About Chickens and Chicken Breeds
Associations and Clubs for Poultry
Cooperative Extensions and other Governmental Services
Fertile Eggs Sources and Links
Funding Resources (Loans/Grants)
General Breed Information - Chickens
Incubating and Hatching Chicks Links
All Other Chickens In The News
Business- Starting a Chicken Business
Education, Free Classes and More on Learning about Chickens
Feeding Chickens Scraps, Vegetables, Fruits,
Free To A Good Home - Bearded Bantam Silkies
Hiring a Farm Sitter For Your Homestead
Home Remedies for your Chickens
How to Trim Chicken Beaks, Claws, and Spurs
Introducing New Chickens To Your Flock
Rats and Mice in The Chicken Coop
Seasonal Care For Your Chickens
8 Interesting Features of the Silkie Chicken Breed - Backyard PoultrySilkies are distinctly different from any other chicken breed. They share a unique combination of genetic and behavioral features. In 2003, a group of Japanese researchers mapped the mitochondrial DNA of a Silkie to determine the breed's genetic position in relation to other birds in the genus Gallus.
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