Colors of Silkies Bantams We Raise
White Black Buff Partridge Splash Gray Blue
We believe and always have in quality not quantity.
About Silkie Bantams
Bantams are miniature chickens usually about one-fourth to one-fifth the weight of their large counterparts, when such exist. Although they appear to be exact miniatures, actually they are disproportionately larger in head, wings, tail and feather size than their weight would indicate. Little is known of their origin, but it is thought they may have originated in the Orient although historians do not agree.
The popularity of Bantams has increased tremendously. Bantams are known as the flower garden of the poultry world with their many different types and unlimited assortment of colors and color patterns. Many are miniature of large poultry while others are a type and color not seen in large chickens.
The American and English Class of Bantams are excellent producers of meat and eggs, and other Bantams such as the Mediterranean and Hamburg Class are splendid layers. These small, plump, well-meated fowls, when prepared for the table, fill the needs of persons desiring a smaller quantity of meat for frying, broiling or roasting.
Bantams were formerly known strictly as a fancier's delight, for pleasure and pets, but they are now proving their commercial value and are adaptable as a backyard flock.
Silkie Bantams are one of the oddities of the poultry world with their nearly black skin, face, comb, wattles and bones, and their hair-like plumage in which there is no web. Ancient writers referred to fowl with hair instead of feathers and they are believed to have originated in Japan although information of them also comes from India, China and the Malay states. They are further distinguished by a crest, also bearded and non-bearded varieties, and five toes.
The popularity of Bantams has increased tremendously. Bantams are known as the flower garden of the poultry world with their many different types and unlimited assortment of colors and color patterns. Many are miniature of large poultry while others are a type and color not seen in large chickens.
The American and English Class of Bantams are excellent producers of meat and eggs, and other Bantams such as the Mediterranean and Hamburg Class are splendid layers. These small, plump, well-meated fowls, when prepared for the table, fill the needs of persons desiring a smaller quantity of meat for frying, broiling or roasting.
Bantams were formerly known strictly as a fancier's delight, for pleasure and pets, but they are now proving their commercial value and are adaptable as a backyard flock.
Feather Legged Silkie Bantams
Silkie Bantams are one of the oddities of the poultry world with their nearly black skin, face, comb, wattles and bones, and their hair-like plumage in which there is no web. Ancient writers referred to fowl with hair instead of feathers and they are believed to have originated in Japan although information of them also comes from India, China and the Malay states. They are further distinguished by a crest, also bearded and non-bearded varieties, and five toes.
