What the heck is a showgirl?
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Oh my gosh, if I had one of those I'd never put the poor thing down. I'd have to carry it around all day petting it's fuzzy little head.
These were bred by my friend at Birds of Paradise....
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No offense meant to the showgirl lovers out there, but I agree with equibling!!
They are only nasty looking when they aren't bred properly. People tend to think you can just throw a turken in with a silkie and get a showgirl. Thats not the case AT ALL. It takes diligent breeding for sometimes 10 or 15 generations or more. After a few generations, and the addition of a few characteristics, they can be very entertaining and asthetically pleasing.
For instance, the bearded variety looks a little more chicken like, and not so alienish.
The bowtie breaks up the nakedness of the neck, but still leaves enough to be distintive.
No offense meant to the showgirl lovers out there, but I agree with equibling!!
They are only nasty looking when they aren't bred properly. People tend to think you can just throw a turken in with a silkie and get a showgirl. Thats not the case AT ALL. It takes diligent breeding for sometimes 10 or 15 generations or more. After a few generations, and the addition of a few characteristics, they can be very entertaining and asthetically pleasing.
For instance, the bearded variety looks a little more chicken like, and not so alienish.
The bowtie breaks up the nakedness of the neck, but still leaves enough to be distintive.
Here is another pair of showgirls that my friend Bren at Birds of Paradise bred.
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Are any being shown at poultry shows? Are they recognized by the APA and ABA? Do they breed true? Just interested in learning more about them. Thanks, Sooner
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They almost look like they should be in a cartoon. Certainly not something I care to have
They almost look like they should be in a cartoon. Certainly not something I care to have
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Yes they are being shown at shows. They show in the AOV (All Other Varieties) Class, as a variety of Silkie. They are not recognized by the APA or ABA yet.
Yes they breed true, but you have to breed a showgirl to a silkie to keep the Silkie characteristics. If you start breeding showgirl to showgirl you end up with something that looks more like a turken.
Yes they are being shown at shows. They show in the AOV (All Other Varieties) Class, as a variety of Silkie. They are not recognized by the APA or ABA yet.
Yes they breed true, but you have to breed a showgirl to a silkie to keep the Silkie characteristics. If you start breeding showgirl to showgirl you end up with something that looks more like a turken.
can you put showgirls in with the rest of a "normal" flock? or will they get picked on?
Yes you can put them in with the normal flock. I raise my showgirls with the rest of my silkie hens. And they are in with a normal silkie Roo. That way when I set eggs I never know if its going to be a Silkie or a Showgirl. Always a surprise....
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