Breeding Silkie Chickens | Don't Make These TWO Mistakes

Breeding silkie chickens can be great fun, but don't make these TWO mistakes.
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[@BrimwoodFarm]

Find out about the NEW PLAN for Barry and his ladies here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5PRh4SuptponpI

[@Gangster4925]

How do I know what is my silkie

[@lynnwood1415]

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

[@annieclark5950]

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]

Breed them and call the offspring Toasted Marshmallow Silkie.

[@davidmatthews9425]

I like yours better lolz

[@debrasbarkle4896]

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

[@jenniferberghan5768]

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

[@kayte13]

I love their coloring, actually.😊

[@InviDoll]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

Haha. I hadn't thought of that!

[@mrstk8985]

Brimwood Farm where can I get some of these from

[@lucky_whale_]

@@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]

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

[@myfrugalraggylife7104]

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]

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]

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

[@delruel]

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

[@russellcarl5126]

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

[@shaktiveda7041]

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.

[@karenbauman737]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

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

[@DazzaTheExpat]

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]

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]

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

[@dwyllis1]

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

[@kathym7495]

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.

[@jimzle]

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]

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

[@andreamoscoso4065]

Jimmy Humphries Yep!!

[@sandralaird5386]

I really like those colours.

[@dmaifred]

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.

[@troxycat]

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. :)

[@annemendoza5418]

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

[@notsosilentmajority1]

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]

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

[@jennifercappiwilliams5889]

I think they are BEAUTIFUL! Bowie hair styles!

[@sarahpointing110]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

Thanks Sarah!

[@Goldi-Luc]

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]

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

[@gillianosborne2679]

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 KZbin and I'm really loving them. Gill xx

[@BrimwoodFarm]

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

[@bettymace5525]

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

[@DrewPicklesTheDark]

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

[@rocket2811]

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

[@MilkAndHoneyAcreage]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

I hope so!

[@abuhajaar1710]

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[@lucyhart3845]

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]

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

[@lucyhart3845]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

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

[@jamr514]

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

[@jjmiller5940]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

+JJ Miller Thanks!

[@elitefitrea]

That color leak looks very cool!

[@karenwilliams4763]

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

[@GeorgiasVintageWorld]

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!

[@dorothyhunter650]

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

[@freddyvarela3915]

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!!!😍😍😍

[@hufflepufflez3293]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

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.

[@wilmafeuerstein434]

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

[@Liza-ch3qm]

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 👏😍

[@darlenelester5566]

Love the colors together!

[@BrimwoodFarm]

Thanks!

[@careersscwalla520]

I respect how u actually listen to ur hens 😂

[@KiddHouse]

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

[@annlopez1524]

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

[@farmtasticliving8832]

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!

[@BrimwoodFarm]

Thank you!

[@bretrichionjr.1695]

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

[@justinewhite-hadley3138]

I like the color a lot! Keep it up!

[@stevesanimalcare5428]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

You're not! I know others do to :D

[@stevesanimalcare5428]

Brimwood Farm they are gorgeous :)

[@animalsnature4023]

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

[@karenedens8280]

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

[@nawakaida7499]

I love the color! Gives personality

[@texhotwings7521]

Love ❤️ that “Toasted Marshmallow” Love 💕 💗!

[@anndennis7163]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

I agree - that might well happen!

[@rahijrajpoot]

This is amazing brother 😊

[@McCreaFamilyHomestead]

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]

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

[@Rosalinda626]

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

[@shiningbearable]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

Thank you :D

[@louiselincoln]

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.

[@lindabarre483]

Very interesting coloration. I like!!

[@stephenvanburenmusic]

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

[@avellaneh]

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

[@leeannlee4513]

That color is amazing. I love it

[@MsShawn43]

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

[@sherrymastrogiacomo9125]

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

[@mr.notimportant]

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

[@natanyahowry4324]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

Thanks !

[@cheyblob6401]

That rooster is killing me lol 😂😂😂

[@rosiewhite8886]

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

[@backyardedenhomestead]

Barry and his offspring are beautiful and unique!🥰❤

[@vanessaschultz8087]

Love the look!

[@joshuapike9063]

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

[@brittneyparr8719]

Those chickens are gorgeous!!

[@bayfire]

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]

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

[@chantellesiequien161]

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

[@brentwyrick3300]

That orange is absolutely beautiful.

[@vickiefuller6270]

I like the color it gives them more character

[@kristaspencer4562]

Toasted marshmallow- love it!

[@josephcruz-trinidad5699]

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

[@magsripas8591]

Nice breed of chicken, thanks for sharing🥰

[@bassyleigh3749]

I find it looks quite nice!

[@rhondamercieca]

❤the colour. Very unique

[@briankrishna1736]

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?

[@Flyingbackslapp]

That brown looks beautiful

[@orphasolis2342]

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

[@lindamarieledbetter8882]

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]

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.

[@BrimwoodFarm]

+Diq fur great advice! Thanks

[@imranaanwar630]

Its looks very nice and unique

[@mweber5459]

Love the color!

[@DaybirdAviaries]

I love these so much.

[@BrimwoodFarm]

+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! 😂

[@bethannekrafft8719]

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

[@sandrafarley2966]

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

[@juliemimnagh837]

I love him I think they look really unique ❤️

[@austinlewis3553]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

THanks!

[@JorokaLodge]

can you make more videos on your breeding plans for them and stuff

[@kathleenmonsegue9700]

I love his coloration.

[@ici_coop]

Toasted Marshmallows! 🤍

[@dumbuddies]

I been looking for some of these

[@batstitchinsane3607]

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

[@BrimwoodFarm]

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

[@batstitchinsane3607]

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

[@gerardinecizmar]

I think the variation is beautiful...and Barry's vocals are hilarious but then again, I don't have to listen to him every day.

[@blewpetal7826]

They are beautiful!

[@cpasradi]

Love the colour ❤️