What statistics make a show quality silky??

[Anime2lover]

We got eggs from a breeder that breeds using show quality silkies. That got me thinking. What statistics make up a show quality silky? And how do you tell?

 

[Starburst]

I'm interested in this as well. Keeping an eye on this thread.

 

[PioneerChicks]

According to the American Standard of Perfection, the main silkie disqualifications are:
-Bright red comb, face, and wattles
-Shanks not truly feathered down outer sides
-Feathers not truly silkie (except in primaries, secondaries, leg, toe, and Main tail feathers)
-Vulture Hocks (I'm not exactly sure what that is, something to do with a few breeds of feather-legged bantams)
Another disqualification not mentioned in the Standard is the absence of the fifth toe.

Each variety (color) may have it's own disqualifications. The currently recognized silkie varieties are black, white, blue, partridge, buff, gray, and splash. All can be either bearded or non-bearded, except splashes, which are only recognized as bearded.

Overall, the fluffier and silkier the silkie, the better quality they arem

Is that what you were looking for? Notice: I was partly quoting from the Standard. Hope I helped!

 

[Anime2lover]

Okyea. It helps. I ended up with a chick so fluffy that you can't even see the eyes unless you trim it's fluff around the eyes .

 

[PioneerChicks]

Okyea. It helps. I ended up with a chick so fluffy that you can't even see the eyes unless you trim it's fluff around the eyes .

Sounds like a very good quality chick!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

The currently recognized silkie varieties are

I believe they recently added lavender as an accepted color.

In the US there is only one standard calling for bantam. In the UK they have both standard and bantam varieties.

They should also have a walnut comb and be crested.

It should mean they cull any of those defects stated by the other poster from their flock instead of breeding forward undesired genetics,

The blue ear lobes are one of my favorite things to see on Silkies!

 

[PioneerChicks]

I believe they recently added lavender as an accepted color.

Cool! I had not heard that!

 

[Anime2lover]

We also got one with aa pronounced crest.QUOTE="EggSighted4Life, post: 22907748, member: 415725"]
I believe they recently added lavender as an accepted color.

In the US there is only one standard calling for bantam. In the UK they have both standard and bantam varieties.

They should also have a walnut comb and be crested.

It should mean they cull any of those defects stated by the other poster from their flock instead of breeding forward undesired genetics,

The blue ear lobes are one of my favorite things to see on Silkies!
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Here are all my silkies. First is the oldest by a month, called cotton ball

Next is fluffy, we had to trim the fuzz around her eyes so she could see. It made the world of difference to her.

Next is puffy, the darkest colored one.

Next is mowhawk, a light cream color.

Then there isis teddybear with a chipmunk pattern.

And last but not least is goldy. The lightest colored of them all.