| ♥Buff Silkies♥ |
| Buff Silkie Standard |
| Color Standard for Male and Female Buff Silkie COMB, FACE, WATTLES; Deep Mulberry, BEAK; Slaty Blue, EYES; Black, EAR LOBES; Turquoise Blue, SHANKS & TOES; Slaty Blue, nails; horn; plumage, same as lower thighs. BUFF PLUMAGE COLOR OF MALE PLUMAGE: Entire surface, an even shade of intense, golden buff free from shaftiness, mealiness, cloudiness or mottled appearance. Head, neck, hackle, back, saddle, sickles, and wing bow--richly glossed, intense, golden buff. UNDERCOLOR: Similar to basic surface color, free from mealiness or any foreign color. COLOR OF FEMALE PLUMAGE: Entire surface, an even shade of intense, golden buff, free from shafting, mealiness, cloudiness or mottled appearance. Head, neck and hackle--slightly glossed intense golden buff. UNDERCOLOR: Similar to basic surface color, free from mealiness or any foreign color. DISQUALIFICATIONS Positive solid white or red feathers in any section of plumage. DEFECTS Any deviation other than orange cast to be considered a variation--Dark brown to black peppering in tail or wings--Gray feathers in various sections of plumage--Mealiness in surface color and undercolor--Reddish lemon and/or light yellow surface color--White in undercolor--White or pale feather shafts, from base to well up feather, especially in main tail, primaries and secondaries |
