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RockerHen said:
If you raise them all from chicks together, possibly. I wouldn't recommend adding silkies to a pen of large fowl like RIR if they haven't grown up together--normal flock pecking order politics may end up seriously injuring the smaller and more fragile silkies. I personally keep my breeds penned separately, but allow them to free range together.
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A1momof3 said:
I have been looking for silkie chicks in my area of Texas but haven't found a breeder yet but my question is can you run silkies in the same pen and coop as RIR and BR?
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I have to say it all depends on the LF and your Silkies. And if they free range or not. I've had no problems raising them together in a free range environment and they sleep in the same coop. I have a wide variety of LF and my only bantams are Cochins and Silkies. I've introduced new juvies and adults with no issues. I just always have made sure I wasn't introducing them alone. Always made sure there were atleast 4 in a group of juvies so they aren't alone. I'm sure there are always exceptions but I just allow them free range time supervised for a week or so and once they are showing confidence of their surroundings and the other chickens they graduate to the big coop.
 
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I'm bi-polar, also. I take 7 pills a day. One being Latuda, and antipsychotic (spell?) used for Bi-Polar.
 
RockerHen said:
If you raise them all from chicks together, possibly. I wouldn't recommend adding silkies to a pen of large fowl like RIR if they haven't grown up together--normal flock pecking order politics may end up seriously injuring the smaller and more fragile silkies. I personally keep my breeds penned separately, but allow them to free range together. 
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I agree , it depends entirely on how you introduce them. As I have said in the past mine are raised with silkies and whilst the breeding pens are kept in their breeds, the rest are free to roam together.
 
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Sylvester017 said:
Oh boy! We'll get more Australian Silkies to admire! Are your Silkies the bantams or the LF Silkies? The USA Silkies I'm accustomed to seeing mostly are the bearded bantams. I'm not a fan of Show Girls or non-bearded but EVERY Silkie is still a sweetie! It's amazing how these birds are so wildly popular! I love these guys and currently have one invalid recuperating in the house - she is getting better every day from her doctor visit.
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