Silkie Chickens

Hey guys, Eva here!!


Today I'm going to write all about the Silkie/Silky chicken breed. Silky chickens are really cute and fluffy and there is a wide variety of them all around the world.


The first known written account of a Silkie chicken is from when Marco Polo wrote about a 'fluffy' chicken when he travelled in Asia in the 13th Century. They are thought to have originated in Ancient China but there is not 100% proof that they did.


Characteristics of a Silkie Chicken:

1. Fluffy plumage, that feels like silk (hence the name)
2. Black skin and bones
3. Blue earlobes
4. Five toes (most chickens have 4)
5. Calm and friendly nature
6. Hatch 3 eggs a week.

In some countries they are considered a Bantam breed of chicken.  According to the Wikipedia page on Silkie Chickens, since the start of the 21st Century Silkies have become very popular. They are kept as both ornamental and pet chickens.


Silkie chickens come in a wide variety of colours such as:

1. Blue
2. Black
3. Grey
4. Buff
5. Silver
6. Partridge
7. White
8. Silkie Chickens can also be died into an array of different colours.

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