Breeding Silkie Chickens | Don't Make These TWO Mistakes

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  • Breeding silkie chickens can be great fun, but don't make these TWO mistakes.
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  • @BrimwoodFarm
    @BrimwoodFarm  6 лет назад +6

    Find out about the NEW PLAN for Barry and his ladies here: ruclips.net/video/qbnVQxqu5h0/видео.html

    • @Gangster4925
      @Gangster4925 6 лет назад +1

      How do I know what is my silkie

    • @lynnwood1415
      @lynnwood1415 3 года назад

      I got the same ones I love them they're cool 😁

  • @billsweet6859
    @billsweet6859 6 лет назад +104

    Breed them and call the offspring Toasted Marshmallow Silkie.

    • @davidmatthews9425
      @davidmatthews9425 3 года назад +3

      I like yours better lolz

    • @debrasbarkle4896
      @debrasbarkle4896 3 года назад +2

      Ooak sells for much more money!
      One of a kind = ooak

    • @jenniferberghan5768
      @jenniferberghan5768 2 года назад +4

      Love the Toasted Marshmallow name!!!!
      I’ve got a grey silver silkie and a buff one.

    • @kayte13
      @kayte13 2 месяца назад

      I love their coloring, actually.😊

  • @annieclark5950
    @annieclark5950 7 лет назад +75

    When the world gives you lemons, buck up and make lemonade. Ride with the color leakage. It's unusual - and that makes it desirable. Besides, it's lovely. Viva la diferencia!!

  • @InviDoll
    @InviDoll 7 лет назад +73

    Yes! Toasted Marshmallow all the way - plus, it'll be less apparent when they're dirty!

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 лет назад +2

      Haha. I hadn't thought of that!

    • @mrstk8985
      @mrstk8985 5 лет назад

      Brimwood Farm where can I get some of these from

    • @lucky_whale_
      @lucky_whale_ 3 года назад

      @@mrstk8985 I got my silkies from a store called tractor supply but murry mc murry is an online place it's good and look at cregslist

  • @bite_the_dust8349
    @bite_the_dust8349 6 лет назад +13

    Yes! Definitely toasted marshmallow silkies! They're so unique and the orange leakage is beautiful

  • @myfrugalraggylife7104
    @myfrugalraggylife7104 7 лет назад +59

    Yes - I love the colour ! 'Toasted Marshmallow' -- a great description and really cute - I would buy them ! why not try something different, don't always go down the same route - boring ! please don't cull Barry- he is such a character.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 лет назад +7

      Frugality from Weans Frugal World he really is. And as someone pointed out on Facebook, aren't these mistakes sometimes how new colours appear?! So I think I'll give it a go and see what happens!

    • @myfrugalraggylife7104
      @myfrugalraggylife7104 7 лет назад +6

      Yes - you have produced a new colour ! this time next year, you could be a milionaire !

  • @shaktiveda7041
    @shaktiveda7041 2 года назад +2

    In my opinion, that whimsical rusty color adds more character to them and I personally think it is a gorgeous breed all on to itself. Always be grateful of Mother Nature's moody twists and turns...nothing is perfect in nature, and that's what perfection is all about! Let it simply be.

  • @russellcarl5126
    @russellcarl5126 Год назад +4

    Keep breeding them. Love the color! This is how new colors are made.

  • @delruel
    @delruel 6 лет назад +5

    Totally love the color. I love the description "toasted marshmallow" silkies. Great name! Beautiful birds.

  • @jimzle
    @jimzle 7 лет назад +17

    I've been looking up Silkie chicken videos all day and I think I'm obsessed over how this line develops lol. Future goal will be to start breeding myself down the line and stumbling onto a new variation is my dream. I think they are unique! Toasted Marshmallow is a great name and seems really marketable for the pet Silkie fans in my opinion.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 лет назад

      +Jimmy Humphries thanks Jimmy. I'm excited to see how they come out!

    • @andreamoscoso4065
      @andreamoscoso4065 6 лет назад

      Jimmy Humphries Yep!!

  • @karenbauman737
    @karenbauman737 7 лет назад +19

    I would be thrilled if this happened to me. Always looking for something different.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 лет назад

      +Karen Bauman I'm looking forward to see future generations.

  • @kathym7495
    @kathym7495 3 года назад +4

    This reminds me of how the jewelry industry re-branded brown diamonds as "Chocolate diamonds" and made a basically low value item into a high demand product. Try the "Toasted Marshmallow" line and see if you have a market; you can always cull later.

  • @troxycat
    @troxycat 6 лет назад +16

    It's too bad that's not a desirable trait, I think it's a lovely coloring! So unique, I've never seen it! I would love to have one for myself, so cute. :)

  • @lucyhart3845
    @lucyhart3845 6 лет назад +20

    Definitely don't cull him he is beautiful and worth keeping, a new toasted marshmallow strain of silkies sounds very exciting to me. If you do decide to cull him please let me know first and I will come get him as long as you are in the uk I'm in portsmouth btw xx

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 лет назад +5

      +lucy hart definitely keeping him and going to spend 2018 breeding a new colour line!

    • @lucyhart3845
      @lucyhart3845 6 лет назад

      Brimwood Farm cool I look forward to seeing how it all turns out! X

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 лет назад

      +lucy hart me too! I'll be picking out the hens to breed early next year so look out for a vid. :)

  • @DazzaTheExpat
    @DazzaTheExpat 7 лет назад +45

    This is the reason new colours come about so I think you should keep them and keep on breeding .You can always cross in a 100% white hen into the flock if the brown colour takes over too much but from what I can see in the video the colouration looks pretty unique and I can't say over seen it before on other silkies

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 лет назад +8

      Thanks! Yep - I've not seen it either.....and I'm actually not sure I LIKE it. BUT, other people seem to so I'll persevere.

  • @krazykat1412
    @krazykat1412 6 лет назад +2

    I love this color line....with my silkies I have ended up with black silkies with brown streaks throughout their entire body.

  • @dwyllis1
    @dwyllis1 6 лет назад

    I like this color. This is how new colours come about! I hope you continued with this line. It's very appealing.

  • @MilkAndHoneyAcreage
    @MilkAndHoneyAcreage 6 лет назад +10

    I think it's so unique I bet people would like to buy them!

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 лет назад

      I hope so!

    • @abuhajaar1710
      @abuhajaar1710 4 года назад

      im_actually_planning_to_buy_silkie_cause_they_look_cute__can_you_help_me_where_to_buy?

  • @dmaifred
    @dmaifred 5 лет назад +7

    Love your chooks. All white silkies are almost common here in Western Australia and I find a bit common( still love them all) Much harder to find buff and speckled etc.

  • @gillianosborne2679
    @gillianosborne2679 7 лет назад +4

    I think the colouring is GORGEOUS! Especially the fluffy red top on the hens....Barry reminds me of a Hoatzin bird with his long coloured streamers....he's SO handsome.
    I'm in the process of building a coop and run so I can have some chickens (well, I'm doing the research on caring for chickens and sketching designs and hubby Neil will be building it all LOL) and I'm 99.9% decided on Silkies as the ideal breed for us. I never knew about the colouring either - though, for now, don't have any plans to breed my birds.
    Keep up the great videos....I've just discovered them on RUclips and I'm really loving them.
    Gill xx

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 лет назад

      Thanks Gill. I love him too...have some more babies about to hatch. I'm excited!! Good luck with your coop and birds :D

  • @notsosilentmajority1
    @notsosilentmajority1 6 лет назад +1

    I have never had that problem with my silkies but I'm so glad to learn this from your video. You have beautiful birds and you're right, he is loud for a Silkie, lol. Great video. Thanks for posting.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 лет назад

      He's very loud! Thanks for your comment. :)

  • @Goldi-Luc
    @Goldi-Luc 6 лет назад +5

    Hahahahahhaha I love how you have that hilarious expression on when he crows and you have to wait for him to finish! On our farm we have roosters, peacocks and turkeys, who do that to us constantly. Thanks for the laugh, I enjoyed this vid and subscribed :)
    I liked the look of the hens and the rooster was nice, anything different is valued so I'm sure you are going to do great selling them!

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 лет назад +1

      I spend my life waiting for him to finish. 😂😂 would love turkeys one day!

  • @jennifercappiwilliams5889
    @jennifercappiwilliams5889 6 лет назад +8

    I think they are BEAUTIFUL! Bowie hair styles!

  • @sandralaird5386
    @sandralaird5386 6 лет назад +3

    I really like those colours.

  • @annemendoza5418
    @annemendoza5418 6 лет назад +1

    I love the toasted marshmallow color! Thanks for the tips!

  • @bettymace5525
    @bettymace5525 Год назад

    I love your chickie babies and him insisting on putting his two cents into your video kept me giggling. I HEAR YOU BARRY! 😍

  • @karenwilliams4763
    @karenwilliams4763 Год назад

    Beautiful colors!! Keep it for such a different rare silkie color. Love it!!❤

  • @jamr514
    @jamr514 3 года назад +1

    I am just seeing this video now. I hope you chose to keep the line going. I would love to have a toasted marshmallow!

  • @GeorgiasVintageWorld
    @GeorgiasVintageWorld 4 года назад

    Oh interesting video, I didn't know about this. I have a cockerel that's about 2 years old pure white and thought maybe he's a bit old for breeding but it's actually an advantage! Thanks. I think they're cute!

  • @DrewPicklesTheDark
    @DrewPicklesTheDark 4 года назад +2

    I like the color. Have always preferred chickens with multiple colors instead of solid ones.

  • @rocket2811
    @rocket2811 2 года назад

    awesome color on the head 👍🏻👍🏻
    it’s not just color-personality size etc etc

  • @sarahpointing110
    @sarahpointing110 6 лет назад +1

    Barry is so proud! I also think this would be a popular new colour!

  • @hufflepufflez3293
    @hufflepufflez3293 6 лет назад +3

    Love it! I would buy one for definite, this could actually turn into a new color line thingy

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 лет назад

      I would love to try and turn it into a colour line...that's the idea. Lots of chicks this year so I'll see how they turn out.

  • @KiddHouse
    @KiddHouse 4 года назад +2

    Did you end up breeding Barry? The colour is AMAZING!!

  • @dorothyhunter650
    @dorothyhunter650 Год назад

    I do like the toasted marshmallow color!! And thanks for the info!

  • @freddyvarela3915
    @freddyvarela3915 4 года назад

    The first thing that came to my mind when I saw them was. Wowwww, they are gorgous. I think you should try breeding more. The hen with the darker brown creat looks amazing!!!😍😍😍

  • @justinewhite-hadley3138
    @justinewhite-hadley3138 6 лет назад +1

    I like the color a lot! Keep it up!

  • @elitefitrea
    @elitefitrea 3 года назад +1

    That color leak looks very cool!

  • @stevesanimalcare5428
    @stevesanimalcare5428 7 лет назад +6

    Am I the only one who loves the orange on the silkies I think it's lovely :)

  • @wilmafeuerstein434
    @wilmafeuerstein434 5 лет назад

    I like that color very much. Seems a new silkie strain is beginning to show up.

  • @animalsnature4023
    @animalsnature4023 3 года назад

    😂😂😂 such fun!!! Love the video! Love the rusty markings 😅

  • @vanessaschultz8087
    @vanessaschultz8087 4 года назад

    Love the look!

  • @darlenelester5566
    @darlenelester5566 6 лет назад +1

    Love the colors together!

  • @rahijrajpoot
    @rahijrajpoot 2 года назад

    This is amazing brother 😊

  • @Thisoneguy949
    @Thisoneguy949 Год назад

    Beautiful chickens i just got my first chicks last week 2 are white one healthier than the other i like the brown marking

  • @Liza-ch3qm
    @Liza-ch3qm 3 года назад +1

    I am actually so upset you talked about him in that manner 😂🤣😅 I think he looks stunning and very honestly I would buy him at anytime over a completely white chicken. They look amazing 👏😍

  • @farmtasticliving8832
    @farmtasticliving8832 6 лет назад

    Just found your channel and I just adore the color and I think Toasted Marshmallow would be an amazing color line! Thank you for sharing!

  • @magsripas8591
    @magsripas8591 2 года назад

    Nice breed of chicken, thanks for sharing🥰

  • @careersscwalla520
    @careersscwalla520 3 года назад

    I respect how u actually listen to ur hens 😂

  • @McCreaFamilyHomestead
    @McCreaFamilyHomestead 7 лет назад +7

    I love Barry's color and he seems to like to talk to just like one of my roosters. Love my chickens. I have 5 silky roosters so I am on the hunt for some females now.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 лет назад +3

      FIVE of them?! LOL. I find Barry loud enough on his own! Good luck finding some girls. :D

  • @lindabarre483
    @lindabarre483 4 года назад

    Very interesting coloration. I like!!

  • @karenedens8280
    @karenedens8280 3 года назад

    My husband thought the exact same thing, kinda cute, different. Go w it!

  • @louiselincoln
    @louiselincoln Год назад +2

    I don’t think it would necessarily work as a competition standard but yes, they are beautiful and I like the “Toasted Marshmallow” phrase to describe the colouring. I actually considered marking my white silkies with a small spot on their heads to tell them apart when they were growing (trying to work out how many roosters we had, if any). I thought it might also look quite stylish!
    The main issue with Barry is actually the excessive crowing, in my opinion. Silkies are meant to be rather quiet (as far as I know) so having a fiesty rooster who is that vocal might continue in his male offspring.
    Do you have any options to find a quieter, calmer rooster to breed with the hens? The toasted marshmallow ladies will still carry the dominant gene, so a standard white male with the calmer temperament might create a better bloodline. Also reduces the risk of genetic abnormalities from inbreeding the flock.

  • @annlopez1524
    @annlopez1524 5 лет назад

    I have it too, it’s a Puerto Rican and Irsh. It makes for a beautiful mix keep them and love them soo cute

  • @texhotwings7521
    @texhotwings7521 Год назад

    Love ❤️ that “Toasted Marshmallow”
    Love 💕 💗!

  • @bayfire
    @bayfire 6 лет назад +3

    A toasted marshmallow, I like. New breeds often start with a mutant gene. You can’t show, no breed standard. But for a home business the cute toasted marshmallow is a good way to stand out, pet chicken, not a breeder

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 лет назад +1

      +bayfire totally! As pet chickens go people seem to go a little mad over colour mutations in silkies...certainly here in the UK.

  • @nawakaida7499
    @nawakaida7499 2 года назад

    I love the color! Gives personality

  • @MsShawn43
    @MsShawn43 4 года назад

    I think they are beautiful...I love this color variation

  • @jjmiller5940
    @jjmiller5940 6 лет назад +14

    Very cool! They are the ginger/buff version of paint silkies. Wow! I think you are on to something.

  • @anndennis7163
    @anndennis7163 6 лет назад

    I love the idea of Marshmellow silkies, BUT what you may end up with is a beautiful Buff flock.

  • @DaybirdAviaries
    @DaybirdAviaries 6 лет назад +6

    I love these so much.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 лет назад

      +Daybird Aviaries they're growing on me. I'm still not convinced but everyone else seems to like them. Least it won't be so hard for me to sell them! 😂

  • @leeannlee4513
    @leeannlee4513 6 лет назад

    That color is amazing. I love it

  • @Rosalinda626
    @Rosalinda626 3 года назад

    I like them. Cool different color. Keep breading them. 🥰

  • @stephenvanburenmusic
    @stephenvanburenmusic 5 лет назад

    I think the toasted marshmallow look is cool. my flock is all about cool and unique looking chickens though.

  • @cheyblob6401
    @cheyblob6401 6 лет назад +1

    That rooster is killing me lol 😂😂😂

  • @dumbuddies
    @dumbuddies 5 лет назад

    I been looking for some of these

  • @bassyleigh3749
    @bassyleigh3749 4 года назад

    I find it looks quite nice!

  • @sherrymastrogiacomo9125
    @sherrymastrogiacomo9125 6 лет назад +2

    I like the color. I think you should try to establish a new color pattern. This video is extremely helpful. Thank you.

  • @chantellesiequien161
    @chantellesiequien161 5 лет назад +1

    I would love to order this colour over here 😍I love it

  • @avellaneh
    @avellaneh 6 лет назад +1

    I like the silkies with the brown! I won’t mind having some of the brown! Much less call it a disaster!

  • @rosiewhite8886
    @rosiewhite8886 3 года назад

    I love breeding mixed breeds together because you never know what your going to hatch

  • @brittneyparr8719
    @brittneyparr8719 3 года назад

    Those chickens are gorgeous!!

  • @faygal2
    @faygal2 6 лет назад

    Love them!

  • @joshuapike9063
    @joshuapike9063 2 года назад

    That is awesome color. Especially how it’s only their crowns mostly.

  • @mweber5459
    @mweber5459 4 года назад

    Love the color!

  • @kristaspencer4562
    @kristaspencer4562 3 года назад

    Toasted marshmallow- love it!

  • @rhondamercieca
    @rhondamercieca Год назад

    ❤the colour. Very unique

  • @shiningbearable
    @shiningbearable 6 лет назад

    Your silkies are beautiful….i love the color leak..just adds to the beauty of them..

  • @mr.notimportant
    @mr.notimportant 5 лет назад +1

    Id say keep mr toasted marshmallow. Establish your color. As a backyard pet. Awsome. Looks nifty

  • @orphasolis2342
    @orphasolis2342 5 лет назад

    Ooh, your silkies are beautiful, the roosters is loud, but beautiful also. Lol

  • @backyardedenhomestead
    @backyardedenhomestead 4 года назад

    Barry and his offspring are beautiful and unique!🥰❤

  • @imranaanwar630
    @imranaanwar630 3 года назад

    Its looks very nice and unique

  • @bluesgirl1980
    @bluesgirl1980 3 года назад

    I LOVE them!

  • @vickiefuller6270
    @vickiefuller6270 2 года назад

    I like the color it gives them more character

  • @lindamarieledbetter8882
    @lindamarieledbetter8882 Год назад

    I think they are beautiful! I will probably have the same issue lol. I am trying to breed a pure white Silkie because I only have two. The rest of mine are black and Orange. My husband said it will take a few weeks of laying to get all the fertilized eggs of those colors out before the white Roo takes over is that true? Thank you for the video! Very interesting discovery wow

  • @diqfur7185
    @diqfur7185 7 лет назад +2

    I kinda like the look of the red/brown head poof on the hens. Might be interesting inbreed a little to get it nice and solid. Then outbreed to higher quality whites, and tests for splits to improve the stock.

  • @bethannekrafft8719
    @bethannekrafft8719 7 месяцев назад

    I think it's different,I love the color 😊❤

  • @dmaifred
    @dmaifred 5 лет назад

    Hah, I have a cat called ‘Harry’ who we have also described as toasted coconut . He doesn’t mind silkie chicks climbing on him (so far)

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  5 лет назад

      Ha! That's great...my cat would DEFINITELY NOT allow that!

  • @austinlewis3553
    @austinlewis3553 6 лет назад

    I like it bro. I'm from The US and it looks cool.

  • @briankrishna1736
    @briankrishna1736 2 года назад

    I have a question about breeding silkie hens.
    If I took a pure bred silky rooster and breed it with a Brahma hen? Could I take that cross breed off spring and breed it back to a pure silky to get back the silky feathers? From a cross?

  • @natanyahowry4324
    @natanyahowry4324 6 лет назад

    The hens are absolutely adorable with their orange/brown tops.

  • @brentwyrick3300
    @brentwyrick3300 11 месяцев назад

    That orange is absolutely beautiful.

  • @josephcruz-trinidad5699
    @josephcruz-trinidad5699 4 года назад

    If i have a rhode island red mixed with easter egger if i breed him to a red will some of the chicks be just reds? And others mixed reds/easter egger

  • @sandrafarley2966
    @sandrafarley2966 5 лет назад

    looks cool like a topknot and all hair color is funky now adays.

  • @saramcdermott3620
    @saramcdermott3620 4 года назад

    I love the toasted marshmallow on the girls with their puffy heads. Now on the boys not so much comes off more as smears kwim?

  • @winifredthompson2488
    @winifredthompson2488 5 лет назад

    SILKIES are brilliant little chickens, very friendly, good broodie hens make great parents, don't fly much, I used to keep them in the stables, with the horses. Got young horses used to birds with out them flying over horses heads and scaring them, had some success with showing them also. White Silkies have blue heads and combs, blue legs and blue black skin. Red heads are a fault. Would defiantly recommend them for garden birds, but do need shelter . Greetings from Northern Ireland.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  5 лет назад +1

      I hadn't even thought of that idea....how great!

    • @winifredthompson2488
      @winifredthompson2488 5 лет назад

      @@BrimwoodFarm Thank you,for your reply, I remember having 2 little brown silkies, they went everywhere together, they had been at the secondary school down the road from me, and he asked me if I would have them for the holidays, I said I, would look after them without responsibility for accidents or desease. He agreed to those terms, when the holidays were over, the school didn't want them anymore so they gave them to me., they ran about the yard and orchard for years. I always remember them. They were a real brown, not black or fawn. I,wish I lived near you, I, said to my friend today, I would to get another couple of wee silkies. At the moment I have 3 hens, and 6 young pullets 13 weeks old 3 blue and 3 barred rock. And one blue rooster. Don't know how long I will be able to keep him, as he is making his voice heard at 7.0am in the morning, not to bad at the moment, about 8 crows and that does him for the day. I live in a built up area in the city of Lisburn and I have just a small garden. So I am keeping my fingers crossed about the roo, as he is a Georgeous bird, and I don't want to make him into the soup pot. Though of making him a rooster collar. Have you any ideas. Greetings from Northern Ireland.

  • @blewpetal7826
    @blewpetal7826 2 года назад

    They are beautiful!

  • @Flyingbackslapp
    @Flyingbackslapp 5 лет назад

    That brown looks beautiful

  • @cjw7198
    @cjw7198 2 года назад

    Love the toasted marshmallows.

  • @dannyreponte3451
    @dannyreponte3451 3 года назад

    Love it