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BlendedFamilyFarmSilkies said:
I just got 6 Color Pure Silkies and 2 are already crowing before 2 months old! I am a SAHM with 4 kids. We are a blended family and the kids absolutely keep me on my toes. Looking forward to being able to get some answers on what the heck I’m doing while starting a breeding program. Not sure what color two of our babies are and need to know what colors are best to breed together to stay color pure and what other colors I need to get up a running! TYIA!
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Hiya, and welcome to BYC! :frow

I've been raising/breeding silkies for 8 years, and never had one crow before two months. How sure are you that these are "pure"? A couple I've heard try at 3 months, but for the vast majority, it's not until 5-6 months. I just had one make his first crow at eight months old. I'm not saying they aren't pure, but to be crowing prior to 8 weeks old is very unusual.

When I started breeding, I found this thread that helped me know what I was doing with color genetics. https://www.backyardchickens.com/th...n-color-genetics.1219858/page-2#post-19511066

That isn't all-inclusive. What colors do you have? I have other breeding info for paints, cuckoos, and a couple of others.
 

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