What is a Showgirl Chicken?
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A Showgirl is a type of chicken that combines the features of two of the weirdest-looking chicken breeds, Silkies and Turkens!
Silkies are small chickens whose feathers lack the barbicels that hold them into a feather shape, so they look (and feel) like they're covered with fur rather than feathers. Silkies also have black skin, a dark beak and eyes, a dark purple (mulberry) comb and turquoise earlobes.
Turkens, or naked necks, are regular large fowl chickens that don't have any feathers on their necks, so they bear a passing resemblance to small turkeys.
Showgirls look as if they combine the two. They have all the silkie characteristics, along with the naked neck. However, they still have a pouf of a fluffy crest on their heads, and sometimes even a little spot of feathers on their necks like a fancy brooch.
They look like something out of Dr. Seuss... like the chicken version of a Vegas performer.
Interestingly, even the males are called Showgirls!
Showgirls are essentially Silkies with some unusual feathering, and typically share the same sweet, docile personalities as Silkies usually have.
Silkies are small chickens whose feathers lack the barbicels that hold them into a feather shape, so they look (and feel) like they're covered with fur rather than feathers. Silkies also have black skin, a dark beak and eyes, a dark purple (mulberry) comb and turquoise earlobes.
Turkens, or naked necks, are regular large fowl chickens that don't have any feathers on their necks, so they bear a passing resemblance to small turkeys.
Showgirls look as if they combine the two. They have all the silkie characteristics, along with the naked neck. However, they still have a pouf of a fluffy crest on their heads, and sometimes even a little spot of feathers on their necks like a fancy brooch.
They look like something out of Dr. Seuss... like the chicken version of a Vegas performer.
Interestingly, even the males are called Showgirls!
Showgirls are essentially Silkies with some unusual feathering, and typically share the same sweet, docile personalities as Silkies usually have.
