Show quality?

[SilkiesRcool]

Just wondered your opinions if my rooster and hen were show quality or not. Also if my polish is. Thank you for your help.

 

[FrankPrize]

If your silkies have mulberry combs and 5 toes then I think they have the potential to do well in a show. They have good form and they seem to match up to their variety really well. Your Polish cockerel seems to be of above-average quality. Is he a bantam? He seems really small. A lot of the breeders and judges I know like for the Crest feathers to go past the shoulders. They also select for fuller and thicker tails but he’d be worth a try at a county fair or an open show.

 

[SilkiesRcool]

The polish isn’t supposed to be bantam but is 6 months old and tiny. I saw his parents and they were both normal size so idk what happened with him.

 

[ShellyBlanco]

those are bearded silkies right?

 

[FrankPrize]

The polish isn’t supposed to be bantam but is 6 months old and tiny. I saw his parents and they were both normal size so idk what happened with him.

He probably suffered from stunted growth a couple months back or may just be undersized as the result of setting an undersized egg from an immature hen. If his growth doesn’t catch up in a couple months, I advise you don’t show or breed him— you probably won’t be having a lot of success in either end.

 

[SilkiesRcool]

Yes they are

 

[FrankPrize]

Yes they are

Then yeah, they’re definitely worth a try at a show.

 

[LilJoe]

Worth a try but definitely not in the best of the ranks... Hatchery birds?
http://www.mtcreekfarm.com/white-silkies.html
https://m.facebook.com/pages/category/Community/Sunshine-Silkies-140799402627811/