Caught my Silkie's Swimming!

[noahs_flock]

Found my Silkie's just chilling in the pool. Did not expect that to ever happen.

 

[Fluffs_flock]

Cute!

 

[the3quail]

Omg! Haha!!
That's adorable lol

 

[noahs_flock]

Cute!

Thanks! I know that they probably should not be in the pool (with chlorine chemicals and all), but, it certainly wasn't forced (I wasn't even home). What's done is done, they seemed to enjoy swimming in the deep end and wading in shallow water. I read that chickens can't swim and sink once wet... I checked security footage and they were swimming like ducks for 3 hours.

Omg! Haha!!
That's adorable lol

So cute! Love my Silkies.

 

[N F C]

Found my Silkie's just chilling in the pool. Did not expect that to ever happen.


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Wow, that's funny! I wouldn't think they would do that

 

[BY Bob]

I have had many chickens fall in my pool over the years and I can certainly say that the float and even swim. I have never had any get in on their own though. Mine always fall in.

I'm not sure how warm it is there but I do want to offer a word of caution. I nearly lost a young cockerel in my pool this summer to hypothermia. It was 92°F in air temperature and my pool water was 84°F at the time. Here are links to my story and video and photos. You can see how affected Ned was. I nearly lost him. It was way too close.

Now it looks like they may be able enter and leave your pool at will which is not possible in mine. Once they are in mine there is no walk out available to them. So maybe your silkies can just get out when they get cold. I just feel you need to know about my experience. I would hate for you to lose one of them.

 

[ILoveDaffy]

WHAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Do NOT let them do that unsupervised.

 

[noahs_flock]

Wow, that's funny! I wouldn't think they would do that

I know right!! SO odd. It was a little warm out.

I have had many chickens fall in my pool over the years and I can certainly say that the float and even swim. I have never had any get in on their own though. Mine always fall in.

I'm not sure how warm it is there but I do want to offer a word of caution. I nearly lost a young cockerel in my pool this summer to hypothermia. It was 92°F in air temperature and my pool water was 84°F at the time. Here are links to my story and video and photos. You can see how affected Ned was. I nearly lost him. It was way too close.

Now it looks like they may be able enter and leave your pool at will which is not possible in mine. Once they are in mine there is no walk out available to them. So maybe your silkies can just get out when they get cold. I just feel you need to know about my experience. I would hate for you to lose one of them.

Thank you for the warning. I will be sure to have them dry off good to ensure no issues with hypothermia. Scary.

Do NOT let them do that unsupervised.

I am aware! I had no reason to expect them to ever do that (I free-range them a couple of hundred feet from the house). I am looking into installing a fence around the porch and pool to keep them out and prevent them from pooping on my deck.

 

[JacinLarkwell]

Thanks! I know that they probably should not be in the pool (with chlorine chemicals and all), but, it certainly wasn't forced (I wasn't even home). What's done is done, they seemed to enjoy swimming in the deep end and wading in shallow water. I read that chickens can't swim and sink once wet... I checked security footage and they were swimming like ducks for 3 hours.


So cute! Love my Silkies.

Lighter ones seem to float easier longer. We had old English game bantams and the hens could float easily while we were bathing them