![]() ![]() Today many silkie keepers keep them as ornamental birds. Buyers were lured that silkie was a cross breed between chicken and rabbits. It was officially accepted in America in 1874. Through maritime trade and the silk route, this breed made its way to the West. Silkies are greatly admired for their thick fluffy coats and they are available in different color varieties. They wrote of wool bearing chickens and ones clothed with hair like that of a black cat. Some ancient scholars referred the silkie chicken breed as a furry chicken. Some say that Java and India and some other regions in Southeast Asia are possible sources of origin. It is not yet clear where this breed of fluffy chicken originated, but they are associated with ancient China. However, if you intend to keep them, expect a clutch of 100 small cream eggs per year. They do not lay many eggs because they go broody anytime disrupting their laying pattern. ![]() Silkie hens are known to go broody very easily and make excellent mothers as they care for their young very well. They are very calm, docile with a friendly temperament.ĭue to their docile nature, they are used to foster and raise young of other game birds like quails and domestic birds like ducks. They have fluffy feathers that have a silk and satin feel. Silkie chickens are also known as Chinese silk chicken or silky. ![]() They are different from other breeds of chicken as they have five toes on each foot unlike others that have four. This chicken breed has a dark skin, blue earlobes and dark bones. These birds are often displayed in exhibitions for showing because they come in different color varieties and make good pets. They are not like normal common feathers but resemble fur somehow and have a satin or silky feel. Silkie chickens are popular for their dense and fluffy body feathers. ![]()
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