do all silkies have feathers or fluff around their necks?

[Coopedup:p]

I dont want to get the wrong type of silkie because there is bearded and non bearded. idk which is which

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I'm not sure exactly what you are asking, or what you want.

 

[Coopedup:p]

like i have seen pictures or silkies that have feathers around their neck. and some without the feathers....

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Well, showgirls have naked necks; all silkies (except for the showgirls) have neck feathers. Beards/muffs are an entirely different thing--you will find both bearded and non-bearded silkies and also showgirls.

 

[Coopedup:p]

ok. so will all silkies have that variety when the eggs hatch? like the showgirls, bearded and non bearded?

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

It depends on the parents. The gene that causes muffs and beards is incompletely dominant. Menaing that if the bird inherits from one parent and not the other, it will be partially bearded. If inherited from neither parent it will be non-bearded and if inherited from both it will be bearded. A partially bearded bird is considered bearded, just will a poor quality beard.