OMG DO IT I WOULD BE SO JEALOUS!

DAMNIT I SAID TELL ME NO, NOT ENCOURAGE ME
FRACK
*STARE INTENTLY AT MY BANK ACCOUNT*

BUT BEING CHAOTIC EVIL WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING SILKIE CUTIE PATOOTIES IS GOOD YES

I'll probably have to search locally since most websites that take orders only allow bulk. And I can't take on another 15 chickens just yet haha.

I may do some sneaky googling and see if any silkies need rescuing nearby. >_>

We haven't had chickens since a tornado/fallen trees destroyed our coop, but I keep telling my bf to fix it so we can get some FLUFFY CHICKIES

Awwwe, I'm sorry about your coop. Half the chickens we have now are ones we rescued after the recent flood here. The people that owned them obviously couldn't take care of them anymore because their house got 3' of water, so all work went to salvaging what they could.

BUT both us and them were happy they can be taken care of now. They were a bit traumatized at first since they nearly died in their original coop and barely managed to stay above the water on their highest perches. Now they're as happy as can be.

Awww poor things. We had two hens and a rooster that survived the storm and after their coop was destroyed they started nesting on our porch lmao. The rooster had such an attitude too, he crowed all day long omfg. Eventually we gave them to my bfs parents cause they have chickens too.

I have a silkie and she's the cutest thing
really sweet and friendly!
like you mentioned, def not a stronger layer tho. when she does lay the eggs are tiny lil things

Yeah, it would be more of a pet definitely. I have 5 buff orpingtons, 2 easter eggers, 1 barred rock and two others that I cannot remember the name of. I'll have plenty of eggs since many of them are laying already and the rest will be soon since they are <1 old.

I have always wanted a silkie ever since I knew about them. @_@ The fact that they are predispositioned to be docile is even better. Most of my girls don't mind being touched/held and I really don't have to chase them down if they need to be looked at.

How old is your silkie? And/or how long have you had it? :o

Just be sure if you do, have somewhere lower for her to sleep if you have chickens that roost up high at night since silkies don't generally fly! They're good chickens if you're not looking for a layer! She (and my others) are even fine with my two dogs, etc.

This one actually hatched some of our 'newest' buffs a year or so ago! she was a happy momma

I think she's about 3?? our oldest hen is 6/7 so i think that's right. We've had her since she was old enough to be taken home from the farm we frequent, so very young!

The roosting situation should be fine but can also be improved. Their largest roosting spot is a natural tree root that substitutes as a tree limb and is hard as rock but with a soft outer layer that they can grip but won't hurt their feet like concrete or treated wood limbs could.

There are three smaller roosts, two in opposite corners of their pen (roughly 8" off the ground, a simple hop up} and then another that overlooks the tiny run that connects to their egg box.

Though improvements are planned overall for the entire coop. It'll need to be expanded come spring.

Also, silly question; Because chickens are so nosy and inquisitive, do you have any experience with giving them toys? Something safe, maybe meant for parrots? I have a body mirror in their pen and they ADORE looking at themselves and each others' reflections. I could watch them all day, especially when they check behind the mirror to see if a chicken is there because of their reflection. :'D

I'd love to give them more to play with/explore since I think scratching around and looking in a mirror between being fed and held and talked to can only be so amusing.