Bantam Silkies – Gold. General behaviour is scatty, as they can’t see very well due to their pom poms which obscure their vision upwards and behind. With that in mind they are easy to catch though. They lay when they feel like it and are often broody during the summer, but laying a few eggs over the winter season to compensate.
TheSilkie, also known as theSilkyorChinese silk chicken, is a Chinesebreedofchickennamed for its atypically fluffyplumage, which is soft to the touch, like silk or fur. Other unusual qualities include black skin andbones, blueearlobes, andpentadactyly(five toes on each foot) most chickens have only four.
Please bring a suitable box or purchase an appropriate sized box from us to transport your birds home.
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