Showgirl chicken? What? Could someone please explain this to me? xP

[ThePolishPrincess]

Thanks Mary. They're so interesting looking...but kind of creepy, almost like they're from another planet. Eh, reminds me of my whole flock.

 

[therealsilkiechick]

ya know i used to think a turken and a showgirl were faces only a momma could love, haha i got one better my pigeon baby is more creepy!!!

 

[ThePolishPrincess]

*twitch* I'm gonna need therapy after this.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I love pigeon babies

But I swear, I do believe their beaks get smaller as they get older, lol.

 

[LilPeeps]

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The breeders I know working on showgirls will disagree with that statement, and they have some of the best. I don't breed them, have never had any, so I rely on what they have said. Several month back the discussion on whether they should work towards being standardized as a variety or breed was discussed at length on one or the silkie groups--sorry, don't remember which one--the general consensus was a variety simply because they need to be bred back to retain type.

I agree with your assessment that it doesn't seem like that should be a necessity once the correct type is achieved, but the opinion of needing to breed back every two or three generations seemed to be pretty universal.

I do breed them, and it is not required that they be bred back to silkies. Although they CAN be does not necessarily mean they NEED to be once the type is perfected.

 

[LilPeeps]

That pigeon is adorable.

 

[magikchick]

I don't think they are creepy at all. They are kind of eloquent.

 

[ninny]

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I want it!!!

 

[urbanhatch]

I love my Show Girl!

 

[moduckman]

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sometimes I really doubt the mother loving them.

We have one red naked neck bantam with just a few feathers for a bowtie. Not the prettiest bird on the farm.