Sizes of Silkies

[E.M. Silkies]

Is there a bantam Silkie and a "standard" Silkie? I don't really think there is a standard size but do some tend to be bigger than others? The SOP gives the weights but I'm just not convinced...Some seem to be huge while others look tiny.

 

[SilkiePuff]

there is a standard silkie size in Germany.. here is a link from where I saw it.. i thought it was very interesting.. scroll down.. its a picture of two white silkies you can totally see the size difference.

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Silkies/BRKSilkies.html

hope that helps some.. It also says that the american standard goes for the bantam size, not the standard size.

 

[E.M. Silkies]

That did help, thanks! I was thinking that the Silkies here were a little bigger than an actual bantam and that page says that Silkies here are a medium between the bantam and standard. Thanks!!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Silkies are available in both large fowl and bantam sizes in Europe, Australia, New Zealand; not sure about Asia. The size we have in the US is larger than non-US standards call for bantmas, but smaller than their large fowl.

There is no set size for bantams. Bantam weights vary from dutch (21 oz cocks) to shamo & malay (44 oz cocks). In contrast, the standard for silkie cocks is 36 oz.