Pecans & Peacocks
Our red barn, pasture and fence line at the farm in Wendell, North Carolina, on a hazy evening with a faint rainbow

Wendell, North Carolina

Fluffy Silkie chicks, raised by a family farm

Pecans & Peacocks is a small farm in Wendell, NC, run together with our school-age kids. We raise Silkie chickens, the gentle, fluffy breed that looks like it is wearing a feather boa.

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Right now

Reservations will open in the spring. We are a small farm and do not always have chicks on hand, but if you reach out we will be happy to set you up with our next hatch.

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Why people love Silkies

Silkies are one of the most distinctive chicken breeds, and one of the friendliest.

Calm and friendly

Silkies are known for a gentle temperament, which makes them a popular first chicken for families with kids.

A look all their own

Soft, fur-like feathers, a puffy crest, five toes, black skin and bright blue earlobes. Nothing else in the coop looks like a Silkie.

Small and easy to keep

They stay small, fit a modest backyard, and the hens are famous for going broody and mothering chicks.

Around the farm

Chicks and ducklings huddled under a heat lamp in a brooder
A fresh hatch under the heat lamp
A group of Silkie chicks in different colors on the grass
Silkie chicks out on the grass
A grown white Silkie with a fluffy crest looking out from a wire pen
A grown Silkie, crest and all

Take a break

Play Silkie Dash

Help a Silkie hen hop her way back to the coop. Dodge foxes, hawks, raccoons, snakes and weasels, and grab corn for bonus points.

Arrow keys or WASD to hop. On a phone, swipe on the board or use the buttons.

Open the game full screen

How reserving works

  1. Send a reservation request

    Tell us how many chicks you would like and when you can pick up. A request does not commit either of us.

  2. We confirm by email

    We check availability, confirm the price, and set a pickup time that works.

  3. Pick up in the Wendell area

    We share the pickup details once your reservation is confirmed. Pickup only. We do not ship.

A family project

The kids are the farm crew

Pecans & Peacocks is a project with our school-age kids. Caring for animals teaches them about responsibility, and the chicks get plenty of gentle handling because of it.

We keep their names and faces off the site, so you will see plenty of chicks and the occasional pair of hands.

More about the farm

The daily jobs

  • Fresh water and feed
  • Clean bedding
  • A daily head count
  • Gentle handling for every chick

Ready for fluffy chicks?

Send a request and we will set you up with our next hatch.

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