Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Silkies are a kind of bantam chicken, believed to have originated in eastern Asia. American Bantam Association accepts six standard colors for silkies: black, blue, buff, white, partridge and gray. There are also two other colors: splash, and red. There are two varieties of silkie: bearded and non-bearded. Silkies, which are very calm birds, make good pets, and the female silkies are considered to be excellent, broody mothers. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.