Do your Silkies like to be picked up and let you pet them?

[akd23237]

Was that something they were born with? If you put a Silkie chick/ adult in a flock that is kind of wild, would the Silkie become wild? I've read that Silkies are the lapdogs of chickens......

 

[hinkjc]

My silkies don't care for being held. My Buff orps will peck your leg until you bend down and scoop em up.

I guess it just depends.

Jody

 

[Break an Egg]

My silkies are actually mean compared to my EE's and new hampshires, they don't like being held, and they don't like my other chickens.

 

[pattee]

Funny me too.
My Silkie baby (3 weeks) is scared and screams when I pick her up! She doesn't like to be held at all!

Me too I heard they were the lap dog of chickens ~not mine~

 

[ChickenSupe]

Several of my 7-week-old Silkies are sweet, one Silkie loves to be held and actually walks up my body to snuggle under my chin and then settles in and chills there. There are 2 that absolutely want nothing to do with me and runnfor their lives when I approach!

 

[bobshere]

I have 3 silkies that I’ve raised since chicks. They have big crests so they don’t move very much. They don’t mind being picked up. They are 18 weeks and still act like babies...I have 2 Polish in with them right now and they get along super good... I have some Black Maran chicks 2 weeks old that I’m going to try and integrate with them soon. I have 2 other silkies separated from these that I purchased and I can’t even get close to them.

 

[canadianchickenlover]

Yes my silkies loooooove to be picked up and pet down. They actually love it so much that they sleep during the petting LMAO. They are 3 months old now, when they were babies however you could not get close to them without them tearing up the coop everywhere :-(

 

[PippinTheChicken]

The ones I raised myself are still sweet. The one I spent the most time with still sleeps on my lap. The other 2 still enjoy a hug but only sometimes.

The ones I bought as hens are getting more confident around me but aren't cuddly- they didn't get much special love and attention where thay were raised