I just got my assortment of 15+2 silkies from Cackle Hatchery. They all arrived alive and after just 5 minutes of sleeping they all got up and started running around.
I had 3 silkies who would sleep outside in a corner all piled on top of each other and every night I would go and put them on their roost. Once they were on their roost they wouldn't move. Their roost was about 3 feet off the ground.