Allotment Gardening Advice Help Chat
Poultry and Pets => The Hen House => Topic started by: Frothgar on July 04, 2010, 21:14
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Hi, My wife and I are about to get two or three Silkies and I am building the hen-house myself. It may sound a silly question but could anyone tell me if the perch width should be less than the normal 2" for smaller chickens like Silkies - or does it not really matter? (...just thought: if I were a chicken, I'd like to be comfortable where I sleep!). :)
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I'm still new to keeping chickens - but each book i have read doesn't say anything about the perch been smaller for Silkies etc.
Most say 4 - 5cms perch width.
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O.k. thanks. I guess it's not that important and I should be more concerned with getting my money back on the roofing felt that I bought and getting some wax for the roof instead. :dry:
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Be prepared for them going broody at the drop of a hat, Silkies are reknown for it. My golden silkie lays for 3 weeks then goes broody for 7 weeks! and my other girls think "oooh that looks a good idea" and within 2 wks ALL of them are broody >:(