Silkie thread!

[sager:)silkies]

im not asking if these birds will win any shows but would they get DQed to my ability they wouldnt get DQed but they wouldnt win
and also for each bird could u tell me whats really nice on them and whats bad




i beliave the hen u just saw her best trait is her fethering on her feet


this one i think is showable but dont know whats shes strong in and what she lacks



hopefully some of u guys can help me out

 

[sager:)silkies]

i know i probley posted these birds b4 but plzz help mee out

 

[chisNchickens]

Wow. What a hideous looking blue partridge....you can send her here and I'll put up with her. lol
OMG that is a GORGEOUS girl!! Love the soft hue...color is to die for! She looks soooo soft I really
need to rub her against my face. Love doing that with my silkies;-)

My Valentine Silkie came today!!!
She's sooo gorgeous in person!
Pictures cannot do this girl justice.

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[ScaredOfShadows]

i know i probley posted these birds b4 but plzz help mee out

Female :

Pros : feet - looks like she has really nice foot feathering and toes. Nice full beard. Also she has nice wings, good shredding, tight and close to the body.

Cons: crest is a bit small, back is too long, cushion/butt is lacking it needs to be big, fluffy and full.

Rooster :

Pros: Nice crest, nice comb, decent beard.
Cons : stance and body type seem off, looks to have too long a back. Tail is honestly very bad - way too many hard feathers and very lacking in fullness and fluff.

Rooster - extend his wings out and see if he has a gap in the feathering - if he does do not use him to breed especially ontop of the tail. Split wing IS a DQ - and it looks like his wings sit like he has split wing though its hard to say from just a single not so great picture.

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

My Valentine Silkie came today!!!
She's sooo gorgeous in person!
Pictures cannot do this girl justice.

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My goodness she is beautiful!

 

[sager:)silkies]

Female :

Pros : feet - looks like she has really nice foot feathering and toes. Nice full beard. Also she has nice wings, good shredding, tight and close to the body.

Cons: crest is a bit small, back is too long, cushion/butt is lacking it needs to be big, fluffy and full.

Rooster :

Pros: Nice crest, nice comb, decent beard.
Cons : stance and body type seem off, looks to have too long a back. Tail is honestly very bad - way too many hard feathers and very lacking in fullness and fluff.

Rooster - extend his wings out and see if he has a gap in the feathering - if he does do not use him to breed especially ontop of the tail. Split wing IS a DQ - and it looks like his wings sit like he has split wing though its hard to say from just a single not so great picture.

or what is a great pic plzz and ill take another

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

or what is a great pic plzz and ill take another

better light and getting him standing 'natural' just watch him for a bit as he walks around and take numerous pictures that show him from the side. - Also quick answer for the wing, hold his body between your knees gently and use one hand to extend a wing out gently not tightly pulled out and take a picture of the wing extended. That will tell us if he has split wing or not. Split wing is an obvious split in the primary and secondary feathers, as if theres feathers missing to make a nice even fan.

BTW the hen is overall pretty nice I think her back looks long because of how shes lowered down and her tail isn't full - I don't know if its form a molt or just shes naturally lacking in the cushion fluff or what...

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Okay take my daughter's girl. I'd call her a breeder quality bird. she has great feet, a decent full crest but not as large as you typically see on show birds...She has a nice curve to the chest, her chest sticks out and is fully rounded her neck/shoulder curve back some to make the back look short to where the tail fluff starts. Her cushion is round and full but even her cushion isn't as full as I'd like it to be. Her wings are held close to the body and the tips disappear in the butt/saddle fluff. She doesn't hold them loose like shes lazy, and the feathers of the wings fit together and fold nicely, a split wing SOMETIMES will look 'wrong' like part is sticking out, or it appears folded wrong when the wing is to the body. Sometimes its not obvious till you spread the wings out and check them.

 

[sager:)silkies]

or what is a great pic plzz and ill take another

which hen the first pic and she has been slowly growing her feathers back cause she was broody less then a month ago and hatched chicks

 

[sager:)silkies]

better light and getting him standing 'natural' just watch him for a bit as he walks around and take numerous pictures that show him from the side. - Also quick answer for the wing, hold his body between your knees gently and use one hand to extend a wing out gently not tightly pulled out and take a picture of the wing extended. That will tell us if he has split wing or not. Split wing is an obvious split in the primary and secondary feathers, as if theres feathers missing to make a nice even fan.

BTW the hen is overall pretty nice I think her back looks long because of how shes lowered down and her tail isn't full - I don't know if its form a molt or just shes naturally lacking in the cushion fluff or what...

i will try and take better pics thanks for the tips