silkies and cochins

[ridinglizzard]

I recently acquired 6 young birds: 2 female and 1 male Silkie, and 2 female and 1 male Cochins. Should I separate the breeds, or leave them together? Realistically, for this winter it would be much easier for me to house them all together, but perhaps next summer when they are mature I should separate them... Thoughts?

 

[Mr. Ree]

To answer your question, it all depends on wether you want pure bred birds or mixed breeds. Crossing the two breeds together will give you birds that look like Silkies with the featherig of the Cochin. So if you just want the birds just to have them the its not important to seperate them.

~Casey

 

[ridinglizzard]

Thanks!

 

[shelleyd2008]

You can keep them together for the winter if you are worried about them being too cold; for that matter, if you don't plan on hatching (or letting them hatch) their eggs, you could keep them together indefinitely. But if you do plan to hatch from them and want pure bred chicks you will have to separate them eventually.