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Farmgirl283420
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Thank you any ideas for the others?What breed/cross is the broody hen?? Is that your only rooster??
For the cross with your Buff Orpington hen:
For this one you are crossing two really great breeds. For starters the size is going to be bigger than the Silkie, but yet smaller than the Buff Orpington. But they will differently, mostly be made up of fluff!
My guess is it will be considered a cold hardy chickens because both the parent breeds are cold hardy.
Now to the feathers, or the appearance of the bird. The feathers will most likely take after the Silkie with their silk feathers, but will be a warm, light, creamy color.
They will probably be good layers if its a hen, but you really can't tell much of that - it's normally up in the air with crosses in my experience.