Silkie as quail and pheasants. Silkies are considered a bantam breed in some countries, but this varies according to region and many breed standards class them officially as large fowl; the bantam Silkie is actually a separate variety most of the time. Almost all North American strains of the breed are bantam-sized, but in Europe the standard-sized is the original version. However, even standard Silkies are relatively small chickens, with the males weighing only four pounds (1.8 kg), and females weighing three pounds (1.36 kg). The American Standard of Perfection calls for males that are 36 ounces (1 kg), and females
A Bird in a Guilty Cage to cross off birds from his diet, saying to himself that "That one sort of upset my stomach!". A Bird in a Guilty Cage A Bird in a Guilty Cage is a 1952 "Looney Tunes" animated short featuring Sylvester and Tweety. The title is a pun on the song "A Bird in a Gilded Cage". Sylvester is at a store called Stacy's, where he notices Tweety in the window stand. Going through the package slot, he closes the curtains and climbs up to Tweety's cage, who asks him what he's going to do. After asiding to the audience, "How naive