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...
Boy these new showgirls, they remind me of some of my old girlfriends way back in the day in high school, they are VERY demanding!
They watch me build this coop and all they say is, "nope not good enough yet"
So I figured let me give them a cool place to hang out, something different
How...
This is one of my daily visitors
Who does he or she think they are hangin out on top of the pen
Unfortunately it seems there are numerous stray cats that lurk around my neighborhood
I like cats and they really don't bother me, but there is at least one that poops almost on a daily basis...
Time to make a front door
I just used some 6" wide pine boards, everything is screwed and glued together
I should have used another type of wood, the pine is very soft
Then I put 2 coats of a combo stain/poly