Are my silver partridge silkies show quality?

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So I have a pair of silver partridge silkies and I really want to show them next time the poultry show near me comes around HOWEVER Im really unsure if they are to the SOP or not? They both have walnut combs, 5 toes on every foot, and beards. Their parents are pure silkies and are both black partridge silkies as well. They are just about 1 year old and I'm really excited to hatch their eggs this summer... Wait I'm getting off topic!

Here are photos of Peep and Cheep:

Peep (hen)
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Cheep (rooster)
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Here they are next to each other!
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I don’t know! I understand that the European standard is different from the American one (smaller crest, etc.)
Hopefully, somebody can help you, but I don’t know many Europeans on here. I know a few people on Facebook, though, if you’d like to ask them.
 
I don’t know! I understand that the European standard is different from the American one (smaller crest, etc.)
Hopefully, somebody can help you, but I don’t know many Europeans on here.
Okay! I'll have to do more research on that then!
I know a few people on Facebook, though, if you’d like to ask them.
Sure!
 
I’d say aside from the comb color and leakage one thing to look out for is the lack of fraying on the flight feathers of the male, they should be more frayed which breaks up the appearance of “normal” feathering.
 
I’d say aside from the comb color and leakage one thing to look out for is the lack of fraying on the flight feathers of the male, they should be more frayed which breaks up the appearance of “normal” feathering.
Okay! I'm going to try bathing them this weekend to take really nice photos of them and bathe them as if I was going to be showing them! I'll see if that has any affects on the fraying on his flight feathers!
 
Could any of you tell me what color of silkies these guys are? I think they are GORGEOUS and I'd love to breed them if I knew what type of color they were and what the sop for their color is!
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