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Silkie Bantam Information
Silkie Bantam
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Egg Laying
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| Bantam Version? |
Yes
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| Preferred Climate |
Any
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Silkie Bantam Qualities
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Silkies are not the best egg layers, producing only around 100 eggs a year, nor do they make
the best fryers. Commonly, Silkies work best as decorative chickens and show birds. Also, as
the hens are extremely broody, they work great as foster mothers.
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Silkie Bantam Temperament
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Silkies are a friendly breed who are very easy to train to eat out of your hand. Silkie
hens are one of the most famous brooders, making them a great choice as foster mothers
should you ever need a flock of chicks taken care of.
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Silkie Bantam Apeparance
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Silkies are on the small side of the larger chicken spectrum, though a bantam
variety also exists. Their defining characteristic is the silk-like appearance of their
feathers, creating a fluffy, poofy look as their feathers fill out their bodies and
heads entirely. The standard Silkie will have a low stance and a nice round body. What
their comb is, exactly, is sort of confusing. Technically a rose comb, it is actually
called a mulberry comb, though it's entirely covered with feathers. They have blueish
legs, beaks, and skin, and a fifth toe.
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Silkie Bantam Upkeep
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Silkies don't need a lot of space for their run and cannot fly, making it easy
to have a few Silkies in a small space. Their feathers keep them warm in cold
weather as well, making them even easier to care for.
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Silkie Bantam History
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Silkies go all the way back a thousand years to China where their
predecessors with a semi-plume feather structure were first found and used for
medicinal purposes as it was believed that their odd meat and bone pigmentation
had healing qualities. They only just moved to Europe a few centuries ago where
they were commonly sold as a cross between a rabbit and a chicken. Thankfully,
they've now secured their status as full chicken and remain a very popular
breed to this day.
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Silkie Bantam Pictures
Silkie Bantam Videos
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