Silkie coop

[secuono]

My 2 adult Silkies sleep on the floor. But, my 3 6week old Silkie chicks try and roost all the time. Guess it depends on the bird.
Low nests and no roosts, or at least removable roosts.

 

[Chicken Chat]

Any coop will do for silkies. This is one I made for my 7 extra silkie roos. It's a little girlie for the boys but I liked the design.

 

[MyKidLuvsGreenEgz]

I've ordered 10 bantam blue silkies and 15 bantam easter eggers and will be cross-breeding them to get the smallest chicken possible. When I'm building their coop, can i make levels, like an apartment building, but with ramps going up? Will silkies use the ramps?

 

[txliss]

I waaaannnntttt a coop like that! Love the mint green.

 

[Ramblin Rooster]

What kind of person are you? Silkies are gods beauties and deserve kindness and respect, they should never be called ugly, Thats just Sad.

 

[blessedchick]

All of the chickens that I've ever met have been nothing but BEAUTIFUL! I adore my silkies so, so, so much even if they aren't going to win any ribbons at any shows...they give me so much joy and, in return, I pray that I am able to give them the happiest most fun-filled lives possible....

Mine all sleep in a puppy-pile so I don't have anything in their coops for them to roost on. I do have a few very low set roosting poles in their play yard which they will jump off of while ripping around, but I haven't caught anyone sleeping on them yet.

I'm glad to see that they tend to avoid the sides of ponds! I've been contemplating putting in a koi pond near the coops where they would have access to it but only during supervised free ranging. Anyone else have experience with this?

Keep those pix coming! I love to see all of the fun coop ideas!

 

[blessedchick]

Any coop will do for silkies. This is one I made for my 7 extra silkie roos. It's a little girlie for the boys but I liked the design.

OMW!! This is GORGEOUS!! Do you have pix of the inside???

 

[Countrypunk92]

What kind of person are you? Silkies are gods beauties and deserve kindness and respect, they should never be called ugly, Thats just Sad.

I hope you are kidding?
It seemed to me that the person was either kidding.... or actually if he/she thinks the silkies ARE ugly, but I dont think they would have that coop as nice as it is if they didnt like them.
I think turkens are ugly, Am I a bad person for it?
It IS sad that someone would jump on another person for just saying a chicken is UGLY.
And

 

[CGinJCMO]

Perhaps they were in the "ugly" grow-out stage, when they don't have all feathers and don't have all cute chickie baby fluff either.


My 13 yr old just got a silkie that was apparently picked on by some of the other silkies in her pen because she's (I hope she is a she) is mostly bald and doesn't have much growing on her neck either. She's had a bath and it's fluffed her up some. I'm sort of surprised at how "ugly" she is right now. I hope she grows to be as pretty as some of the other birds I've seen but it will take some time.


It might also help if these 6 little d'uccles didn't pile around her although if it's a girl, she's getting lots of practice on being a momma.



CG

 

[blessedchick]

Oh! That little chick is darling! I hope she "fills in" as she "fills out", too! And so cute that those d'uccles are now her buds...they can keep each other warm