Need some general advice on silkie breeding and your thoughts on my birds

Here's some updated information about them.

I don't plan on purposefully breeding Misty, but she is a great broody and mother. I won't go especially out of my way to make sure I don't hatch her eggs, but there are others I really want eggs from.
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Luna
Luna doesn't have the best feet and her tail could be fluffier and higher. Other then that I hope her chicks will have bigger crests and beards. Her earlobes aren't as blue as I'd like them to be.
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Sarah
Sarah had a big glowup since I first posted her picture here. Her tail is very fluffy and high. Same as Luna, her feet could have more feathers, but all toes and all nails are there. She became overall more fluffy. Her wings could be stronger. They sometimes aren't kept tightly to her side. I consider Sarah my 2nd best hen.
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Smoky
I absolutely love Smoky's crest and body type. The only negative things I can say about her is the wrong eye and skin color and same as all of my hens she could have more feathers on her legs. I'm glad she still technically has a feathered middle toe even though it's one poor little pin feather. I consider Smoky my best hen.
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Cloud
Cloud is so sweet and gentle. I feel like he completely skipped the hormonal phase. He's 10 months old, so probably not out of the woods yet. Anyways, he still has all of his good qualities he has in the original post. His tail could be higher and he could be fluffier.
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There's also this pullet (?) named Blue. I do not plan on breeding her on purpose. I have no idea if she's even laying yet.
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