good quality white and partage silkies from hatcheries?

[XxB0rd3rsxX10]

i want to buy some white or partage silkie chicks or eggs (dosent matter which one) but i dont know which hatcheries have good show quality silkies. i dont want any from a bad hatchery and get poor birds with small to no crest and little feathers on the toes. so does anyone know of a good hatchery or breeder with the two colors i want? is there anyone here who has show quality who is willing to ship? what about ideal or myers? does anyone have pics of silkies from thoes two hatcheries?

thanks

 

[joe17]

If you get silkies from a hatchery, no matter which one, they will not be show quality. If you want a good show silkie, buy from a breeder.

 

[Oregon Blues]

Somewhere on Backyard Chickens, there is a thread where people are showing photos of their hatchery Silkies and their breeder silkies.

I can say, if you want a fluffy bird that looks like the ones you see on the Internet, you'd better find a good breeder and don't buy from a hatchery.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Hatchery birds can't compare to birds from a quality breeder who is breeding to APA/ABA standards.

The best silkies I have seen come from a hatchery came from Cackle Hatchery. Obviously, they weren't show quailty birds, but they weren't bad considering other silkies I have seen from other hatcheries.


Here are some threads with pictures of Silkies from Cackle. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=555698
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=485403