Silkie Experts - Need critiquing

[Sonoran Silkies]

The Bantam Standard lists vulture hocks as a DQ for all featherleg breeds except booted, d'uccle & sultan. No idea about the APA standard.

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

maybe i read it wrong.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Well, as I said, most judges completely ignore them.

I've been at shows with lots of quality silkies from some of the best breeders; and many have had vulture hocks (I'll bet that a fair number of breeders don't even know what they are) and I've NEVER seen a silkie DQed for them. I've seen silkies DQed for many other things, including things that are not DQs, but not for vulture hocks.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Thanks SonoranSilkies.

I wasn't completely positive but now I am reasured. If you could, which one would be the better of the two? I was thinking of picking te second one because he is a bit smaller, a little better attitude, and doesn't crow often, but those may just be personal preferences. Any advice? I have two other roosters but 1 of them has a single comb so that's a NO, but the other one is definitely bearded, no crest, but his tail is too sickley(is that even a word??).

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

The one in back has better wings, so I would likely choose him. Single combs are easy to correct--if your girls have good combs he may be a better choice (post a photo?)

Lack of a crest is a good reason to NOT choose a bird--it will take generations to correct.

Make sure you breed to a hen that is very outstanding in the areas the roo has faults.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

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I will try and post of photo of the single combed one, though I am not too fond of him. This is only a small backyard flock so I would like to start out right since I don't have the space to have a breeding operation(more like a hobby rather than serious breeding.) The reason I would like to know which ones are the best is because I would eventually want to sell/hatch chicks/eggs, most likely locally. The hens came from the same place so I may have to post pics of them also. They all have walnut combs and are a bit smaller than the roos. Thanks for all your time

I will post pics of the others ASAP.