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I just started hatching so hopefully will have a steady supply of new fluffs!

I ended up ordering 3 pullets from a breeder in California, Bailey’s Exotic Silkies. I’ve found a few people on Facebook selling hens or pullets but they were really far away. If you’re on Facebook look in the groups ‘chicken rehoming of Florida’ or ‘Florida backyard chickens and poultry’

Hatched 5/22/22. We have too many roos. This guy has pecked toes a few times but is mainly sweet and will let you pick him up and eats treats out of your hand. Gets along with our whole flock great. Located near homestead, Fl and can possibly deliver.

Hi! I’m looking for silkie hens, ideally already laying to be certain they are hens. I started with 8 chicks and 4 are roos. I’d like to increase my female to male ratio because I don’t want to rehome our roos. Please let me know if anyone has any they are selling. Willing to travel all over...

I’m looking for silkie hens, ideally already laying. I started with chicks and have too many roosters. I don’t want to rehome the roos so am hoping to add more females. Located in south Florida but willing to travel or pay for shipping. Thanks!

Thanks for all of your suggestions. I think that’s what I’ll have to do!

Maybe these are more helpful. The front and nesting box sides are enclosed while the back and side are open. They do like to get under the roofing piece but only for shade. They all sleep just out in the open in the run and didn’t look for shelter at all during the storm. I think maybe they just...

Sure! The last photos were added before we had moved the chicks out. We added one of the panels on the coop to provide shade. For a few hours in the afternoon the area is completely in the sun. I’ve stopped moving them in at night and decided they can make their own choices. That was the first...

I think she ships everywhere! She’s been breeding and showing for like 20 years and has every color silkie you can imagine. She’s super nice and loves to talk chickens if you decide to reach out.

Your pickles is so handsome! We also have a silkie roo named Pickles! Ours is a satin black that has grown in yellow feathers over the last few weeks so he looks like he has frosted tips haha. I’m not sure where you are located but we got 3 of our silkies from Bobbi Porto at Indigo Egg. She’s in...

That’s a good point. It’s way too hot to close in the coop where we live though. Everyone in our area recommended building it this way. Half of them have started going in on their own so we’re making some progress!

Here are some updated photos of the run. I guess for now I’ll keep bringing them in at night and hoping it sticks! Thanks for everyone’s suggestions and I’m definitely open for more! These are our first chicks and we are completely in love with them!

Thank you for the suggestions! We’ll look into adding wood strips over the seams.

They also spend the hottest part of the day in the coop out of the sun so they know it provides shelter. For some reason they have just decided to stop returning there at night

Oh wow that looks beautiful! The roof is actually plastic attached to plywood. We were going to use shingles but worried the roof would be too heavy to lift easily. Everyone around us suggested the fully open style, I was hesitant at first after reading how much you need to prevent drafts but...

Would you suggest screwing the cloth into the wood? The hardware cloth does extend about a foot around the outside to prevent digging. We live in the keys and really don’t have any critters basically. Unless you count the iguanas but they are vegetarian haha. No shivering at all just depoofed...

Any more suggestions on predator proofing? I definitely don’t want anything to get to our little ones. Other than hawks, rats would be the next most likely culprit. We have two large dogs and have never seen any raccoons or possums in the yard. We also have a motion camera out on the area and so...

Thank you! I just updated it.

Sorry, I should have added more info. I didn’t have any recent photos. There is an area maybe 5x4 that is tarped where their food, water, and dust bath are in the run so that is sheltered from rain/shady. There is also a piece of the roofing material leaning up against the mesh that provides a...

Our run is 10x12 I believe and the coop 6x4 I think. The coop looks smaller in these photos than in real life. The coop has pine shavings for bedding, water, food, and roosting bars have been added after these were taken. We do only have silkies though and while some like to hop around on the...