Texas Member List - Updated 1/2010

[bradleyfarm]

I have a crazy question..... I recentaly bought some buff orphington , and what I thought to be ameraucana eggs. The buff eggs hatched out buffs, but the ameraucana eggs hatched out silkies:.. The eggs in question were light green, and big, like an ameraucana.. I bought some silkie eggs, and they were the size, and color I thought silkies should be.. Do you think that an ameraucana roostor could breed with a silkie or that a silkie rooster could breed with a ameraucana hen?? I swear on my life the eggs looked just like an ameraucana egg.... I am just wondering if I might have half breeds.

The resulting silkie chicks... 2 have the 5 toes, but 1 has 4. Could that be a sign that they could be half breeds? One of these chicks is what I believe will be a white, and it is fluffy, but the other 2, which are black, with grey on their bottoms, aren't fluffy at all....Any help here would be greatly appreciated..

 

[bradleyfarm]

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[allen wranch]

I loved the story and picture.

Yes, they are crossbreeds. It would be a silkie rooster over an EE or Ameraucana hen since your eggs were green.

They should be fun to raise. I love funky chickens and their eggs will probably be green too.

 

[bradleyfarm]

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ok, since they are "funky chickens" what size might they be? Will it still be ok to breed them with other silkies, or should I put them with my ameraucana's?

I'm sorry but this is so funny.. when I looked in my hatcher, I thought I had hatched out 2 lil black bizzards.... then I looked at their feet, and I couldn't believe they were silkies..... or half silkies

 

[allen wranch]

They will probably be on the small size, but may surprise you. If they lay green eggs, they are technically EasterEggers and could go with your Ameraucanas.

 

[boobooblueeyes]

I was hatching some eggs earlier in the spring that I took from a black cochin hen but I wasn't sure of the rooster, when they hatched I was really shocked too. They were black as they couold be and then I saw their necks, they had no feathers. I had no idea and had not even considered they could be necked neckers. I was given a bunch of birds over the winter and some of them were mixed and there were a couple of necked neckers in the flock, but apparently this hen that from looking at her looks like a cochin has some necked necker in her. The two necked neckers I have in the flock lay green eggs because they were crossed with Americanas so I knew the green eggs would be necked neckers but I am now finding more and more of my brown eggs hatching out necked neckers. Every time I hatch a clutch I get more and more necked neckers and they all seem to be black.

I was told and have read somewhere that if you breed a necked necker hen or rooster with any other breed you will get necked necker chicks, but if she doesn't look like one and I don't have a necked necker rooster I don't now how I am getting so many necked necker chicks. Does anyone else have a clue?

Anyway, mut chicks are kind of fun and I love to see what comes out of every egg. Good luck with all your chicks and have fun. Bonny

 

[bradleyfarm]

All I can say is all three of my half breed silkies are healthy. Thet are very friendly, as most silkies are prone to be. I guess one could say they are taking their temperment after their father

.... Anyway thank you all for all the help.. Sadily my husbands says I must sell them next year.. He doesn't want any barnyard mutts.... I do believe I will have to change his mind.. They are just too darn cute for me to give up

 

[Debzie]

Hi Carla,
I just joined in May and I live in Mckinney, which is north of Dallas in Collin Co. Thanks for putting me on the list. And thanks for doing all thise

 

[allen wranch]

Welcome Debzie !

Very familiar with the DFW area. I was born and raised in Dallas, and moved to San Marcos when I retired. I don't miss the city at all.

(Will update the main Texas list on My Page soon.)

 

[wolfie]

Awesome I am on the Member List