Are they Silkies? Starting to wonder!

[M@M@2four]

Def silkie crosses...when I was in the process of building my runs, last year, I didn't have the best idea to separate my silkies from my polish. Well, I never, "saw the deed...." but it seems my polish roo made a few, um, "visits" to my fluffy butts. Let's just say, when 2 of the eggs hatched out, I just sat there.... Unfortunately I have 2 roos! Sweet as pie and SO cute, but sadly, we need to find new homes for them...they're so cute though!

Anyhow, now I have full blown pens/runs, with no possible way of them getting to each other.

 

[CK Chickadilly]

Thanks for all the info....OK they are silkie crossed with what???? A polish? Any idea?

They are very beautiful though aren't they....but I wanted pure bred silkies

....that's what you get when you go to an auction & they are so cute & you have no clue what a silkie even is (this past summer before I really started loving chickens)

Oh well, they are very nice birds, very friendly.

Should I keep one or 2 of the roos? Or just one, or shouldn't I breed them at all? Is there a market for this type of cross or not? I have 5 roos & I definately want to get rid of at least 4-5 of them.

 

[Harley's girl]

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i have one of those!!!!!!!
http://i271.photobucket.com/albums/jj155/austinjameshart/009.jpg

That looks so cute! I think silkie crosses are so neat!

The rooster I seen was solid white fluff but in its chest it was golden laced feathers and it had a big crest that was feathers not fluff and there were white! It was so awesome!

 

[CK Chickadilly]

So what could they crossed with? Any ideas? Is there are market for these types of birds?

 

[M@M@2four]

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The first one(black one) looks like maybe a cochin cross?? The others look like they could be polish cross...did you count their toes???

 

[CK Chickadilly]

they all have 5 toes & are all black feet except for the bl & wh roos, they do have 5 toes but kind of a yellow foot.

 

[CK Chickadilly]

M@M@2four :

Def silkie crosses...when I was in the process of building my runs, last year, I didn't have the best idea to separate my silkies from my polish. Well, I never, "saw the deed...." but it seems my polish roo made a few, um, "visits" to my fluffy butts. Let's just say, when 2 of the eggs hatched out, I just sat there.... Unfortunately I have 2 roos! Sweet as pie and SO cute, but sadly, we need to find new homes for them...they're so cute though!

Anyhow, now I have full blown pens/runs, with no possible way of them getting to each other.

[email protected] you have pics of your crosses that you could post?​

 

[SunAngel]

I have a couple of those Silkie crosses also. I really love their uniqueness

My only big roo- Raven, guess he's a Standam (half standard/half bantam). He's Silkie x EE x Australorp

This is my Silkie x EE cross- Bella

I would agree that your first one looks like a Cochin mix, a couple could be mixed with EE also.

 

[dixygirl]

Gosh these silkie crosses are the cutest things!

 

[Chicabee19]

totally!

HOW DO THEY LAY?

Are they always broody?