At the moment my camera is MIA or I would post some new photos--I think I loaded it to DH and it is in his hiking/climbing gear. I have not had a problem identifying penciling on silkies, although the quality of the penciling cannot easiily be determined. But you can definitely see striations...
Yes, the blue partridge has penciling that matches her gender I have a somewhat similar pullet from Sarah, but her penciling isn't quite correct. I think I need to take some photos today.
Very cute little blue partridge sizzle Kelly Kate
Her face is a bit too red and she could use more foot feathering & crest size, but she is a very good start!
Silkie Bantam weights:
Cock..............36 oz.
Hen...............32 oz.
Cockerel.........32 oz.
Pullet.............28 oz.
Ameraucana Bantam weights:
Cock .30 oz.
Hen . .26 oz.
Cockerel 26 oz.
Pullet . ...24 oz.
Ameraucana Large Fowl weights...
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Well, in the US, silkies only come in bantams, although I periodically hear rumors of people trying to develop large fowl silkies. Yes, bantam cochins are used. If you wanted to increase size you could use large fowl.