Pure silkie no pom Pom

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Aug 11, 2015
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So recently I got 4 pure silkie hens and this one white one. I am hoping to show her
But I would love to know if there is any way that I can get her feathers to grow on her head. If not there a others, but if there are any was to do this or have a idea please let me know :jumpy!
 
"Pure" in the chicken world is far, far different than "pure" in the horse world, where pedigree is the whole focus.

In chickens, it does not matter hardly an speck. The entire beginning and ending, Alpha to Omega is the physical appearance of the bird. Birds are not kept by lineage or pedigree. It's about what the bird looks like. How good are its features.

If a bird was supposedly from great birds but now any chick that grows out and has faults all over the place? Faults and DQ's from the Standard of the breed? It's nothing. Nada. Either a pet, an egg layer or a cull. That's it. It just cannot be shown. End of story.

This is what "pure" means in the chicken world. Pure means bred to the Standard, exhibiting the traits of the Standard. Without manifesting those high quality features? Sorry. It just isn't a bird said to be a good example.

Don't be discouraged, as it is very challenging to breed to quality birds. The vast majority of bird fall quite below breed standards level.
 
Your silkie will make a nice pet, and if a female a good broody or breakfast egg supplier (however, I suspect a male--if the bird was standing, I could make a better assessment). It doesn't really look white; possibly a very dilute splash?

But it has at least three obvious faults for showing.
1) lack of crest--sometimes a bird's crest gets plucked out or worn down, but that doesn't appear to be the case here, and there is nothing you can do to create a crest on this bird.
2) incorrect comb type--that is not a walnut comb
3) wings don't fold correctly. primaries need to fold UNDER the wing, not on top
 

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