How to present Show Quality

[Peacockforlife]

So I recently got a new silkie Roo and I wanted to know if he look like he could compete in a show? And also how does one raise for Show Quality birds?

 

[Cyprus]

He looks pretty good to me, although I would like to see a fuller tail and rounder body.
Can you get a clear picture of the bottoms of his feet, showing the toes?

 

[Peacockforlife]

He looks pretty good to me, although I would like to see a fuller tail and rounder body.
Can you get a clear picture of the bottoms of his feet, showing the toes?

He has all five toes, he’s barely six months old so I believe he still has more growing to do.

 

[Cyprus]

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He has all five toes, he’s barely six months old so I believe he still has more growing to do.

He should fill out more, then
Are all of his toes separate, or are two fused?

 

[Peacockforlife]

He should fill out more, then
Are all of his toes separate, or are two fused?

They are all separate except for the one, the second toe is fuesd with the third.

 

[Cyprus]

They are all separate except for the one, the second toe is fuesd with the third.

Okay. That is a common defect. Idealy, all should be separate.
When breeding, select a hen that does not have fused toes.

 

[Peacockforlife]

Okay. That is a common defect. Idealy, all should be separate.
When breeding, select a hen that does not have fused toes.

Isn’t the fifth suppose to come out the forth? I was reading on the poultry guide that it has to be?

 

[Cyprus]

Isn’t the fifth suppose to come out the forth? I was reading on the poultry guide that it has to be?

Yes.
It's a goal in Silkies, though, for all toes to be separated.

 

[cmom]

I don't have Silkies but do show my birds. I bathe the birds prior to a show. My RIR was a champion and my White Leghorn a reserve champion. Good luck and have fun...

 

[Amer]

I'd say it doesn't have the ideal quality for show. How much does it weigh? Many Silkies are too big. They are a large bantam, but they aren't the size of a Hamburg, a small standard fowl.