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[Hinotori]

Silkies fathered by the giant, mutant silkie rooster I have.

Standard of Perfection says 2 pounds 4 ounces for a silkie rooster.

This is him.

 

[pennyJo1960]

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Silkies fathered by the giant, mutant silkie rooster I have.

Standard of Perfection says 2 pounds 4 ounces for a silkie rooster.

This is him.


Oh then might have a better chance against full size birds as in not banty size
are you actually trying to build a bigger silkie?

 

[Hinotori]

 

 

 

are these Silkie or EE

Silkies fathered by the giant, mutant silkie rooster I have. 

Standard of Perfection says 2 pounds 4 ounces for a silkie rooster.

This is him.

Oh then might have a better chance against full size birds as in not banty size
are you actually trying to build a bigger silkie?

I just started hatching some of his eggs last batch. I'm really concidering it as my only project. Maybe I just need to focus on that. Large fowl silkies would be an interesting thing to have. It will take years to get them where I want them.

The rooster color still isn't consistently dark in my partridge, but I have gotten rid of the orange.

 

[junebuggena]

I just started hatching some of his eggs last batch. I'm really concidering it as my only project. Maybe I just need to focus on that. Large fowl silkies would be an interesting thing to have. It will take years to get them where I want them.

The rooster color still isn't consistently dark in my partridge, but I have gotten rid of the orange.

Real potential as a specialty meat bird. Size is the biggest reason I have no interest in Silkies. Tiny eggs, and small carcass size. Completely useless when trying to feed a bunch of growing kids.

 

[pennyJo1960]

Quote: but there you chase a different monster I have no children at home just
the joy of the hunt it is more of what I would be curious about

 

[Hinotori]

I can make soup for the two of us out of one silkie cockerel. Can't evaluate them until 6+ months so they have a little meat on them then. I don't mind the flesh color.

Oh man. I wonder if I can get one up to 6 pounds. That would make for a good meal

 

[mixedbreeds]

The idea is to get them to work/forage to fill their calorie needs rather than for them to park themselves next to the feeder all day long. The more they need to move, the more energy they have to expend to get their calories, the healthier and stronger they will be. You'll reduce the risk of them dying prematurely do to heart failure, and they will have fewer mobility issues.
For your broody, just moving her off the nest will not stop her brooding. An elevated wire cage works every time. And it's not really any different than letting her sit on a nest all day long.

Boy what a change in little miss broody after just one night and a day, she is not growling or puffing up allready pretty hard to believe as this has been going on for a week then this short time in the elevated cage and presto. So how long should I keep her in the cage? I can even stick my finger in the cage and scratch her without a reaction I think she is a little spaced out being by herself. Thank you for the advice you are a world of information.

 

[pennyJo1960]

I can make soup for the two of us out of one silkie cockerel. Can't evaluate them until 6+ months so they have a little meat on them then. I don't mind the flesh color.

Oh man. I wonder if I can get one up to 6 pounds. That would make for a good meal

see that will not occur here as my pair of housemates cannot or
more like will not butcher to the point I am going to sell the plucker we
bought early this year

 

[Hinotori]

 
I can make soup for the two of us out of one silkie cockerel. Can't evaluate them until 6+ months so they have a little meat on them then. I don't mind the flesh color.

Oh man. I wonder if I can get one up to 6 pounds. That would make for a good meal

see that will not occur here as my pair of housemates cannot or
more like will not butcher to the point I am going to sell the plucker we
bought early this year

Need to read the fairy tale "The Little Red Hen" to them

 

[pennyJo1960]

good grief it had been years since I had read that thank you what a cute story
I had forgotten it myself