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I guess it depends entirely on your definition. Technically speaking, most of what we know of as pure breeds today resulted from crossing other breeds together to collect the desired traits into a line of birds. Many breeders working with established breeds also outcross to add vigor or other...

Since the gene for silkied feathering is recessive, if a bird has silkied feathering, they must be pure for the silkied gene. Thus, breeding a Silkie to a Silkie will always get you more Silkies, never Satins, and so every Satin must have an outcross to a smooth-feathered breed somewhere in its...

Hmm, I'm having a hard time agreeing fully because to me Silkies are ugly, too 🤣 I do agree that Satins are just glorified mixed breeds, but there's a ton of those these days out of hatcheries so why not. To your second point, I'd much rather my chickens have a small crest and actually have...