Will a buff orpington rooster go good with a silkie hen?

[AAJ]

I have 6 silkies (4 hens, 2 roosters) and I want to have other chickens as well, however I do not want all of the chicks to have black skin and black meat from the silkie roosters. On the other hand I want a rooster that will be nice to me like the silkie roosters.

 

[galanie]

He'll likely be too big. Were it me, I'd try for a smallish breed, even a bantam.

 

[AAJ]

Thanks a lot, this was very helpful. What type of rooster do you suggest?

 

[galanie]

Any small breed, really. There are bantam orpingtons, maybe one of those? I'm no expert on breeds by any means.

 

[LadiesMan017]

Yes I have a mixEd breed flock with 2 Wilkie hens and a rooster.and also a buff orp rooster and several Other breeds all in one coop. The buff is HUGE. The other roosters that I have are a black copper Karan (huge) and Millie fleur duccle (smaller than silkie). And bantam but brahma, which is the most active and normal size.