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Silkie Chicken

Silkie Chicken

Fancy a smartly dressed chicken in the backyard? Never seen one of these before, but apparently they are called Silkie Chickens, because they originated in Chin...
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Fancy a smartly dressed chicken in the backyard? Never seen one of these before, but apparently they are called Silkie Chickens, because they originated in China many centuries ago and were then brought to Europe via the Silk Road. We were surprised to see this cock with four similar hens just up the road from us. Once he saw us, the cock actually shepherded the hens away from us into hiding, and so they are quite intelligent birds
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Canon EOS 6D Mark II

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Aperture 63/10 ISO 640 Shutter 1/250 Focal Length 105/1

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Munich, Bayern, DE

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Feb, 2022

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