Does your Silkie do this?

[WatkinsCluckers]

I have three Silkies, two barred rocks, and one sex link. My Silkies never perch on anything. When they go inside the coop to sleep, they’re always huddled together (no matter how hot) on the floor in the corner. While my three others love to find the tallest perch to sleep on. They’re even like that in the run. Always preferring to just chill on the ground. Anyone else experience this with their Silkies?

 

[Kessel23]

Silkie feathers are not like normal chickens and they can't fly so cant perch unless they can jump to it and even then some perfer to just sleep on the ground. I had a rooster silkie who would get up on a 2 foot perch but thats the most impressive thing I have seen them do as far as perching goes.

 

[Willawong Hill]

I think silkie cuddle puddles are common. We just got ours and they are only babies but seem to just flop with their heads on the ground rather than sitting like the other chicks.

 

[Silkie owner]

I have three Silkies, two barred rocks, and one sex link. My Silkies never perch on anything. When they go inside the coop to sleep, they’re always huddled together (no matter how hot) on the floor in the corner. While my three others love to find the tallest perch to sleep on. They’re even like that in the run. Always preferring to just chill on the ground. Anyone else experience this with their Silkies?

My 5 silkies are all scared of heights! They have never perched and I don’t think they ever will. It’s normal for silkies not to perch. Ive never had a silkie that has perched... ever!

 

[Kiraeh]

I've just been wondering that myself, my silkies are ~5 weeks and never really used any of the training perches I tried, makes sense they'd have a weaker roosting instinct. Although I have a couple that love to jump up on their feeders they never seem to do it at night.

They do love to cuddle puddle and nap like that even in the daytime.

 

[Fluffer10]

I think silkie cuddle puddles are common. We just got ours and they are only babies but seem to just flop with their heads on the ground rather than sitting like the other chicks.

So cute

 

[WatkinsCluckers]

I think silkie cuddle puddles are common. We just got ours and they are only babies but seem to just flop with their heads on the ground rather than sitting like the other chicks.

I have never heard of cuddle puddles before. I love it. Very fitting

 

[WatkinsCluckers]

I've just been wondering that myself, my silkies are ~5 weeks and never really used any of the training perches I tried, makes sense they'd have a weaker roosting instinct. Although I have a couple that love to jump up on their feeders they never seem to do it at night. View attachment 2194075
They do love to cuddle puddle and nap like that even in the daytime.

They’re cute!!

 

[Painted Calls]

Totally stealing the term cuddle puddle.

 

[Matilda Belle]

I've had a lot of silkies. Some of them perch, but most of them don't.