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Short answer, no.
Depending on the genes present in the parents, you can indeed get a PQ silkie with no foot feathers or the wrong colour of skin. Awhile back someone posted photos of "hard feathered" vs "soft feathered" silkie feathering. Also, the length of the feathers can vary, and that will also make a difference in how fluffy the bird appears.
It sounds to me like the breeder has a bird or birds who carry a number of these faults.
Short answer, no.
Depending on the genes present in the parents, you can indeed get a PQ silkie with no foot feathers or the wrong colour of skin. Awhile back someone posted photos of "hard feathered" vs "soft feathered" silkie feathering. Also, the length of the feathers can vary, and that will also make a difference in how fluffy the bird appears.
It sounds to me like the breeder has a bird or birds who carry a number of these faults.
