LabMomma
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Thank you!Mango would be good with your splash anyway in a BBS pen.
He definitely isn't an ideal partner for trying to get more silver penciled but also not the worst partner. You aren't likely to get any silver penciled in the first generation with him though.
If you can find a silver penciled boy that would be the best partner for the silver penciled girls. Because the males don't show penciling the same way he might not look penciled but if he is from a silver penciled line you can be confident he probably carries penciling. A gray would be a decent second choice (they are basically the same as a silver penciled but without the penciling). With a gray you'd have to breed the penciling back in however. In the first generation with a gray partner you would probably get partial penciling.
Mine usually start laying around 6-7 months with an occasional one starting as early as 5 and I had one start as late as 9-10 months. They usually go broody within a month or two of laying here though it depends on the individual. Mine go broody at any time of the year and a lot of them do it quite frequently (every other month to every two months or so). I have had silkie boys in a mixed flock a few times in the past. They were raised separately from the large breed roosters and hens though with some smaller girls and they pretty much kept to themselves and stayed in their own small flock with their smaller girls they were raised with. I think it really depends on the rooster though. My silkie boys more often than not do not get along well with each other but again it depends on the individual and some are mild mannered enough they can get along ok with other more mild mannered boys.
