Erika Proctor's 7-year-old son Finn adopted Darla. — -- Meet Darla. She's a therapy chicken, helping to educate people on treating animals more humanely. Finn Proctor, 7, adopted the silkie ...

But I think my limits have been tested with the silkie chicken, the completely black-meat chicken. A genetic mutation called fibromelanosis gives silkies their unusual coloring.