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;” ...

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Xi’an, often called Foo Dog, a golden silkie rooster, has new digs in Corrales, New Mexico. Named for his resemblance to the Chinese lion figurines that guard entrances, Foo Dog and ...

To many in King William, they're known as the girls on Guenther Street. With their silky-smooth plumes, divalike strut and poised perches on the porch, the diminutive pet chickens known as Silkies ...