Showgirl thread- for posting pictures and discussing breed!

I breed showgirl to showgirl. My flock has six beared hens and one clean necked cock. my chicks hatch 50% bearded/50% clean necked.
all have very dark skin and toes feathered to the center. some w/vaulted skull, some not. most have correct number of toes some have +/_ ,
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thats way (toes) its my biggest problem. I have been working with this flock for 4year, before that it was a nice flock of black Silkies and other breeds that my boys wanted for 4H. In fact thats how my first cross of silkie happen. turken/bk. silkie. It wasn't tell t 2008 that I ordered my first showgirl eggs.
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I really enjoy them and am always working to make them better. This year I will be adding some White Silkies . Silkie cockerels will be placed with the young clean necked showgirl pullets. and any silkie pullets will be placed with young clean necked showgirl cockerels.

I will increase my current showgirl bloodline by seven, by adding six hens and a cockerel from their offspring. Already have chosen the cockerel. and have two pullets that i like,
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for now anyway, always can change my mind on who qualifyes.

If you would like to share your breeding plan it would be much appreciated.
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i have many colors of showgirls i breed showgirl to silkie only i did some breedings this year from showgirl to showgirl there was just too much veration in the breedings seen to some chick where realy nice some looked like crap ive knoticed that best one ive seen where from showgirl to silkie breeding
i have white silkie male one 2 showgirl hens and 1 showgirl cockerl on white silkies hens and have 3 white pullets that i well be showing in april
 
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i have many colors of showgirls i breed showgirl to silkie only i did some breedings this year from showgirl to showgirl there was just too much veration in the breedings seen to some chick where realy nice some looked like crap ive knoticed that best one ive seen where from showgirl to silkie breeding
i have white silkie male one 2 showgirl hens and 1 showgirl cockerl on white silkies hens and have 3 white pullets that i well be showing in april

i almost had all good toes this year exept on with 4 toes each foot and one with extra nails
 
I have looked at many different pictures and see a lot of poor skin color and lack of toe feathers. I think it is good to add full blood silkies to showgirls for improvement but not sure about the continue crossing. Two years ago I crossed back to a Very nice Silkie cock. and it did make some nice changes to my showgirls, he was not related but of the same bloodling. I have been mostly happy with how they look.

All of us have different opinions on what works and what dosen't.

The goal for me is to make my showgirls fit into the silkie standerd as a new variety that can stand alone without continuel crossing. "Yes, I believe that it is possible to get to a point were showgirls breed true". It will Take Time.
 
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i think there well be a point where they do to and can stand on there own in the shows but until the only diffrence between my showgirls and silkie are naked neck i well contenue breeding showgirl to silkies to improve type, eye color, toes, combs, skin pigment,feathering and may other things
 
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I LOVE her!!! did you breed her or buy her?!?

i bought her
i well have lots whites next year

next spring can i buy eggs from you? or do you not sell eggs?
 
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i bought her
i well have lots whites next year

next spring can i buy eggs from you? or do you not sell eggs?

i well have eggs for sale in the spring hect i might have eggs now
 

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