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Silkie Chicken - 1.5 to 2 Lb. Each

The Black Chicken, or Silkie Chicken, is commonly used to brew tonic soups. Especially popular for use during pregnancy or confinement. 
Silkies owe their unusual black color to fibro melanosis, a rare genetic mutation of hyperpigmentation.


 
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Silkie Chicken - 1.5 to 2 Lb. Each. The Black Chicken, or Silkie Chicken, is commonly used to brew tonic soups. Especially popular for use during pregnancy or confinement.

Silkies owe their unusual black color to fibromelanosis, a rare genetic mutation of hyperpigmentation believed to have first arisen in China. Their Mandarin name, “wu gu ji,” means “dark-boned chicken;” the name silkie comes from their fluffy plumage which, lacking barbicels, looks and feels like fur. Silkies have five toes, one more than other chicken breeds.



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