Hello, gonna be creating silkies that lay colored eggs, besides white, tinted, & cream.
These are to not be confused with Silkied Easter Eggers.
These will have all the traits of a Silkie, but will lay different colored eggs.
Egg colors to be expected: Original, white, tinted, cream. (Colored Eggs: Green, Olive Green, Brown, Chocolate Brown, Blue, Turquoise, Light Blue, Light Green, Mint Chip, Minty, Pastel Greens, Plum, & pink.
These are gonna be of Large Fowl variety.
Order for the Breeding project:
Silkie X Easter Egger X Silkie
Silkie X Black Copper Marans X Silkie
Then breed these first couple mixes together.
Here's a couple egg color charts.
Project will begin next year. Most likely in early summer.
These are to not be confused with Silkied Easter Eggers.
These will have all the traits of a Silkie, but will lay different colored eggs.
Egg colors to be expected: Original, white, tinted, cream. (Colored Eggs: Green, Olive Green, Brown, Chocolate Brown, Blue, Turquoise, Light Blue, Light Green, Mint Chip, Minty, Pastel Greens, Plum, & pink.
These are gonna be of Large Fowl variety.
Order for the Breeding project:
Silkie X Easter Egger X Silkie
Silkie X Black Copper Marans X Silkie
Then breed these first couple mixes together.
Here's a couple egg color charts.