how come two chickens of the same breed can look so different?

[Easter_pink_silkies]

how come most silkies look like this: http://feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Silkies/BRKSilkies.html
but mine look like this (excluding Willie, he couldnt have been more perfect!)https://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=7356
is it crossbreeding or inbreeding, ive always wondered, but loved my birds so much i didnt feel the need to ask-i know there pet qaulity-not show qaulity but i still dont understand what makes them look so...yeah(bald compared to the standerd).

 

[sara]

It all comes down to selective breeding. Breeders only keep birds with the best characteristics, and constantly cull out poor examples to keep making their birds look better and better. Hatcheries are interested in quantity not quality.

 

[coffeemama]

As the other poster said-it's all about selective breeding. If you want the super fluffed out mega topnot silkies you have to look for a breeder who goes for thet

 

[LilPeeps]

The difference in apperance is due to a difference in quality.

 

[silkieluvr]

Yep, the looks differ from hatchery to hatchery and also breeder to breeder

 

[silkiechicken]

Yep, all selective breeding. I mean, we are all humans, and look how different other humans can look from different areas.