Join the club. Its called "chicken math." It looks like you have a very good start, B/B/S, White and Partridge. All you need now is .. Buff, Red, Porcelain, Calico, Self Blue (Lavender) and.. well - you get the idea.that's what I'm afraid will happen. I have a splash rooster and a 8 week old baby one that he is fine with right now but I don't know what he will be like come spring and I need to get a white rooster for my white hens. silkies just come in to many pretty colors I want them all .
Silkies have some great insulation on them - those split feathers work well. As long as they have a draft free dry area with good ventilation they should do fine, I had some of mine playing in the snow one day, goofy birds. What you will want to avoid is cold drafts, excess moisture without ventilation and getting them soaking wet.
That's ok - if you don't ask you won't know.That's good I don't want them to get deponent on the heat and have the power go out in the middle of winter. How big should the ventilation be . I have a metal roof on the coop and there's like a 1 or 2 " space between the wall and the roof is that big enough for ventilation or should I make it bigger. and I use pine shavings on the floor is that good enough to keep them worm all winter . I don't want to use straw . I don't like how it smalls after a few day's. sorry for all the questions
