Dogsothoth
Chirping
It really looked like he got the deed done. What would these chicks be like if I let them hatch? Honestly I’m shocked, he went from being bullied, to the hens completely laying down for him.
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I’m wondering if it’s such a bad pairing that I shouldn’t allow it? Idk, I guess chicken breeding isn’t as serious as say... dog or horse breeding. It’s not like I’d be marketing & selling these offspring.Well good for him. Many owners find that their Silkie rooster in time rules the roost and is the darling of the large fowl ladies.
As to what the chicks will look like. We'd have to know more about the hens in question.
I do know that first generation progeny do not have the Silkie feathers. They usually have the black skin, and often the 5 toes (but not always).
Color depends on his color and the hen's.
Progeny should be about halfway sized between the 2 parents.
That some generalities.
LofMc
Yes I noticed it’s like he’s a rodeo man, hanging on for dear life up thereMy rooster is an even smaller breed: a Sebright (he weighs 1lb). He regularly mates all of my girls, from the Silkies to the Brahma.
I find that he sometimes has a hard time mounting the bigger girls and really grabs on. He has caused feather damage and comb injuries before. He's gotten better with age, though.
"Yeeee - hawww!"Yes I noticed it’s like he’s a rodeo man, hanging on for dear life up there
I’m wondering if it’s such a bad pairing that I shouldn’t allow it? Idk, I guess chicken breeding isn’t as serious as say... dog or horse breeding. It’s not like I’d be marketing & selling these offspring.
I have 4 roosters for 10 hens right now, by accident. All Silkie roosters. It’s so funny because they stay outside of the run, in a separate pasture. The roosters slip through the fence, the big girls do not. But they come in JUST to eat, drink, and mate... then eventually they run off & stick together in that pasture... it cracks me up. I really thought I’d need to separate or rehome 1-2 Roos by now.My silkie rooster absolutely dominated the bachelor coop and ran roosters twice his size off the feed until he was done. I'm not surprised.