Silkies - They’re simply SPECTACULAR!

[CSolis]

Has anyone ever mixed a silky with a black copper maran? If so what did ya get? And what kind of silky did u mix with?

I had a hen named Dark Rose that I suspect was silkie x BCM. I put her in with one of my silkie boys, but wasn't impressed with her offspring. Just sold her.

 

[CSolis]

I'm lucking out this spring. I have two buyers coming for Roosters! Usually it's hard to sell them and I got overloaded. Sold 4 already and two more sales in the works so far.

 

[Clodill4rel]

I had a hen named Dark Rose that I suspect was silkie x BCM. I put her in with one of my silkie boys, but wasn't impressed with her offspring. Just sold her.

What did she look like ? And u don’t k ow what kind of silky she was mixed with do you?

 

[CSolis]

This is her. She was rather large for a silkie mix, but had the beard and crest. And no, I never got to see her father.

Here are two of her offspring, both boys. Elvis and Tom Tom.

 

[Clodill4rel]

This is her. She was rather large for a silkie mix, but had the beard and crest. And no, I never got to see her father.View attachment 3774975

Awwwwww she almost looks like my paint silky mix with my roo fly by nights babies. I have a male and docile female from them. But I do see the golden speckles a little around her neck in that pic…… I was just curious because I have one black copper hen and thought a silky mix might be fun…

 

[CSolis]

Awwwwww she almost looks like my paint silky mix with my roo fly by nights babies. I have a male and docile female from them. But I do see the golden speckles a little around her neck in that pic…… I was just curious because I have one black copper hen and thought a silky mix might be fun…

I was busy posting pics of her offspring with my blue silkie boy while you were responding. LOL

 

[Timbers Happy Hens]

Better lighting and a look at it's back and side would help tell. Might have to wait for the juvenile feathers to tell though

Here is a picture of her back in daylight and another with the flash on. Also an additional photo of her day old chick down, I thought it might be helpful. I still can’t tell if she’s a regular brown partridge, silver or blue. She didn’t have any brown in her day old fluff.
Name ideas would also be appreciated! Tracking its development, its looking pullet.

 

[Hinotori]

Here is a picture of her back in daylight and another with the flash on. Also an additional photo of her day old chick down, I thought it might be helpful. I still can’t tell if she’s a regular brown partridge, silver or blue. She didn’t have any brown in her day old fluff.
Name ideas would also be appreciated! Tracking its development, its looking pullet.

Looks like a regular partridge from the pictures.

 

[Timbers Happy Hens]

Looks like a regular partridge from the pictures.

So I should expect the standard black with brown, Like my other pullet?

 

[Hinotori]

So I should expect the standard black with brown, Like my other pullet?

Will probably be very similar.