Description

Black Silkie Juvenile Chick – 10 Weeks Old

🐣 Young Silkie with Beautiful Black Colouring

⚠️ Important Pricing Information

• Price is per chick.
• Each bird is sold individually.
• Photographs may display multiple birds for illustration purposes.
• Please adjust the quantity when ordering more than one chick.

🐔 Breed Overview

• Silkies are one of the world’s most popular ornamental chicken breeds, recognised for their soft feathering and unique appearance ❤️
• Popular among backyard poultry keepers, hobby breeders, and ornamental poultry enthusiasts
• A wonderful addition to small flocks, family homesteads, and breeding projects 🌿

🖤 Colour Variety

• Attractive black Silkie juvenile chick 🖤
• Developing fluffy crest and feathered feet
• Showing classic Silkie characteristics as it matures ✅

🧬 Appearance & Characteristics

• Approximately 10 weeks old 🐣
• Healthy growing juvenile bird
• Beautiful black feathering
• Developing Silkie crest and feathered legs
• Raised from quality Silkie breeding stock

😊 Temperament

• Silkies are renowned for their gentle and friendly nature ❤️
• Suitable for family flocks and ornamental collections
• Popular with hobby poultry keepers and breeders alike
• Generally calm and easy to manage

🌿 Why They’re Perfect for You

• Excellent addition to ornamental poultry collections 🔑
• Ideal for owners who enjoy raising birds from a young age
• Suitable for future breeding projects
• Unique appearance that stands out in any flock

💡 Fun Facts

• Silkies are famous for their feathers, which have a soft, silky texture ☁️
• Their feathered feet and fluffy crests make them instantly recognisable 🌍
• One of the most popular ornamental chicken breeds worldwide 🐔

⭐ Why You’ll Love Them

• Beautiful black colouring 🖤
• Developing Silkie breed characteristics
• Raised with care and attention from day one ❤️
• Excellent choice for ornamental and backyard poultry enthusiasts

📦 What You’re Getting

• Price is per individual chick ⚠️
• One live Black Silkie juvenile chick 🐔
• Approximately 9 weeks old
• Healthy and actively growing
• Raised from quality Silkie breeding stock
• Selection from the birds shown in the photographs

📊 Availability

• Limited availability ⚠️
• Only 3 chicks currently available
• Sold on a first-come, first-served basis

🧬 Breeder Line & Origin

• Raised at Garden Route Trail Hatch House, Sedgefield, Western Cape 🌿
• Selected from our Silkie breeding programme
• Breeding stock maintained for health, temperament, and breed quality ✅

❤️ Our Philosophy

• At Garden Route Trail Hatch House, our chickens are more than just livestock – they are part of our family 🐔
• We believe in raising birds with care, respect, and attention to their wellbeing at all times
• We do not support intensive or caged breeding systems where birds are treated purely for production
• Rather than operating as a high-output breeding farm, we have created a safe, well-managed haven where these beautiful and extraordinary breeds can thrive under proper care and protection
• Our breeding stock is raised using natural husbandry practices focused on health, vigour, and long-term genetic strength 🌿
• No vaccinations are administered
• No routine medications or antibiotic treatments are used
• No added hormones are used 🚫
• Our goal is to maintain healthy, stress-free breeding stock that produce strong, viable offspring
• We believe that how birds are treated directly reflects in the quality of the birds we produce ✅

📍 Collection Only

• Own collection only ✅
• No courier or delivery services available for live birds 🚫
• Collection from Barrington, Sedgefield, Western Cape
• Collection by prior arrangement only
• Please bring a suitable transport container when collecting birds 🐔