Silkies

[FrizzlesRule]

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How big are they??? I thought all Silkies were considered bantams, although the roosters can get medium size, all the hens are usually about the size of Cochin bantams.

 

[PremierSilkies]

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/Clubs/SilkieUK/SilkieUK.html

http://www.poultryclub.org/silkieclub/

http://www.thesilkieclubofgreatbritain.co.uk/index.php?section=1

http://www.exhibitionsilkies.co.uk/

Here are some links to the Great Britain sites that have standard size silkies.

Connie

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Yes, in OTHER countries large fowl silkies are available. Not in the US.

Walnut comb is a combination of rose and pea combs. Both of these genes are dominant to single comb (technically epistatic to single, but who needs big words

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Dark skin is also dominant, but if the dark skinned parent has only one copy, some of the offspring will not inherit it.

Crossing to a sumatra would give blacker feathering, but you would certainly loose type. I have a silkieXphoenix.

 

[PremierSilkies]

I thought there was a lady on the east coast who paid all the money to import some from England and was working with them about 4 or 5 years ago? There was also the egg exchange at that show in Louisiana?
the silkie cajun dude from TX should speak up "Chris"?, lol He was part of all that?
Would have been fun to see and meet the other silkie people from other countries.
Did you go Suze?

Connie

 

[ChickyLaura]

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But, it would still lay eggs... How practical is a Great Dane compared to a Chihuahua?

I love my doggies, but my Chickens give me something tangible!!!

 

[WalkingWolf]

I have a male and female 2 month old chicks that are a silkie/ranger cross. Both are tight feathered and black skinned both are miniature versions of a meat bird except for the feet and skin. Both at 2 months are bigger and heavier than a silkie. I do not intend on breeding anymore it just happened a silkie roo got hold of one of the meat birds. I am not sure how he managed as the ranger hens are very big, and he is small.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Chris only pops in once in a blue moon, lol. He did go to the show, but I was unable to make it--too many conflicts that weekend. I don't think the egg exchange worked out, but I didn't really get the details. I would have loved to go and meet them. Sigi has an awesome amount of genetic knowledge. They got detailed table jusging for the silkies as is dome for serama and in Europe--I got hte impression htat they thought it was pretty awesome--about 10 minutes per bird!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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I have had silkies successfully breed a brahma. Where there is a will, ...

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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When we attended the "show" in Louisiana, the egg exchange did not occur due to customs issues. And the only 'European' birds that were there were Jerrys personal stock.

It was extremely nice however to meet Haans, Sigrid, Erica and the rest of the European breeders.

 

[ChickenSal]

Do you all keep your Silkies in with your standard size chickens?