At a glance
- Origin
- China
- Scientific name
- Gallus gallus domesticus
- Eggs per year
- ~120
- Egg colour
- Cream
- Incubation
- 21 days
- Broodiness
- High
- Cold hardiness
- Moderate
- Sizes
- Large fowl, Bantam
- Purpose
- Ornamental
- Purity
- Pure
About the Chocolate Silkie
Chocolate Silkies are a rich, deep, solid milk-chocolate brown from crest to feathered toes, the colour driven by a sex-linked recessive chocolate gene. It took breeders years to fix the shade while keeping correct Silkie type, and it remains a non-standard, sought-after colour still working toward formal recognition.
Available clutches
No clutches available right now.
No breeders are currently listing Chocolate Silkie eggs. Check back soon.