Do ALL silkie roos look like this?

[rosyposyosy]

 

[Alleyoops25]

I have no idea. But just wanted to say that the roo the has gorgeous coloring.

 

[silkiechicken]

Not all. Mine is black and I've had buffs and whites before. As for crests, some are large some are small. They come in a variety!

 

[Julie in Al]

Here is a picture of one of my black and Splash cockerals standing together. You can see the difference in the top plumage

 

[Julie in Al]

Here is my blue Roo and one of my Whites

 

[65browneyes]

Here's a close up of Sparky.........

 

[marie_martin]

Wow, great looking roos there. Is sparky a frizzle? his feathers seem sort of wavy?? and what a comb he has. All of mine are young but I can't wait til they have matured to I can see what theirs look like.

Marie

 

[peepsnbunnies]

Hi Rosy,
it looks like your beautiful red roo is non-bearded, right? Silkies come both bearded and non-bearded. Anyway the non-bearded generally have somewhat smaller crests than the bearded ones. The comb is normal too. Some have small combs and some are larger. For show purposes, the smaller is better. I just love the color of your boy. That is the color I want! Lucky you! I have been looking for a long time for a girl that color.... no luck so far.

Lisa

 

[65browneyes]

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Sparky is not a frizzle. He does have long, flowing hair-like feathers that do have sort of a wave to them. He really is gorgeous (I may be just a wee bit partial, I admit). Is his comb a walnut comb? Rosy is the first person who's roo has had a comb similar (that I've seen). More often than not, they look more like Julie's. Anybody know if (Julie's) are the standard?

 

[silkiechicken]

This is what my pet quality silkie looks like. I want to say he is two months old? Don't really remember The little one behind him is 3 weeks younger, and the one in the milk jug is one month younger and a bad crossbeak.

Edit: If you got your bird from a hatchery, you will most likely not get anything close to the big poofy show or breeder quality birds you see people have.