Silkie thread!

[peepblessed]

sagersilkies :

i was wondering if u think my silkie roo is show quality and let me know its pros and cons
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He looks like a loved member of the family!!

He's a pretty boy! In the US a fuller crest is desirable and lots of foot feathering. Also rounder body type and cushion. It may be different in Canada. Hope you get some imput from some fellow Canadians!

 

[sager:)silkies]

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He looks like a loved member of the family!!

He's a pretty boy! In the US a fuller crest is desirable and lots of foot feathering. Also rounder body type and cushion. It may be different in Canada. Hope you get some imput from some fellow Canadians!

Hopefully i do but its not lookin like it and ya i love him he's my fav but i love all my birds and in canada we have full crest ones but this one is non berderd

 

[gambit2178]

I just found the album with all my baby silkie pictures...OMG this melts my heart!

And not so babies

How I miss those times...

 

[spowell]

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Yes. Assuming the parents had correct combs, they were both het. (one copy, not two) for both rose and pea comb genes, and the "lucky" single combed chicks inherited both not-peacomb and not-rosecomb from each parent.

Ok, so they have to inherit that gene from both parents? I'm still confused.... Should I not put these chicks in my breeding group? I am just setting up my initial flock and still trying to figure out all this genetics stuff. I've read a lot about color, toes, black skin ect...... But never thought about a silkie with a single comb! That is not something that I want popping up in my chicks. What are your thoughts? Would you add them to your breeder flock? (btw, the are beautiful bbs babies)

 

[muddyhorse]

I would not use the single comb chicks in my breeding flock. I show each of my birds before I breed them they have to earn a place in the breeding flock.

 

[spowell]

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That's what I would love to do. I have been to one show but it was a local fair an had a ball.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

sagersilkies :

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He looks like a loved member of the family!!

He's a pretty boy! In the US a fuller crest is desirable and lots of foot feathering. Also rounder body type and cushion. It may be different in Canada. Hope you get some imput from some fellow Canadians!

Hopefully i do but its not lookin like it and ya i love him he's my fav but i love all my birds and in canada we have full crest ones but this one is non berderd​

I know virtually nothing about Silkies except that I am now the proud owner of one!

I do know, however, that the show standard in Canada is the same as in the US. The APA covers the US and Canada.

 

[dwegg]

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That's what I would love to do. I have been to one show but it was a local fair an had a ball.

Was it hard to go to your first show? I would love to show some of my silkies, even my Cochin but I am not an experienced chicken person and am a bit intimidated by serious show breeders. I would hate to be embarrassed and waste everyone's time.

How do you know if you have a bird that could go to a show and compete? Is there a silkie show standard list that your bird should be able to adhere to?

 

[kfchickenlady]

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That's what I would love to do. I have been to one show but it was a local fair an had a ball.

Was it hard to go to your first show? I would love to show some of my silkies, even my Cochin but I am not an experienced chicken person and am a bit intimidated by serious show breeders. I would hate to be embarrassed and waste everyone's time.

How do you know if you have a bird that could go to a show and compete? Is there a silkie show standard list that your bird should be able to adhere to?

If youre intimidated, maybe start out at a local fair, see how you do, and learn the ropes as you go. There is a lot of show prep info on this thread. But really, if you have a decent bird and prepare it carefully, maybe your goal should be to just have fun and meet other breeders.

 

[BarnGoddess01]

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That's what I would love to do. I have been to one show but it was a local fair an had a ball.

Was it hard to go to your first show? I would love to show some of my silkies, even my Cochin but I am not an experienced chicken person and am a bit intimidated by serious show breeders. I would hate to be embarrassed and waste everyone's time.

How do you know if you have a bird that could go to a show and compete? Is there a silkie show standard list that your bird should be able to adhere to?

The show standard for Silkies is described in the APA Standard of Perfection (SOP). The American Silkie Bantam Club has it online http://www.americansilkiebantamclub.org/standard.asp.