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[Mylied]

What is the difference between a "bow tie" SG and a regular SG? This is the first rooster I have and I'm pairing him with my regular Silkie ladies

There's just two types, the one with a bowtie like your boy and the ones with a smooth neck. They are both regular. Then they can also have a muff on their chin or not. Just depends on what look you like for your showgirls. As a fun fact, the featherless necked ones are called strippers.

 

[MuscovyMadness]

What is the difference between a "bow tie" SG and a regular SG? This is the first rooster I have and I'm pairing him with my regular Silkie ladies

Regular has a clean neck and the Bowtie has feathers in the front just like your boy does.

 

[koolkyle08]

Thank you for clearing that up

So if he is bred to my regular Silkie hens the chances of regular silkies to showgirls is 50/50? He's my only showgirl rooster right now

He's a sweet lil guy. I'm not sure if he's even mating with the girls yet but I put a white hen and a partridge hen in with him to see what happens

 

[koolkyle08]

I get so confused when replying to post pages back on here

 

[Mylied]

Thank you for clearing that up

So if he is bred to my regular Silkie hens the chances of regular silkies to showgirls is 50/50? He's my only showgirl rooster right now

He's a sweet lil guy. I'm not sure if he's even mating with the girls yet but I put a white hen and a partridge hen in with him to see what happens

I think the chances of getting silkies will be a little higher. Since the rooster has a gene for naked neck and one for silkie and your hens have two for silkie. (That's a simplified explaination). So I would expect 3 out of 4 will be silkies. But I could be wrong. I bred a showgirl roo to a silkie and a showgirl hen. I got about a 50/50 mix but I couldn't tell you whose eggs were whose.

 

[MuscovyMadness]

Just hit reply....you're doung fine.
Here is a chart to go by....

 

[koolkyle08]

Thank you!!!

Love the chart I'm very visual! I am actually glad that the probability of getting silkies is a little higher than SG because while I think they are adorable, not everyone does, and I love hatching and seeing what breeds to what etc. so I sell some because my husband would have a fit if I tried to keep them all! I have an itty bitty chick SG also! I'm hoping for a hen since I have the male in the cute red guy, I could mate "her" to my black or white roo. I guess in six months or so I will know for sure!

 

[Mylied]

Thank you!!!

Love the chart I'm very visual! I am actually glad that the probability of getting silkies is a little higher than SG because while I think they are adorable, not everyone does, and I love hatching and seeing what breeds to what etc. so I sell some because my husband would have a fit if I tried to keep them all! I have an itty bitty chick SG also! I'm hoping for a hen since I have the male in the cute red guy, I could mate "her" to my black or white roo. I guess in six months or so I will know for sure!

I thought showgirls were the ugliest thing ever when I first got them. I got them on a whim with some silkies I was getting. They grew on me and now I think they are beautiful. My 9 year old though hates them. He pretty much boos whenever a showgirl hatches. Lol.

 

[laura buchanan]

This baby I hatched, but I'm not sure what she is?

I know she's a showgirl, she has regular feathers but not curled.

So would she be a Sizzle Showgirl smooth?

What happens if crossed with a regular Silkie?

 

[Mylied]

This baby I hatched, but I'm not sure what she is? I know she's a showgirl, she has regular feathers but not curled. So would she be a Sizzle Showgirl smooth? What happens if crossed with a regular Silkie?

[ Wouldn't it just be a showgirl that's showing more turken traits? Did you cross it with a frizzle chicken? I think they only count as frizzle (or sizzle in the case of silkies) if it actually has curly feathers. You'd probably get a more traditional looking showgirl if you crossed it with a silkie, with lots of fluffy feathers. And probably some straight silkies too.