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I know so confusing. According to the ABA book of SOP necked neck is a variety of silkie, so that’s why it’s a necked neck Silkies and it competes against Silkies. Breeders that are showing Satins are trying to get them recognized as there own breed not a variety of silkie. Satin are only...

Here is a recent thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/show-me-your-satins-thread-and-discussion.1319659/ FYI you may know them as smooth sizzles as well. The name has changed as the breeders that are trying to get them recognized were told to change the name as the association did not...

Satin silkie is not the correct term, you have Satins and Silkies. Satin is a cochin crossed with silkie. This cross is taken through many generations of selective breeding to give you a bird that matches the standard of a silkie except it has hard feathers instead of silkie feathers. It is hard...

Wrong comb can also be a quality issue. It too can pop up in pure Silkies. Straight comb needs 2 copies, so even if both parents have correct walnut combs if they both carry hidden straight comb gene and when those two birds come together they produce a percentage of chicks with straight comb...

Toes don’t determine Silkies are pure. They are supposed to have 5 toes but you can put 2 show winning silkie together and get wrong number of toes but a good breeder test hatches to be sure they don’t have 2 birds together producing chicks that have faults. However, I do believe that the light...