I got them saturday at a poultry show.I paid $40 for the trio.And no they don't roost at all.
Actually Fox I'm going to a chickenstock tomorrow and I hear there are going to be silkies there. Mine are white so maybe they will have a different color and then I'll have interesting babies in the...
when I first put them with the flock the silkie roo ran around kicking all the other roos butts. And they were much bigger I was terrified.Now they leave raj(short for maharaja) and his 2 hens alone.
And they do make you want to cater to them I think this is why Purple chicken says they are evil
they seem to be able to see ok. Maybe the guy I bought them off of trimmed them. I certainly can't sneak up on them.
But it should be fun picking a style coop for them and I'll make it bigger than they need cause I just know 3 is not nearly enough. I have white ones but I would love to have...
thank you for all the responses everyone.They actually went in on their own tonight but I think I am going to keep them seperate from the rest.
I have a large pet carrier in the big coop and have been putting them in there at night so the big chickens don't hurt them before I can let them all...
they are the same age as my original flock and bigger than the banty's but smaller than the standard cochins.
They have figured out the pecking order fine and none of the other chickens bother them.
They have a ramp but they won't use it.
I bought a trio of silkies and they don't seem to be able to get in the coop. I've had to catch them and put them in every night and now they are hudled under the coop cause its raining and DH is at work and I tried to catch them by myself to no avail. I've been thinking of building them their...