No kidding! Especially with recessive white!Gotcha, well whatever he is he sure is cute! I guess when mixing colors it's just hard to guess at the genetics going on!
Well, My pet chicken has the silkie easter eggers. I know some people have done that.
Aww, I'm so envious!
That looks like a silver partridge baby!
If I could have roosters I might try a breeding project. It would be fun but that’s out for me. I just was wondering if it was possible. Sounds like it is! Perhaps if I want one I’ll just have to see if I can order some. Thanks for the answer.I'm not sure of the process but it's definitely been done.
If you wanted to start your own project it'll probably take a while to get back to silkie type but I've seen at least one breeder who sells colored egg laying silkie hatching eggs.
Here is an old add here on BYC of the breeder I see mentioned often https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/silkies-that-lay-blue-eggs.1255052/ . They have a facebook page too if you wanted to see more examples of the colors they've gotten so far, it's a pretty cool project for sure!
Thanks for the response. I’d love to try a breeding project if I could, pesky no rooster laws stop me. I’ll look around My Pet Chicken and see what they show.
My boy. His names Biscuit
First and foremost - ABSOLUTELY NO HATING ON SILKIES ALLOWED!!! If you aren’t here to support our fuzzy friends, don’t respond.
Silkies get a bad rap for the following:
"Looks like a dust mop"
"Too hard to maintain"
"Poor immune system"
"Dumber than rocks"
"0 predator awareness"
And oh, so much more.
Well my friends - I thought so too, until I actually got silkies for myself. These are some of the most wonderful birds out there.
I’ve found them to be highly heat tolerant, wonderful mothers, having the strongest immune systems in my Bantam flock, GREAT LAYERS (that’s right folks), adorable as all get out, and more.
I currently have 9 silkies - and my rooster has been nothing but a gentleman to his ladies. They free range daily and I’ve not had a silkie get killed by a predator yet. My hens average 5 eggs a week - not too bad for a silkie, eh?
Most of the time, these silkie haters haven’t even owned the breed, but rather pretend they know everything.
So... let the fun begin! Support our silkies!
Pictures always welcome.
Be mindful, and respect others...
Off-topic discussions are allowed, though try to maintain the subject of silkies.
-Kayla-
Do you know what colors made him?
