Distinctive chicken has black skin and furry feathers. A male White Silkie chicken is seen in this undated photo. Mark Clifford/Barcroft Media/Getty Images — -- The silkie “black” chicken's ...

In the spring 14 years ago, Dickson County resident Judy Lee went out to check on her chickens – though the fluffy birds could have been mistaken for a small dog or cat. Lee didn’t know it yet, but ...

Melissa Breyer was Treehugger’s senior editorial director before moving to Martha Stewart. Her writing and photography have been featured in The New York Times, The Guardian, National Geographic, ...

Like all chickens, fluffy chickens will provide you with delicious eggs, companionship, and entertainment. However, they also have the added benefit of being extra soft and cuddly. In fact, these ...

Signs around the small town of Dufur show local support for 5-year-old Ayla Macnab, who was ordered to get rid of her Silkie Bantam rooster, Dallas. The girl's family says she bought the bird a month ...

When a tiny Frizzle rooster was rescued from the side of a highway, his life started looking up. Abandoned with no place to call home, the little rooster was overjoyed to have a home. But when he went ...

Jaidyn Ecker reaches into a cage and brings out Jacques, a 2-year-old bearded Belgium mille fleur. Pinned to his cage in the small animal barn at the Emmet-Charlevoix County fair are brightly colored ...

ay you all have the same joy I have had -- knowing a chicken." So says West Palm Beach homemaker Karin Estrada as she plants a kiss atop the head of Cotton Rooster, her self-described "soulmate," near ...

DEQUINCY, La. (KPLC) - Although she only started competing three years ago, Adrianna Gibson’s silkie birds have taken her across Louisiana, Alabama, Florida, Georgia and South Carolina. “It’s pretty ...