GETTING 6 SILKIES TOMORROW AND NEED.....

[dab045]

HI I have chickens right now and there separated from my roosters. now if I get silkies they to need to be separate. Any body no the demensions of a new home and fenced in area I would need for 6? I have lots of preditors around so I make big homes for them but covered. Appreciate any advice. Thanks

 

[StrawberryHouseMouse]

Well it depends on how the silkies treat each other. Some times males can be kept together. Some times they cant. Silkies have a habbit of getting along fairly well with one another but there is always an exception in the flock.

 

[dab045]

Thankyou, this will be a real experience.

 

[PacsMan]

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They say you need 4 square feet for each bird, plus 10 square feet of run space. With 6 hens, you'd need a 24 square foot of coop, and 60 square feet of run space.

Maybe consider something like my 4x8 foot coop.
(here are the plans )