To get 'big silkies'...

[MysteryChicken]

Project chicks last year.
Silkie/Brahma X Silkie. These are back cross chicks.

 

[robinast]

Honestly, I'd just go with Brahma X Silkie. Brahmas already have genetics from both Malays, & Giant Cochins. That's what I did, & the result in size was evident from hatch.

Good to know! My first instinct was to go for BrahmaXSilkie cross immediately - yet I later started to think of the enormous size difference... Did you use AI or was it the natural mating?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Good to know! My first instinct was to go for BrahmaXSilkie cross immediately - yet I later started to think of the enormous size difference... Did you use AI or was it the natural mating?

Natural mating.

 

[artbykarenehaley]

This thread is so interesting!

 

[robinast]

Project chicks last year.
Silkie/Brahma X Silkie. These are back cross chicks.View attachment 3286690View attachment 3286691View attachment 3286692

Cuties! A lot of culling needs to be done for sure during the process ... How many of these chicks are having a dark skin?

 

[robinast]

Natural mating.

Ok, I'll go for that for sure as well.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Cuties! A lot of culling needs to be done for sure during the process ... How many of these chicks are having a dark skin?

1 had dark skin, 1 had black marbled skin, 2 just white skin.

 

[MysteryChicken]

The white skinned ones can be used, just breed to black skinned male, or female.

 

[nicalandia]

I think I will Join you on Creating a Larger Than Standard Silies, I also like Very Small ones..

I will start with the largest puff balls I can get which is British Type Buff Orps and Pekin Bantams for the small ones.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Tsc silkies are basically giant silkies because they sure aint bantams lol