(Mini Project) Rainbow Laying Silkies.

[Adorae]

Thank you. Well said! One more question does it matter Roo or hen when crossing them back to silky or it’s just my preference…? Since I have two F1 now that are really a pretty blue color with feathered feet … I will try to bring it back silky style with one or both of the two newer batches of Silkys I’m hatching right now

It doesn’t matter which silkie, as long as it was either a pure silkie, which will give you 50% silkie feathering, or a sibling, which would give you 25% silkie feathering.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Thank you. Well said! One more question does it matter Roo or hen when crossing them back to silky or it’s just my preference…? Since I have two F1 now that are really a pretty blue color with feathered feet … I will try to bring it back silky style with one or both of the two newer batches of Silkys I’m hatching right now

Doesn't matter what gender the Silkie is for the back crossing for pure silkie feathering.

 

[Clodill4rel]

Doesn't matter what gender the Silkie is for the back crossing for pure silkie feathering.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Cuties.

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

Would a "dark brown" egg be your typical egg or from a Wellsummer or Maran?

 

[Chicks in VA]

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.
View attachment 2815416View attachment 2815417Project will begin next year. Most likely in early summer.

tag me when you start

 

[MysteryChicken]

Would a "dark brown" egg be your typical egg or from a Wellsummer or Maran?

Could be yes.

 

[MysteryChicken]

tag me when you start

I will. I've got a Fibro Easter Egger that will be perfect for this project, just need to wait, & see what color she lays. I also have a Black Ameraucana, cream Legbar, Green Queen, & Olive Egger.

 

[MysteryChicken]

tag me when you start

The Marans part I'm gonna skip, since my Olive Egger looks like it's a Marans based one, so she has the Dark brown egg gene.

 

[_-Captain BRM-_]

Could be yes.

But your typical brown egg wouldn't do the job?