I have a bunch of chicks from the Silkied Ameraucana project available, from 4 weeks old to 8 weeks old. They are all splits, so they don't show the fluffy feathers. Please read all of this ad before bidding on these birds, as this is an unusual projects and there is a likelihood of disappointment I want you to be prepared to experience.
Price will vary by age of chick, and I'm only selling in groups of 3 or more, straight run. They have the tendency to fool me when I think I can sex them early, so I won't even try.
If you aren't familiar with this project, please look at the thread What's wrong with their feathers? to get the background. Essentially, they are a spontaneous mutation or throwback that occurred in an inbred group of birds from which a BYCer got some eggs. She got two EEs with feathers just like Silkie feathers, but without any other Silkie qualities, essentially appearing as a spontaneous mutation a couple of generations previously had finally displayed its effects.
She shared these with many of us on BYC and we have been working with them for years to improve their robustness, as they die without warning at any age, without symptom or apparent cause. They have gotten stronger as we have bred them to typey Ameraucanas from excellent breeder lines, and yet are still fragile and occasionally popping out unwanted characteristics like red leakage and yellow legs. They are also incredibly docile and might be bullied if in a mixed flock.
My stock has birds who have been bred with 4 different Ameraucana lines, as well as 5 generations of improvement. They are still very fragile and prone to sudden, unexplained demise. I can't stress that enough. These particular chicks are of 7 different mothers and have a Silkied father, so they will all carry the gene to produce Silkied offspring if bred to other carriers. The Hookless gene is required from both parents if you desire a fluffy bird, it will not express if only one copy is possessed by a bird. I have not grown out any of this particular level of improvement, so this generation may be the generation to succeed in not dropping for no particular reason. I SOOOOOOOO hope this is the case, as I love these birds and want to see them succeed as an option available for the general chickeneer! If they can't be improved enough to share with everyone, I doubt they'll succeed as a project because there are so few of us working on them!
If bred to one another, 50% will be carriers, 25% will be Silkied, and 25% will not carry the gene at all. If you can get a Silkied bird from one of the other breeders, half of the offspring would be Silkied, half Split. If you breed Silkied birds to one another, all of the offspring will be Silkied.
Please email me with any questions: [email protected]
Price will vary by age of chick, and I'm only selling in groups of 3 or more, straight run. They have the tendency to fool me when I think I can sex them early, so I won't even try.
If you aren't familiar with this project, please look at the thread What's wrong with their feathers? to get the background. Essentially, they are a spontaneous mutation or throwback that occurred in an inbred group of birds from which a BYCer got some eggs. She got two EEs with feathers just like Silkie feathers, but without any other Silkie qualities, essentially appearing as a spontaneous mutation a couple of generations previously had finally displayed its effects.
She shared these with many of us on BYC and we have been working with them for years to improve their robustness, as they die without warning at any age, without symptom or apparent cause. They have gotten stronger as we have bred them to typey Ameraucanas from excellent breeder lines, and yet are still fragile and occasionally popping out unwanted characteristics like red leakage and yellow legs. They are also incredibly docile and might be bullied if in a mixed flock.
My stock has birds who have been bred with 4 different Ameraucana lines, as well as 5 generations of improvement. They are still very fragile and prone to sudden, unexplained demise. I can't stress that enough. These particular chicks are of 7 different mothers and have a Silkied father, so they will all carry the gene to produce Silkied offspring if bred to other carriers. The Hookless gene is required from both parents if you desire a fluffy bird, it will not express if only one copy is possessed by a bird. I have not grown out any of this particular level of improvement, so this generation may be the generation to succeed in not dropping for no particular reason. I SOOOOOOOO hope this is the case, as I love these birds and want to see them succeed as an option available for the general chickeneer! If they can't be improved enough to share with everyone, I doubt they'll succeed as a project because there are so few of us working on them!
If bred to one another, 50% will be carriers, 25% will be Silkied, and 25% will not carry the gene at all. If you can get a Silkied bird from one of the other breeders, half of the offspring would be Silkied, half Split. If you breed Silkied birds to one another, all of the offspring will be Silkied.
Please email me with any questions: [email protected]
