I actually was going to outcross them to my Mottleds and cross the F1s back to the silkieds over the next year or two. I both want to work on some other colors for them (currently I only have Red silkieds, plus one that looks like maybe incomplete partridge that appeared out of nowhere) and want to add some genetic diversity. I had some hatching issues with them this year and I feel pretty confident ruling out incubation errors and nutrition of the parents. The Mottleds aren't the most ideal for the job, color-wise, but it's all I could get ahold of, so they'll have to do.
Yes, they're silkie feathered. They have fuzz instead of smooth feathering like a normal Cochin would. They're also not crossed to Silkies to get that effect; they're single combed, have no dark skin, no extra toe, no crest, no beards, no blue earlobes, etc. It was reportedly a spontaneous mutant out of some frizzled Cochins some years back, similarly to the silkied Ameraucanas that cropped up out of a BBS Ameraucana line, if I remember correctly. Unfortunately, they didn't take off in popularity like the Ameraucanas did, so you hardly ever see them.
Anyway, here is a comparison; smooth Cochin, silkied Cochin, and Silkie:
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Yeah, they're not for everyone. Personally, their combs don't bother me as much as their crests. I don't like large crests. Especially combined with beards. I like my chickens to have visible faces. 
I have a personal goal of eventually owning as many breeds as possible that are silkied. Hedemora, Ameraucana, Showgirl, Svart Hona, Silky duck, and especially... silkied Seramas. 
