If you want chickens true to the breed, look out for the characteristics described above in the flock of the person you're buying from.There are a lot of chickens out there described as a specific breed when they're actually a hybrid. As with any poultry, buy from a reputable breeder.(This is an " affiliate link", which means that if you click and buy something, I earn a small commission at no extra cost to you) Other sources of Silkies. See their choice of Silkie chickens, here. They will provide all stages from hatching eggs to chicks and adult chickens, and can send either sexed or non-sexed, depending on age and breed. If you live in the US, I recommend the Cackle Hatchery as providers of a wide variety of high quality chicken breeds. If you'd like to know more about Showgirls, there's a fun Facebook group about them at this link. To be a true Showgirl, though, the chicken must have no feathering at all from the back of the head down to where the neck and the back join. They have typical Silkie downy feathering, dark skin, and many of the Silkie characteristics, particularly the broodiness. Showgirls, which are very popular both as a pet and a show bird in the USA but hardly known at all anywhere else, are a cross between a Silkie and a Naked Neck Turken chicken. Going to the roost cold and wet is a killer for the Silkie. If you live in a climate which has frequent cold, wet spells, Silkies are not the best chicken breed for you.Their feathers may look thick but actually they don't do a good job of keeping Silkies warm, so very cold climates aren't good - unless, again, they can be kept warm and sheltered.For the same reason, they don't like snow. So Silkies don't do well in a wet climate, unless they can be sheltered properly.
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