The silkie “black” chicken's feathers look like fluffy fur -- and it is billed as one of the gentlest, cutest chickens out there. That's why some people in America keep it as a pet. On the ...

Anyone entering a painted silkie into competition has to enter as a “non-standard” unless that change occurs. On Nov. 9, Lee claimed the top prize at one such national competition in Ohio.

Silkie chickens are the real deal, with black bones, black flesh and a dark colored meat without any engineering or food coloring required, according to Modern Farmer.