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 років тому +6

    Find out about the NEW PLAN for Barry and his ladies here: ua-cam.com/video/qbnVQxqu5h0/v-deo.html

    • @Gangster4925
      @Gangster4925 5 років тому +1

      How do I know what is my silkie

    • @lynnwood1415
      @lynnwood1415 3 роки тому

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

  • @annieclark5950
    @annieclark5950 7 років тому +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!!

  • @billsweet6859
    @billsweet6859 6 років тому +104

    Breed them and call the offspring Toasted Marshmallow Silkie.

    • @davidmatthews9425
      @davidmatthews9425 3 роки тому +3

      I like yours better lolz

    • @debrasbarkle4896
      @debrasbarkle4896 3 роки тому +2

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

    • @jenniferberghan5768
      @jenniferberghan5768 2 роки тому +4

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

    • @kayte13
      @kayte13 Місяць тому

      I love their coloring, actually.😊

  • @InviDoll
    @InviDoll 7 років тому +73

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

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 років тому +2

      Haha. I hadn't thought of that!

    • @mrstk8985
      @mrstk8985 5 років тому

      Brimwood Farm where can I get some of these from

    • @lucky_whale_
      @lucky_whale_ 3 роки тому

      @@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 років тому +13

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

  • @myfrugalraggylife7104
    @myfrugalraggylife7104 7 років тому +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 років тому +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 років тому +6

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

  • @karenbauman737
    @karenbauman737 6 років тому +19

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

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 років тому

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

  • @delruel
    @delruel 6 років тому +5

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

  • @shaktiveda7041
    @shaktiveda7041 2 роки тому +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 Рік тому +4

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

  • @DazzaTheExpat
    @DazzaTheExpat 7 років тому +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 років тому +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.

  • @jimzle
    @jimzle 6 років тому +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  6 років тому

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

    • @andreamoscoso4065
      @andreamoscoso4065 6 років тому

      Jimmy Humphries Yep!!

  • @troxycat
    @troxycat 6 років тому +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 років тому +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 років тому +5

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

    • @lucyhart3845
      @lucyhart3845 6 років тому

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

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 років тому

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

  • @kathym7495
    @kathym7495 3 роки тому +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.

  • @MilkAndHoneyAcreage
    @MilkAndHoneyAcreage 6 років тому +10

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

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 років тому

      I hope so!

    • @abuhajaar1710
      @abuhajaar1710 4 роки тому

      im_actually_planning_to_buy_silkie_cause_they_look_cute__can_you_help_me_where_to_buy?

  • @krazykat1412
    @krazykat1412 6 років тому +2

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

  • @jennifercappiwilliams5889
    @jennifercappiwilliams5889 6 років тому +8

    I think they are BEAUTIFUL! Bowie hair styles!

  • @sandralaird5386
    @sandralaird5386 6 років тому +3

    I really like those colours.

  • @dmaifred
    @dmaifred 5 років тому +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 років тому +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 UA-cam and I'm really loving them.
    Gill xx

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 років тому

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

  • @peacockfeathers7409
    @peacockfeathers7409 6 років тому +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 років тому +1

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

  • @dwyllis1
    @dwyllis1 5 років тому

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

  • @jjmiller5940
    @jjmiller5940 6 років тому +14

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

  • @annemendoza5418
    @annemendoza5418 6 років тому +1

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

  • @notsosilentmajority1
    @notsosilentmajority1 6 років тому +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 років тому

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

  • @jamr514
    @jamr514 3 роки тому +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!

  • @darlenelester5566
    @darlenelester5566 6 років тому +1

    Love the colors together!

  • @sarahpointing110
    @sarahpointing110 6 років тому +1

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

  • @DrewPicklesTheDark
    @DrewPicklesTheDark 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @hufflepufflez3293
    @hufflepufflez3293 6 років тому +3

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

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 років тому

      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.

  • @justinewhite-hadley3138
    @justinewhite-hadley3138 6 років тому +1

    I like the color a lot! Keep it up!

  • @karenwilliams4763
    @karenwilliams4763 Рік тому

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

  • @stevesanimalcare5428
    @stevesanimalcare5428 7 років тому +6

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

  • @Liza-ch3qm
    @Liza-ch3qm 3 роки тому +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 👏😍

  • @bettymace5525
    @bettymace5525 Рік тому

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

  • @KiddHouse
    @KiddHouse 4 роки тому +2

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

  • @McCreaFamilyHomestead
    @McCreaFamilyHomestead 7 років тому +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 років тому +3

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

  • @elitefitrea
    @elitefitrea 3 роки тому +1

    That color leak looks very cool!

  • @freddyvarela3915
    @freddyvarela3915 4 роки тому

    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!!!😍😍😍

  • @animalsnature4023
    @animalsnature4023 3 роки тому

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

  • @louiselincoln
    @louiselincoln Рік тому +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.

  • @GeorgiasVintageWorld
    @GeorgiasVintageWorld 4 роки тому

    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!

  • @DaybirdAviaries
    @DaybirdAviaries 6 років тому +6

    I love these so much.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 років тому

      +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! 😂

  • @bayfire
    @bayfire 6 років тому +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 років тому +1

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

  • @vanessaschultz8087
    @vanessaschultz8087 4 роки тому

    Love the look!

  • @annlopez1524
    @annlopez1524 5 років тому

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

  • @dorothyhunter650
    @dorothyhunter650 Рік тому

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

  • @rahijrajpoot
    @rahijrajpoot 2 роки тому

    This is amazing brother 😊

  • @leeannlee4513
    @leeannlee4513 6 років тому

    That color is amazing. I love it

  • @farmtasticliving8832
    @farmtasticliving8832 6 років тому

    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!

  • @chantellesiequien161
    @chantellesiequien161 5 років тому +1

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

  • @avellaneh
    @avellaneh 6 років тому +1

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

  • @lindabarre483
    @lindabarre483 4 роки тому

    Very interesting coloration. I like!!

  • @rocket2811
    @rocket2811 2 роки тому

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

  • @nawakaida7499
    @nawakaida7499 2 роки тому

    I love the color! Gives personality

  • @texhotwings7521
    @texhotwings7521 Рік тому

    Love ❤️ that “Toasted Marshmallow”
    Love 💕 💗!

  • @wilmafeuerstein434
    @wilmafeuerstein434 5 років тому

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

  • @sherrymastrogiacomo9125
    @sherrymastrogiacomo9125 6 років тому +2

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

  • @backyardedenhomestead
    @backyardedenhomestead 4 роки тому

    Barry and his offspring are beautiful and unique!🥰❤

  • @mr.notimportant
    @mr.notimportant 5 років тому +1

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

  • @magsripas8591
    @magsripas8591 2 роки тому

    Nice breed of chicken, thanks for sharing🥰

  • @rhondamercieca
    @rhondamercieca Рік тому

    ❤the colour. Very unique

  • @diqfur7185
    @diqfur7185 6 років тому +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.

  • @Rosalinda626
    @Rosalinda626 3 роки тому

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

  • @MsShawn43
    @MsShawn43 4 роки тому

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

  • @mweber5459
    @mweber5459 3 роки тому

    Love the color!

  • @brittneyparr8719
    @brittneyparr8719 3 роки тому

    Those chickens are gorgeous!!

  • @natanyahowry4324
    @natanyahowry4324 6 років тому

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

  • @karenedens8280
    @karenedens8280 3 роки тому

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

  • @cheyblob6401
    @cheyblob6401 6 років тому +1

    That rooster is killing me lol 😂😂😂

  • @shiningbearable
    @shiningbearable 6 років тому

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

  • @reneebrown5598
    @reneebrown5598 6 років тому +2

    Lol. I would love to get the darker redheaded hen. I would name her Lucy. Lol. Too cute

  • @bretrichionjr.1695
    @bretrichionjr.1695 Рік тому

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

  • @bassyleigh3749
    @bassyleigh3749 4 роки тому

    I find it looks quite nice!

  • @faygal2
    @faygal2 6 років тому

    Love them!

  • @dumbuddies
    @dumbuddies 5 років тому

    I been looking for some of these

  • @vickiefuller6270
    @vickiefuller6270 2 роки тому

    I like the color it gives them more character

  • @kristaspencer4562
    @kristaspencer4562 3 роки тому

    Toasted marshmallow- love it!

  • @RayRayOsorioSLS
    @RayRayOsorioSLS 7 років тому +1

    Gorgeous!

  • @careersscwalla520
    @careersscwalla520 3 роки тому

    I respect how u actually listen to ur hens 😂

  • @anndennis7163
    @anndennis7163 6 років тому

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

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 років тому

      I agree - that might well happen!

  • @batstitchinsane3607
    @batstitchinsane3607 6 років тому

    Oh my God!! I love them!! My pair give me a huge variety of colored chicks. But I now want toasted marshmallow silkies!!

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  6 років тому +1

      I'm growing to LOVE them! Just hatched out some more babies in the hopes they too will have the colour.

    • @batstitchinsane3607
      @batstitchinsane3607 6 років тому +2

      Thats great!!! Lots of mini toasty mallows XD you should name one toasty lol

  • @joshuapike9063
    @joshuapike9063 2 роки тому

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

  • @imranaanwar630
    @imranaanwar630 3 роки тому

    Its looks very nice and unique

  • @cpasradi
    @cpasradi 5 років тому

    Love the colour ❤️

  • @DaybirdAviaries
    @DaybirdAviaries 7 років тому +2

    I have a recessive white hen in with my flock of dominant white silkies. The two colors are not compatible and all of her eggs hatch into silver partridge birds. The problem is that I'm not sure which hen it is.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 років тому +1

      I bet those silver partridge are pretty though. I had no idea there was such a thing as a dominant white and a recessive white!

  • @brandypenell9918
    @brandypenell9918 6 років тому +1

    I really like them, they are very beautiful.

  • @juliemimnagh837
    @juliemimnagh837 4 роки тому

    I love him I think they look really unique ❤️

  • @stephenvanburenmusic
    @stephenvanburenmusic 5 років тому

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

  • @bluesgirl1980
    @bluesgirl1980 3 роки тому

    I LOVE them!

  • @blewpetal7826
    @blewpetal7826 2 роки тому

    They are beautiful!

  • @brentwyrick3300
    @brentwyrick3300 10 місяців тому

    That orange is absolutely beautiful.

  • @christinasabo3617
    @christinasabo3617 6 років тому +2

    I think they are gorgeous!

  • @austinlewis3553
    @austinlewis3553 6 років тому

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

  • @isaacpullan
    @isaacpullan 7 років тому +2

    I would prefer the all white hens. But the onea you've got look fine. Only my opinion though. P.s. love your channel and the work you do.

    • @BrimwoodFarm
      @BrimwoodFarm  7 років тому +1

      Thanks Isaac. Appreciate your opinion! :D

  • @bethannekrafft8719
    @bethannekrafft8719 6 місяців тому

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

  • @kathleenmonsegue9700
    @kathleenmonsegue9700 6 років тому

    I love his coloration.

  • @jackieohalloran9217
    @jackieohalloran9217 2 роки тому

    Love the colour

  • @rosiewhite8886
    @rosiewhite8886 3 роки тому

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