chickens

[Nereus]

It`s not just the skin that is black, the flesh and bones are also. YUK!

[STEVE G]

This part of Pete's article above says it all really:

The black meat of a Silkie is generally considered an unusual or unpalatable attribute in European and American cuisines.

It's also occurred to me that those Silkie chickens look pretty rare and I wonder if unscrupulous traders produce copy ones by dying normal chickens black!

[Takiap]

Well, it just goes to show you're never too old to learn. I've heard about this breed of chicken as it's a very common breed, but I had now idea the skin was black. Just as well I never got any myself because I would have been shocked to see black skin and black meat at slaughtering time. There's just something about it that puts me, especially now that I know the meat is also black.

As the article says, many keep them simply for their broodiness.

Thanks for the learning experience guys

[PeteC]

Never let it be said that HHAD is not an equal opportunity forum. Pete

[Khundon1975]

lol.............I honestly have never seen black or blackish chicken meat. One thing is for sure........there's no way I would eat it or even try it, just as I wouldn't put one of those 100 year eggs anywhere near my mouth. I'm not very adventurous when it comes to eating food. Just give me a plain old chunk of meat on the BBQ and I'm happy. Anyway, I'm curious now about the black chicken so I'll certainly look out for it, but like I said, I won't be eating it.

Actually Takiap they taste just like um ......... Chicken.