Both Silkies and Satins (Sizzles) are sweet, gentle, and very docile toward everyone and everything. They enjoy attention, love being cuddled, and overall, they are very "unchickenlike." Most learn their name and to come when called. In fact, they usually come even when NOT called, and will often sit on your foot begging to be picked up. When grown, the hens will provide you with eggs for breakfast and the roosters will be flock guardians keeping an eye out for predators while everyone forages in your yard, grazing on grass and plucking bugs off your plants. Both Silkies and Satins are non-flyers and easily confined by a 24" garden fence. The exception is the smooth variety of Satins. They are able to fly a bit, but seldom choose to do so unless frightened or startled. ABOUT OUR SATINS and SILKIES We have a wide range of ages and colors in both breeds - all cute and very unique. Our chicks are a minimum of 2 weeks old, well started and very healthy. They are very social and do better if several are rehomed together so I require a minimum of 3 chicks and you may choose from both Satins or Silkies. We often have older chicks available also. All of our chicks have great temperaments and personalities and can be easily handled by children and adults. BE CAREFUL! Most of our cuties prefer to be "Lap Chickens" and you may find yourself buying "Chicken Diapers" for your little darlings! Pictures are the parents and siblings of the chicks, and should give you an idea of what the babies will look like as adults. As much as we love these little goofballs, we can't keep all of them (contrary to popular opinion, you CAN have too much of a good thing!!), so we need to find these chicks the best homes possible with people who will enjoy them as much as we do. NOTE: If you haven't raised chicks before, please let me know. I'm happy to answer all your questions and do whatever I can to make your first "chick experience" a happy one for both you and the chicks. An instruction sheet on care and feeding is available, plus free phone advice any time you have a question. INTERESTED BUYERS will be emailed an information sheet on Silkies & Satins & also a questionnaire which must be filled out & returned before making an appointment to come & see chicks. I want to make sure these babies are going to the best possible home with people that will love & care for them. PLEASE NOTE!! Silkies & Satins are bantam (small) breeds & can NOT be reliably sexed until they are close to 5 or 6 mos. old - even hatcheries don't sell bantam chicks as presexed. They are sold as "straight run" which means you take your chances on pullet/cockerel ratio & it's up to you to find homes for any extra boys. However, if you ARE allowed to keep roosters, I hope you will consider keeping at least one or two around to look after your hens. They are great protectors and (unlike most other breeds) Silkie/Satin boys are very sweet with their hens & prefer to romance them rather than using force. Plus, these adorable boys are just as sweet with people & each other as they are with their hens! The roosters are my absolute favorites, in case you can't tell this from my msg. NEWSFLASH We now have Naked Neck (Showgirl) Silkies and Satins, regular and frizzled. For those of you looking for something different, these should certainly fill your needs. I have only a very limited number of chicks available and they start at $20 for the 2 wk olds. SATINS (formerly Sizzles) - If you want cuteness and quality, these chicks are the best of the best! Satins are a close relative of the beautiful and unique Silkie bantam and they maintain the personality and physical traits of their Silkie relative in all aspects except feathering. Satin feathers are similar to regular chicken feathers, but much softer and with a really soft and fluffy undercoat. They come in both frizzle and smooth varieties and both are beautiful. The frizzled variety has feathers curled backwards so with neck feathers curling around their face until their head resembles a Chrysanthemum with eyes, these little guys are the most comical yard ornaments you will ever see. It's almost impossible to look at them without smiling or sometimes even laughing out loud! Frizzled or smooth, they are definitely an overdose of cute. I helped create this breed & my lines of these curly cuties are now well over 35 generations, breeding true, and they are gorgeous! I'm breeding for beauty, friendliness, personality, and toward a goal of their future acceptance as a new breed/variety by the ABA and APA. SILKIES - I have been selectively breeding, showing, and winning with my Silkies for many years now. Most all of my parent birds are proven show quality and they are gorgeous! Plus, they are producing chicks just as nice as they are. Silkies also come in regular and frizzled and I have both varieties available. 916-645-1151 or californiacountryranch@gmail.com