So I moved everyone out to the big run the other day and in the morning we open the doors so they can free range but here's my question how rare is it for a chicken to drown my bantam silkie ended up in the goat water somehow which is like a 5 gal bucket has anyone else every had this happen sad day......
That's so sad! I gather that silkies are extra-special birds. They can't fly because they don't have wing feathers and their fuzz absorbs water like a sponge. It probably went to the bucket out of curiosity but got water logged and couldn't get out. So ... if you want to have open water containers for the goats and silkies in the same place, perhaps have more shallow buckets?
We have a bucket that our ducks love to hop up into for a little swim. As soon as that bucket is fresh, someone comes along for a splash. I'm amazed they can get in and out of it, but there is no stopping them now. We do have other pools for them to splash in, but this bucket is irresistible to them.
So the farm I got all three chicks from has silkie hens right now the same age and I am just dying to bring one home!!! If our set up aloud for 5 chicken's I would bring 2 as is reccomended, but it doesn't we can ony do 4 max right now. Any thoughts? Someone please tell me it will be OK and to go get one!!!!
