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Silkies Can Fly if you take them on an airplaine! PDF Print E-mail
Friday, 02 May 2008
by Inga Ladd

The unique structure of a Silkie's feather gives the appearance of chicken covered with fur. A closer examination of a Silkie reveals that the "hair" is not really hair but is actually feathers which are downy in texture. The fluffy appearance is caused by the fact that a Silkie's feathers lack the tiny hooks on the barbules of their feathers which would normally hold the feather's shape. Lacking normal feathers, a Silkie Bantam cannot really fly - except on an airplane...

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