When choosing the best rooster, I tend to lean heavily towards comb color when all else is equal. I see some show birds with the more red comb but that really bothers me. The standard calls for a mulberry comb. The red comb is very hard to breed out so, that could be one consideration for you. Tempreament is also very important. I always choose the most social boys I can. Skittish chickens can pass that trait on. In my experience, foot feathering is the easiest thing to improve upon by adding a hen with great foot feathers. Toes are a bit tougher.
Many people like really full crests and that is not the hardest thing to improve upon, I tend to like the ones with a medium crest as the Standard calls for over the really full crest as they tend to see better and in my set up where they do have a large yard to range in, they seem to do better. With bearded Silkies, judges don't like to see wattles.
These are just a few things I have found, Hope it helps you decide.
http://www.americansilkiebantamclub.com/standard.asp
http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Standard.html
These sites have information on the Silkie Standard of Perfection
Many people like really full crests and that is not the hardest thing to improve upon, I tend to like the ones with a medium crest as the Standard calls for over the really full crest as they tend to see better and in my set up where they do have a large yard to range in, they seem to do better. With bearded Silkies, judges don't like to see wattles.
These are just a few things I have found, Hope it helps you decide.
http://www.americansilkiebantamclub.com/standard.asp
http://www.browneggblueegg.com/Standard.html
These sites have information on the Silkie Standard of Perfection
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