Fluffy chickens

Not only are silkies the fluffiest of the fluffy chicken breeds, but they’re also renowned for being excellent brooders. Silkies are small chickens native to China. Their feathers are so fine they feel almost like hair, making these birds little puffs of fluff with talons and beaks. Photo Credit: @chickens_ark

History Silkies are a unique breed of chicken, thought to have originated in China or Southeast Asia. The first recorded history of Silkies occurs in Marco Polo’s writings about his travels to Asia in the 13th century, in which he describes chickens with fur-like plumage black skin. Silkies were admitted into the Standard of Perfection […]

Polish chickens aren’t actually from Poland. One of their most distinctive features is a huge, fluffy crest of feathers that surrounds their heads and sometimes gets in their eyes. This distinctive puff of feathers is where they got their name, as it resembles the large, square hats Polish soldiers used to wear. //Photo credit: Instagram @katieeberhart

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Not only are silkies the fluffiest of the fluffy chicken breeds, but they’re also renowned for being excellent brooders. Silkies are small chickens native to China. Their feathers are so fine they feel almost like hair, making these birds little puffs of fluff with talons and beaks. Unlike most other chickens, Silkies have 5 toes on each foot. Photo credit: Instagram @jerseysilkies

I've seen these Pink Silkies before and I'm quite interested in them! I remember finding a site that had alot of information about them...but for the life...

Paint Silkies are really beautiful birds. They are white with black spots. Paint silkies do vary a bit in coloration. We regularly have chicks available.