Standard Silkies- Are they out there???

[mikarod]

Just an odd question...is anyone working on making silkies into a standard breed??

 

[LilPeeps]

There aren't many, if any LF silkies in the US, they do have them in the UK though.

 

[mikarod]

Really?! Thank goodness! I'd love to have some just as broodies in my largefowl flock, but suppose the shipping would be ridiculous for eggs.

 

[silkiechicken]

With my limited knowledge, I want to say our silkies here are between the sizes if not closer to the "standard" size in Europe, while their banties are on the smaller side than ours.

 

[CarriBrown]

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I'm thinking the same thing. My silkies are bigger than my bantam cochins.

 

[shelleyb1969]

I've got a grey silkie roo who's a pretty big guy to be bantam. He's definitely bigger than a bantam cochin.

 

[Preservation Acres]

I had similar thoughts, so I posted a thread asking how many medium to large eggs could an average American silkie hatch. Some folks said they've had slikies hatch 12 or more.