Is my white silkie rooster show quality?

[meme420]

Hi friends, I am new here. I am wondering if it's worth my time to enter my white silkie rooster to a show next month. Please let me know any feedback as I am entirely new to entering poultry shows and how to judge!

He is a little bit dirty from the dirt bath but if I clean him he will be very white.
Anyways, here are the pictures:

Let me know what you think and if it's worth it entering him! The show is about 2 hours away and I don't want to be disqualified for something he has! Thanks!!

 

[Acre4Me]

Is the show an APA show?

If so, I recommend you buy the book of standards from their site. It states everything the bird should have, and specifically what would be a DQ.

The book also tells you which colors are accepted colors.

There is a lot of detail in the book and you can learn a lot.

 

[Amer]

I wouldn’t recommend showing him. He seems unbalanced (much more neck than tail) and much of his feathering on his feet and tail isn’t silkied.
He wouldn’t be disqualified, but he isn’t good.

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Let me know what you think and if it's worth it entering him!

Welcome to BYC!

He's not what I would consider show winning (based on crest shape alone).. though competition quality also matters..

I'd also like to see the lobes looking more turquoise, though maybe that's just the pic angle.. and I'm NOT a qualified judge.

As far as I know.. splash is not show able. That doesn't even look blue splash beautiful as he is, looks like some reddish leakage on the shoulders or something that;s just not right.

The experience alone might "be worth it"! Maybe still attend even if you decide not to enter??

https://vjppoultry.com/2018/04/24/a-look-at-the-silkie-standard-of-perfection/

 

[Acre4Me]

If it is in the realm of possibility for you, the largest poultry show in the country occurs in Columbus, Ohio in November every year. It is a great place to learn and see many examples of the breeds with thousands of entries. This show is called the Ohio National http://www.ohionational.org/

 

[Acre4Me]

Yes it is an APA show. I am trying to find the book right now, but is it alright if I do last year's edition? I read on the APA website there can be lots of judge biases so it feels as if I can enter any chicken as long as it doesn't have any DQ factors.

They don’t change the books that often, it is not yearly so you should be ok.

Bias, yes, but you can lose based on not a DQ too. For example, my kid showed a bird that was supposed to have light grey under feathers. Something we didn’t check. Bird didn’t have this, it is not a DQ, but couldn’t win bc it lacked an aspect of the breed standards. We didn’t complain bc it’s clearly stated in the standard, but for some reason we didn’t “see” it until it was pointed out.

We’ve seen varying judge personalities, but when you go to something big like the Ohio National or any of the regional shows, you will see many amazing examples within a breed, but if you look carefully you’ll probably figure out why that particular bird got the blue ribbon within the breed, vs the others.

 

[meme420]

Bonus to judge my splash silkie rooster, since I am thinking of entering 2 chickens (sorry for bad pictures he keeps moving but I am only gonna show a few):

 

[Amer]

The Splash also has a lot of incorrect “normal” feathering.

 

[Somewhere_In_The_Clouds]

What are his feet like? (How many toes, spacing etc?)
I don't really show silkies but those are traits I take a look at.

 

[Amer]

Welcome to BYC!

He's not what I would consider show winning (based on crest shape alone).. though competition quality also matters..

I'd also like to see the lobes looking more turquoise, though maybe that's just the pic angle.. and I'm NOT a qualified judge.

As far as I know.. splash is not show able. That doesn't even look blue splash beautiful as he is, looks like some reddish leakage on the shoulders or something that;s just not right.

The experience alone might "be worth it"! Maybe still attend even if you decide not to enter??

https://vjppoultry.com/2018/04/24/a-look-at-the-silkie-standard-of-perfection/

Splash is an accepted variety in Silkies, therefore, showable. But good catch on the leakage, if there is any yellowing it is a disqualification.

Thanks for your comment! Would my splash rooster be the same thing? figured some of his tail and feet aren't so fluffy but could you make them fluffy if I took them a bath and blow hot air?

No, but if it is just a county fair it could be worth showing him for the experience.