They have met and it didn't go as badly as I expected. They've all snuggled onto the roost ladder together. The silkies found a little place on the floor next to the ducks. We'll see how tomorrow goes since they only had maybe 45 minutes together before bed.
Tell me about it! My dad has been working at a farm doing carpentry work and they breed chickens and often switch out their flock. It came time to rid of some young ones and I thought he was bringing me 4-5 silkies. It didn't work that way, lol. I didn't know until he showed up!
Tonight I got 7 new chickens - 6 hens, 1 rooster - and they need names! I got 3 white silkies (2 hens, 1 roo), 2 white EEs, 1 Barred Rock, and 1 Jersey Giant. I was thinking for the Silkies following a name theme, like Disney princesses/princes or gemstones. The other ladies I was thinking of...