silkies and toes:)

[lzeynep]

I was just wondering if silkies are the only bred of chicken with five toes..

 

[heartsizedfarm]

I think Dorkings have five toes.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Dorkings, faverolles, houdans, silkies and sultans are the five five-toed breeds.

 

[heartsizedfarm]

Dorkings, faverolles, houdans, silkies and sultans are the five five-toed breeds.

Does that indicate that they are related somehow? Would the Dorkings be the oldest breed and the others bred from that over the years? I've always read that Dorkings were developed by early Romans, and we know they spread out all over Europe and Asia.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

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Silkies originate from the Himalayan region of China, and are mentioned in Chinese myth/legend and writings from over a thousand years ago. Dorkings were mentioned in Roman writings over a thousand years ago. While the written history of the dorking is considerably longer, the geographic distances apart tell me that they are unlikely to be related simply becuase they share a trait. I don;t know about the other breeds' histories