Coop for Silkies | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
2012年4月22日 · The silkie coop is almost 5' long and 2.5' wide. Plenty room when all 7 get together. (or more) Their run is 6' x 5'. The chicken run ended where you see the little brown coop. Added the silkie coop and just needed two "walls" of hardwire. (People door side and left bottom)
Coop for Silkies | BackYard Chickens - Learn How to Raise Chickens
2018年3月18日 · Another place to get coop Ideas is go to top of page,,,,, click ARTICLES,,,, then click COOPS. Consider the size requirements suggested as 4 square feet per chicken. Silkies are bantams, so you can get by with less area.
Silkie Coop- ramp and other considerations? - BackYard Chickens
2021年10月22日 · We rescued two senior silkies. They navigate the ramp into the current two-foot elevated coop just fine. Three feet is a bit high -- I'd probably consider the widest ramp you can fit (10-12") and a gentle angle with good traction to ensure they don't fall off it (silkies cannot really fly to cushion themselves).
Winterizing a coop for silkies - BackYard Chickens
2020年6月15日 · Hi! I live in Colorado and will be a first time newbie chicken owner. Hubby and I will be adopting 2-3 silkie hens and we're wondering if they will do OK without supplemental heat in their Omlet Eglu Go Up coop. I've heard mixed things online and a hearsay story of a friend of a friend whose 3 silkies died over the winter.
building a coop for silkies - BackYard Chickens
2010年11月5日 · We have about 40 other chickes with different breeds. We also have one duck with them. I thought about building a new smaller coop to hold the 15 Silkies that i want to get. I heard that they dont usually roost? That should be easier when building the coop. How big will the coop have to be, area wise?
20+ Silkies New Coop Recommendations - BackYard Chickens
2020年5月13日 · We currently have 21 silkies. They’re a great bunch! 🥰 I’d love to hear everyone’s ideas about their coop and run. We’re building and would like to give them an awesome space. Just need ideas on size. ESPECIALLY the fact that their roosts & boxes need to be low. TIA
Coop designs for Silkies - BackYard Chickens
2020年2月29日 · I am considering making a new coop for my Silkies (in the incubator now). My current coop is 8x10. There are 10 nesting boxes, 5 of which are right on the ground. I have 4 roosts at varying heights from 18" all the way up to 5 ft, …
Silkie won't go up in coop at night. Ramp issue.
2013年7月21日 · Update: I was worried about the girls in the heat yesterday so I did my chicken count (they were all down since the morning) and Fluffy the silkie wasn't in the run. I opened the coop there she was, she had walked back up on her own. So again at 10pm i went out to do my check and she was sleeping in the coop not on the ramp! I hope this continues!
What kind of coop for silkies - BackYard Chickens
2020年3月31日 · We have 8 Silkies, the two youngest are 15 weeks old, the older ones are all about 2-3 years old, and we have no problem with any of them using a full-size coop. The adult Silkies go up alongside the RIRs, EEs, and Comets, while the juveniles use a slightly smaller version of our segregated coop to get used to full-time living when they're mature.
What to do with vertical space in coop? Silkie specific!
2010年5月18日 · I have a 10 x12 shed that I have made into a coop it has three sections. When you walk in the door to the right are my LF chickens. They are separated by chicken wire to the roof with a door to get in their section. Straight forward is …