They never live that long. Tiny, my little blue midget silkie from Allen Stanford died today. She wasn't showing any illnesses. But that's the the problem with midget silkies. Its' that they just don't have a very good chance at making it as long in the chicken world as normal chickens. The same thing can be said about a lot of people who are midgets. They have poor health and usually die at birth if not constantly watched and treated by a trained physician. Tiny will be missed greatly. I'm sure she is watching over her brother that she left behind from her big yard in the sky.
Quote:Im not sure what the dwarf characteristics are. But Im talking about a chicken that is twice as small as its siblings. A runt if you will I suppose is a good example. Ever so often a midget silkie pops up in some of Allen Stanford's birds. I bought a group of 8 off him this spring. And one of which was a midget silkie. For the first two weeks it looked like a hatchling. They grow very slowly compared to normal silkies, and never get quite as big as them. It is close to the size of a jap or serama. They are not breedable. The organs inside dont work properly most the time. And they always seem to be female.
