Standard of Perfection!
BANTAM SILKIES: 3.6 male Female 3.2
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MALE:
Carriage:
Stylish, compact and livelyType: You are looking for a heat shaped bird!
Body broad and stout looking. Back short, saddle silky and rising to the tail. Stern broad and abundantly covered with fine fluff, saddle hackles soft, abundant and flowing. Breast broad and full, shoulders stout, square, and fairly covered with neck hackle. Wings soft and fluffy at the shoulders, with the ends of the flights ragged and ‘Osprey plumage; (i.e. some strands of the flights hang loosely downwards). Tail short and very ragged at the end of the harder feathers of the tail proper. It should not be flowing, but forming a short round curve.
Head:
Short and neat, with good crest, soft and full, and as upright as the comb will permit, and having a six to twelve soft silky feathers streaming gracefully backwards from the lower back part of the crest to a length of 3.75cm (1½ ins). The crest proper should not show any hardness of feather. A short beak, that is broad at the base. Eyes brilliant black, and not too prominent. Comb almost circular in shape, preferably broader than long, with a number of small prominences over it, and having a slight indentation or furrow transversely across the middle. Face smooth. Wattles concave, nearly semi-circular, and not long or pendant.
Ear lobes more oval than round. Neck short or medium length, broad and full at the base, with the hackles abundant and flowing.
Legs and feet:
Free from scaliness. Thighs wide apart and legs short. No hard feather on the hocks, but a profusion of soft silky plumage is permissible. Thighs covered with abundant fluff. The feathers on the legs should be moderate in quantity. Toes five in number, with the fifth toe diverging from the fourth. The middle and the outer toes feathered, but these feathers should not be too hard.
Plumage: Very silky and fluffy, with a profusion of hair like feathers
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FEMALE
Carriage: Stylish, squat, fluffy and compact
The saddle is broad and well cushioned, with the silkiest of plumage, which should nearly smother the small tail, the ragged ends alone protruding and inclined to be ‘Cochiny’ in appearance. The legs are particularly short in the female, and the under and thigh fluff should nearly meet the ground. The head crest is short and neat, like a powder puff, with no hard feathers, and the eye should not be hidden by the crest, which should stand up and out, not split be the comb. Ear lobes small and oval. Wattles either absent, or very small and oval in shape. Comb small. Other characteristics are as in the male, allowing for sexual differences.
SHOW STANDARDS REGARDLESS OF COLOR
The beak should be slate blue, however in the black, the beak should be dark slate. Eyes black. Comb, face and wattles mulberry. earlobes turquoise blue or mulberry, the former being preferable. Legs and feet lead, Nails blue / white. Skin mulberry.
THE WHITE: Male and female plumage snow white
THE BLACK: Both male and female plumage is black all over, with a green sheen in the male. A minimal amount of colour in the hackle is permissible, but not desirable
THE BLUE: Male and female plumage an even shade of blue from head to tail
THE BEARDED SILKIE As standard Silkie, but with clearly defined earmuffs and beard
Type - 20
Head - 30
Legs - 10
Colour - 10
Plumage - 30
SERIOUS DEFECTS:
Hard feathers. Green beak or tip to the beak. Horns protruding from the comb, Ruddy comb wattles or face. Eye other than black. Incorrect colour in plumage or skin. Plumage is not silky. Want of crest ‘Polish’ or split crest - the crest should not hang over the eyes. Green soles to the feet. Any other deformities as listed in the Poultry Club Book of Standards that include crooked or turned toes and uneven wattles.
DISQUALIFICATIONS Single comb. Toes other than five in number. Green legs. Featherless legs or feet and vulture like hocks
http://www.browneggblueegg.com/StandardColors.html color standard!
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE MALE:
Carriage:
Stylish, compact and livelyType: You are looking for a heat shaped bird!
Body broad and stout looking. Back short, saddle silky and rising to the tail. Stern broad and abundantly covered with fine fluff, saddle hackles soft, abundant and flowing. Breast broad and full, shoulders stout, square, and fairly covered with neck hackle. Wings soft and fluffy at the shoulders, with the ends of the flights ragged and ‘Osprey plumage; (i.e. some strands of the flights hang loosely downwards). Tail short and very ragged at the end of the harder feathers of the tail proper. It should not be flowing, but forming a short round curve.
Head:
Short and neat, with good crest, soft and full, and as upright as the comb will permit, and having a six to twelve soft silky feathers streaming gracefully backwards from the lower back part of the crest to a length of 3.75cm (1½ ins). The crest proper should not show any hardness of feather. A short beak, that is broad at the base. Eyes brilliant black, and not too prominent. Comb almost circular in shape, preferably broader than long, with a number of small prominences over it, and having a slight indentation or furrow transversely across the middle. Face smooth. Wattles concave, nearly semi-circular, and not long or pendant.
Ear lobes more oval than round. Neck short or medium length, broad and full at the base, with the hackles abundant and flowing.
Legs and feet:
Free from scaliness. Thighs wide apart and legs short. No hard feather on the hocks, but a profusion of soft silky plumage is permissible. Thighs covered with abundant fluff. The feathers on the legs should be moderate in quantity. Toes five in number, with the fifth toe diverging from the fourth. The middle and the outer toes feathered, but these feathers should not be too hard.
Plumage: Very silky and fluffy, with a profusion of hair like feathers
GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF THE FEMALE
Carriage: Stylish, squat, fluffy and compact
The saddle is broad and well cushioned, with the silkiest of plumage, which should nearly smother the small tail, the ragged ends alone protruding and inclined to be ‘Cochiny’ in appearance. The legs are particularly short in the female, and the under and thigh fluff should nearly meet the ground. The head crest is short and neat, like a powder puff, with no hard feathers, and the eye should not be hidden by the crest, which should stand up and out, not split be the comb. Ear lobes small and oval. Wattles either absent, or very small and oval in shape. Comb small. Other characteristics are as in the male, allowing for sexual differences.
SHOW STANDARDS REGARDLESS OF COLOR
The beak should be slate blue, however in the black, the beak should be dark slate. Eyes black. Comb, face and wattles mulberry. earlobes turquoise blue or mulberry, the former being preferable. Legs and feet lead, Nails blue / white. Skin mulberry.
THE WHITE: Male and female plumage snow white
THE BLACK: Both male and female plumage is black all over, with a green sheen in the male. A minimal amount of colour in the hackle is permissible, but not desirable
THE BLUE: Male and female plumage an even shade of blue from head to tail
THE BEARDED SILKIE As standard Silkie, but with clearly defined earmuffs and beard
Type - 20
Head - 30
Legs - 10
Colour - 10
Plumage - 30
SERIOUS DEFECTS:
Hard feathers. Green beak or tip to the beak. Horns protruding from the comb, Ruddy comb wattles or face. Eye other than black. Incorrect colour in plumage or skin. Plumage is not silky. Want of crest ‘Polish’ or split crest - the crest should not hang over the eyes. Green soles to the feet. Any other deformities as listed in the Poultry Club Book of Standards that include crooked or turned toes and uneven wattles.
DISQUALIFICATIONS Single comb. Toes other than five in number. Green legs. Featherless legs or feet and vulture like hocks
http://www.browneggblueegg.com/StandardColors.html color standard!