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Silkie
Fluffy bantam with black skin and 5 toes.
🐣 Beginner friendly☀ Heat hardy🪺 Goes broody
Egg color
cream
Eggs / year
120
Egg size
small
Purpose
ornamental
Class
Asiatic
Size
bantam
Hen weight
2 lbs
Rooster weight
3 lbs
Temperament
gentle, broody, sweet
Noise level
quiet
Origin
China
Lifespan
7–9 yrs
About the Silkie
Silkies are an ancient ornamental breed with fur-like feathers, black skin and bones, and five toes per foot. They are famously broody and gentle.
Care tips
Keep their pen dry — their feathers do not repel water.
Color varieties
whiteblackbuffbluepartridgesplash
Fun facts
- Have black bones and skin
- Have 5 toes instead of 4
- Excellent broody mothers — often used to hatch other breeds’ eggs