| RANGE: China,
Java, Sumatra, Ceylon, Ethiopia, Paraguay, Argentina, northern asia and Philippines. HISTORY: There are some different stories about the history of silkies. One of them is; For 4000 years the Mongols found silkies in the Himalayas and took them north to China. They imported to Europe about 1600-1700. SUB SPECIES: -White silkies -Black silkies -Buff silkies -Blue silkies -Silver Silkies DESCRIPTION:Cock's weight is 1.35 kg and the hen's is 900gr.Marco Polo first mentioned the Silkies in his travel logs and described them as black chickens that had 'fur like a cat ' and laid the best of eggs. AVAIRY POSITION:Wire based 1m2 avairy. FEEDING: Seeds, green food and pellets. BREEDING AGE: 5 months old. BREEDING SEASON: In suitable conditions all the year. NUMBER OF EGGS IN A YEAR: 120-180 eggs. INCUBATION PERIOD: 20-21 days. |
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