How would you describe silkie feathers?

[Mountain Peeps]

I'm having to describe what kind of feathers silkies have. How would you describe them besides fluffy??

 

[chasiekitten12]

That is hard they are not even feathers they are fluff I do not know any other way to say it lol!

 

[Michael OShay]

Individually they are hairlike.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

That is hard they are not even feathers they are fluff I do not know any other way to say it lol!

LOL so they aren't true feathers?

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Individually they are hairlike.

Ohhh. Ok. Thanks

 

[Michael OShay]

LOL so they aren't true feathers?

They are true feathers, they lack the bardicels of most feathers which hold the individual hairs of a feather together. Because of this, the feathers are allowed to spread out into individual filaments causing them to have the appearance of fur, but they are in fact true feathers and function just as the normal feathers do on other breeds. It definitely makes them cuter though. )

 

[Michael OShay]

Ohhh. Ok. Thanks

You're welcome.