CHICKENS !

We have two Chinese Silkie chickens, who roam the garden and lay a steady supply of eggs.
They were given to us by a student and Sophia has named them, Tuppence and Froth.



Chinese Silky Chickens are an unusual breed of chicken that looks very soft and fluffy.
Silkies are one of the oldest breeds of chicken!
They have a very mild temperament and are affectionate, tame, quiet and happy to be handled.

However, they are different from other chickens in a couple of important ways.
Chinese Silkies can’t fly.
They also can’t swim.
Other chickens have four toes on each foot but Silkies have five.



All Silkies have black skin, black bones and grayish-black meat!
Their Chinese language name is wu gu ji, meaning "black-boned chicken".

The first written account of this breed came from Marco Polo, who mentioned chickens with fur-like plumage in his Asian travelogues in the 13th century.

Once they were introduced into the West in 1874 Dutch traders told people that they were bred from a rabbit and a chicken!

Trust us, to even have unusual chickens!