Portrait of a Silkie
by Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Title
Portrait of a Silkie
Artist
Venetia Featherstone-Witty
Medium
Photograph - Photographs
Description
The Silkie (sometimes alternatively spelled Silky) is a breed of chicken named for its atypically fluffy plumage, which is said to feel like silk. The breed has several other unusual qualities, such as black skin and bones, blue earlobes, and five toes on each foot, whereas most chickens only have four. They are often exhibited in poultry shows, and appear in various colors.
In addition to their distinctive physical characteristics, Silkies are well known for their calm, friendly temperament. Among the most docile of poultry, Silkies are considered an ideal pet. Hens are also exceptionally broody, and make good mothers. Though they are fair layers themselves, laying about three eggs a week, they are commonly used to hatch eggs from other breeds and bird species.
FEATURED 4/26/15 in "Out of the Ordinary"
FEATURED 4/27/15 in The Abc Group - B for Birds"
FEATURED 4/28/15 in "Premium FAA Artists"
FEATURED 4/30/15 in "FAA Portraits - Birds"
FEATURED 9/11/15 in "Wings"
FEATURED 3/22/16 in "500 Views"
FEATURED 10/26/16 in "Kingdom Animalia"
FEATURED 1/21/17 in "Animal Photographs Only"
FEATURED 3/10/17 "Poetic Poultry"
FEATURED 6/28/18 in "ABC Group"
FEATURED 11/4/19 in "Animal Photographs"
FEATURED 11/4/19 in "Macro Marvels"
FEATURED 11/12/19 in "FAA Portraits"
FEATURED 7/15/21 in "1000 Views"
FEATURED 7/16/21 in "10 Plus"
FEATURED 7/19/21 in "Your Very Best Photography"
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Comments (22)
Angela Davies
Wonderful portrait and composition, interesting information, the feathers look almost like fur. LF voted!
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Please place your featured image in the Feature Archive and any other appropriate Archives l/f/p
Luther Fine Art
Congratulations! Your marvelous art has been featured on the Home Page of the ABC Group. This art has been selected from the ABC Group's Q IS FOR QUILL themed week. You are invited to add this to the features archive discussions and in another discussion in ABC Group!
Anita Faye
Venetia, thank you for sharing this sensational Silkie in "Chickens, Ducks, and Quail" discussion on Poetic Poultry Group ;)
Anita Faye
Venetia, what a sweet Silkie! Featured on Poetic Poultry! http://fineartamerica.com/groups/poetic-poultry-.html
Maria Hunt
Beautiful portrait, Venetia. Loveliest of feathered friends.. (or is it handsomest ?) Voted. Warm regards from the desert. F/L
Emmy Vickers
What a precious capture Venetia. This cutie makes you stop and say "awwww how precious!" She looks soft and fluffy. Great up close capture. Love the golden color and detail. Beautifully composed. Just tweeted and added to my favorites. Love it!!!! L/fave/tweet.
CheyAnne Sexton
How fun, I just saw this wonderful chicken on Images that excite and then on the Google Gallery Group. The internet really does bring people of like minds together. I hope someday to have chickens again, but we live in coyote, bear and mountain lion country and a chicken coop would have to be a barn..... but I do paint roosters in watercolor to get my fix and I adore chickens....peace f/v