I have 5 silkies and 4 showgirls
Skid Mark is the only one who roosts up high at night, the bottom picture shows the entire coops, she sleeps up top on the left
Her crop is filled to the max
I love showgirls, they are just really funky looking.
I keep them for fun and smiles.
They can see a lot better than my silkies so they always get the most of the treats I give them
I also gave them a baby garter snake I found, one of my blues sucked it down like it was a piece of spaghetti
Ahhhh the Gringo!
One of my favorites!
This was one of the coops I used to design my coop
Take a look if you want...
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/940675/urban-coop-for-silkies-showgirls
I copied the below picture and post from a different thread
I would get that heat lamp out of there immediately...
So we got a call from our friend that we have lost everything
seems as if while on vacation the heat lamp fell or something and it was a total loss along with all my...
OK rise N shine! First night in the new coop, everybody up and out!!
I put sand down on all the ramps to help them get a grip
notice the 2 showgirls on the ramp looking down
that's because the buff silkie just walked off the side of the ramp!!
I...