Silkie Chicks...

[sillyovrsilkies]

I've got 8 (4 mo. old) blue Silkies and am getting ready to purchase some more babies very soon! Would you please advise introducing babies (after they've reached 8 wks.) to the others and more importantly b/c I'm trying to decide colors to order...Will my older roo mate with my younger ones when they reach breeding age? I really want to end up with some splash silkies... since I already have blue I'm thinking of purchasing some whites, but didn't know if I should buy a few blues of the same age or can I count on my older roo?? Does this make sense???

 

[Bat Cave Silkies]

If your goal is to end up with Splash silkies, and you already have blue, then you need to buy some black or splash to go with your blues----white will not create Splash.

Can't really figure out what you're asking about the "older roo"....

 

[EmtheFishLady]

Are you asking if your older rooster will mate with the hens when they get breeding age? Because...yes.

 

[magicpigeon]

If your silkies are not used to the different color...then it will take a while. My silkie roo had a problem with my partridge. He refused to accept her as a chicken! ..That is, until all the others went broody and she was the last one left...

 

[Three Cedars Silkies]

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Yes, this absolutely will happen. Especially if the birds are raised with all the same color. If they are raised in a mixed color flock until breeding age, then they are more likely to breed a different color hen.