Can you mix silkies in with a regular flock........

[Suzi18]

thanks, its just that i always got doubles of all my chickens, never had one die and leave just one...thanks so much for your help....

You're welcome .

 

[Shorty22366]

I have silkies with my mixed flock. Elsa a tiny white silkie is head hen and puts roos in their places.

She is one closes to you. All but two of the rest were boys. Got rid of all but one. But Miss Elsa is boss and is Very protective of all chicks and small bantams. She loves to hatch babies of any kind. She takes care of them also no matter what kind.(Ducks, turkeys)

 

[HAPPYCHICKENLADY17]

WELL MY second silkie died last nite...she was doing so good...had therm at around 85...she was eating and drinking..did she miss the one that died possibly

 

[HAPPYCHICKENLADY17]

i have 17 hens that are in a coop by themselves, and i have a coop that has 3 silkie cockerels and one frizzle cockerel....during the day i let the cockerels out to mingle with the hens, so funny to see the cockerels trying to mount the big hens,,,,,but they try their best, my hens are twice the size of the silkies.....but i only do that when i am there to supervise...then at night they all go back to their own coops

 

[Harley Chick]

I have 12 silkies that were raised with my other chickens (most of them) and they actually are near to the top of the pecking order. They are in their own little coop though. They are thus part of about a 75 chicken flock.

But I have some older chickens - 19 of them- that are in a flock by themselves. They peck and peck my younger ones, unless I let them visit the other flock one at a time (which I do since the younger ones have a large garden).

Would love to see the little coop you have for your silkies.

 

[Suzy P]

You absolutely can mix them. I have two mixed in with 23 standards and they do just fine!

Good luck!

Did you mix your silkies in when all of your chickens were baby chicks? My husband's friend are giving us two (one year old) hens and I want to get two silkie baby chicks to mix in with them.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

I mixed silkies with my flock, it turned out pretty well. We had them with other chicken breeds too when we picked them up, and mixed the two groups with our older flock.

 

[Suzy P]

Thank you Lemon-Drop for replying. Your post helps me on my decision.

 

[Suzy P]

Did you mix your silkies in when all of your chickens were baby chicks? My husband's friend are giving us two (one year old) hens and I want to get two silkie baby chicks to mix in with them.

Thank you Crack N Egg, very helpful. I will be purchasing those silkies when they have hens and not mixed hens and roos at our Tractor Supply.

 

[Lovem all]

Hold the phone

and most importantly, those Silkies with large vaults~~~one peck aimed at their exposed brain,

Silke's have brains exposed? I am not a silkie owner but I'd really like to understand this!