What breed should I get into breeding? POLL!

[ChloeSilkie08]

Working on them.

I edited my list.

Do you mean a regular sized silkie or a bigger than standard sized silkie?

 

[MissMonty]

I probably would do any of them except EE. EE are all over the place. I see people giving them away pretty often around here. But at the same time people love them for the egg colors. I'd look at your local area groups and see what people seem to want most often and that's what I'd breed. That way its an easy sell. Unless you're looking to sell hatching eggs and chicks online which then it opens a whole new world LOL

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

I probably would do any of them except EE. EE are all over the place. I see people giving them away pretty often around here. But at the same time people love them for the egg colors. I'd look at your local area groups and see what people seem to want most often and that's what I'd breed. That way its an easy sell. Unless you're looking to sell hatching eggs and chicks online which then it opens a whole new world LOL

Thank you for the input!

 

[MysteryChicken]

Do you mean a regular sized silkie or a bigger than standard sized silkie?

A bit bigger then Standard sized. Right now they maybe a the same size as standard until I add Saipan to the bloodline.
Father

Son

 

[MysteryChicken]

The son is an F1 cross between silkie, & Brahma.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

The son is an F1 cross between silkie, & Brahma.

Oh okay! I have a silkie easter egger and she is similar size.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Oh okay! I have a silkie easter egger and she is similar size. View attachment 2488131

Silkied Easter Egger. Nice.

I'm planning on making Rainbow laying silkies. Silkies that lay colored eggs.

 

[joydix]

The crazy chicken lady is thinking of hatching again! I am already a silkie breeder (an avid one), but I still love my regular chickens as well. I've looked into getting a new roo and create a separate breeding pen for the new venture.

Options:
Black Copper Maran and Blue Copper Marans. I already have the maran roos and hens and wouldn't have to change anything in order to do this.
Easter Eggers. I would have to get a Easter Egger roo and 1 or 2 more hens AND have a separate coop.
Swedish Flower Hens. I would also have to get a roo and 1 or 2 more hens AND have a separate coop for this one as well.

Which one should I do if I end up doing this? I'm not totally committed yet but if I do what should I do?

Swedish flower so sweet. And so pretty! Basque hens have that same sweetness and they are incredibly social

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Swedish flower so sweet. And so pretty! Basque hens have that same sweetness and they are incredibly social

I've never heard of a Basque!

 

[Winter Creek Coop]

Which of those breeds do you like to look at the most?