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Non-Bearded Silkies

Non Bearded Silkie Chickens are full of character, they are sweet, docile birds. They have lovely clean necks with no beard muffs. Having beardless chins allow you to see their pretty faces and gorgeous blue lobes more easily and makes their pom-poms look extra fluffy! Hardier than their bearded cousins they are more robust and a little smarter, they make great pets and back garden poultry.

Non-Bearded Silkie Chickens at a Glance

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Non-Bearded Silkie Character

They are a small bird with soft silky feathers and a docile, gentle nature.
Silkie hens are renowned for their clucky curiosity and their mothering instincts, often going broody even if they are not sitting on eggs.
They make fantastic pets and are great fun for children, they are ideal garden hens, they will not destroy your flower beds or scratch up your grass and will be content pottering around your garden with you.
Silkie cockerels are also docile and less aggressive than other breeds and make fine, caring fathers to young, even helping mum with her duties.

Non-Bearded Silkie Suitability

Silkies are not an overly hardy breed, although suited to our British climate they prefer to stay dry and warm, as their soft feathers are not waterproof and take a long time to dry, Silkies do not like to be too cold or have their house in a draft.

They are however resilient and robust when being handled by children, they do go very broody and will often sit on an empty clutch so if you’re looking for a prolific layer the Silkie is perhaps not for you, they will give you 4-5 small white eggs a week through the summer months, they do not lay in the winter.

Their life expectancy is about 9 years.

Non-Bearded Silkie History

Non-Bearded Silkie hens originate from the Orient, they can also be known as European Silkies as when first brought to Europe this non-bearded variety was the main variety of Silkie known. Since their introduction you can now find 4 types of Silkies including Showgirls and Sizzles. We are not entirely sure why there is a bearded and a non-bearded variety but the bearded variety are often referred to as U.S. Silkies as in the States this tends to be the main type of Silkie available, in Europe the main type of Silkie found was the non-bearded type and it is only recently that bearded Silkies are now available here too.

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