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Yes, they do have the nicest voices & chattering, more like pigeons than chickens!
This is past the point by now, I s'pose, but yes, crest trimming helps them see better to get up, and I think the 5-toed thing makes clinging to a rounded branch-perch harder.
I think their balance...
Generally, no they don't. I have one roosting silkie out of a dozen (the pullet of my avatar). She was raised as the only silkie with roosting breeds, and I got her at 4 months. At 8 months, she still roosts with my roosting birds, not piling in the silkie pile.
If you want the silkies to...