silkies are they difficult to keep?

they will eat exactly the same food. Don't expect them to lay many eggs though as silkies are notorious for going broody at the drop of an egg    . Ideally they should be in a covered run to protect them from the rain and in winter from the snow. Pretty little things though 

Thanks Joyfull, they are VERY pretty.  There were hens, cockerel and chicks all very friendly and the chicks are so funny and cute  
 

My 4 Silkies live outside Evie, but I do have a little covered area for when it rains, but do they listen to me when I tell them not to get their silkie feathers wet?  Nope!  Klaus, my cockerel had a bad eye infection which went on for ages, and my Brian is not good at taking chooks to vets, he'd prefer just to cull them at times, but thanks to Joyfull and her antibiotics and eye cream, Klaus is now better, although he has developed a nod, like the nodding dogs people used to have in the backs of cars!

And I'm not sure if he's losing the sight in the eye that was bad, as he keeps walking into the side of the coop!  but he still knows what to do when he grabs a little girlie!!

Pics attached.  1.  One of the Klaus's offspring.  2. Klaus, my Gold Cockerel 3. Fluffy his youngest wife!

Rosa and Bella were supposed to be very very noisy which is why Cara sent them down to me (no neighbours here) and they were both as quiet as church mice, Annie then lost her silkie girls so they went over to Annies and yet again they were quiet. Quiet that is until Cara came for a visit and as soon as they saw her they started to squark very very loudly 
So be warned silkies normally do squark before laying, after laying and whenever they see Cara