.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Really big Silkies?

BTW I separated the white roo, because the quiet, timid, grey roo made a "snack" of the white roo's comb! Be warned! The less dominant roosters are out for blood! STAY INDOORS!!! Seriously though, they got along great till yesterday, guess it is the quiet ones you gotta look out for...

PS The white roo is doing good (I expect a full recovery very quickly), and will be free-ranging with my other bachelor roosters.

Yes, Really Big Silkies.

Fighting Silkies is very common. Most of the time it doesn't cause damage/draw blood. I have 2 boys that have been fighting for a straight year off, & on, & the only thing they succeed in is making one side of their Neck's bald.

My First Silkie fight, someone was almost killed, & had to be doctored back to health. He was all bloodied, & cut up. These two were buddies for about a year. Before they fought.

Second Silkie Fight, my two project Giant Silkie Boys tried to kill each other one day. They just wouldn't stop fighting. They'd both be exhausted, but still went at it. Something I've never seen before. Usually there's a winner, & the loser runs, & cowers.
They had to be separated.

 

[MysteryChicken]

We call these TSC Silkies. I've had a few. Legs aren't as fluffy either, and some are missing an extra back toe on one foot or both.

My Poor Quality Pet Silkies often throw good quality birds. Poof, is the result from Big Combed Fluffy Rooster X Broiler Silkie hen. So not always a bad thing to have flawed birds.

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They're also large enough to be considered LF.

 

[Lacy Duckwing]

My Poor Quality Pet Silkies often throw good quality birds. Poof, is the result from Big Combed Fluffy Rooster X Broiler Silkie hen. So not always a bad thing to have flawed birds.

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My Basil and Beemer had a couple gorgeous children, but they still showed the flaws unfortunately. Yours threw an even prettier chick!

 

[MysteryChicken]

My Basil and Beemer had a couple gorgeous children, but they still showed the flaws unfortunately. Yours threw an even prettier chick!

Here's the grand daughter of the daughter of those two.