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silkie

silkie

1 6.8
A chicken with very soft, fluffy feathers and a calm nature
  • noun
  • /ˈsɪlki/
translation icon : silkie
  • My friend raises Silkie chickens because they have a gentle temperament and are great with kids.

Examples

  • We have ours as pets and layers more than anything and let them live their lives until they are ready to go. We have had a few deaths due to illness and an attack, but despite it all, my Silkie Bantam lived to be around 15.

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  • I am going to get Americana, Rhode Island Red, Rhode Island White, and a Silkie.

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  • The Silkie is a breed of chicken known for its soft, fluffy plumage that feels like silk.

  • At the farm, we enjoy watching the Silkie chicks as they run around with their unique, fluffy feathers.

How Productive

Leghorn
1 7.0
silkie
1 6.8

Surface Forms

silkie singular
silkies plural

Morphology

silkie = silky (semi-transparent) = silk + y + ie

The form is built from the adjective 'silky' with a further nominalizing spelling variant '-ie', so the connection to the base is clear.

Etymology

The word silkie comes from the word silk because the bird's feathers feel like 'silk'. So a silkie is a chicken known for very soft, fluffy feathers and a calm, friendly nature.