[bedifferent]

I have a friend who has just hatched a load of sikie and polish chooks in a variety of colours and has offered me the opportunity to have some. Up until now i have had what i would class as fairly large birds - mainly for laying.

I was wondering what, if any, the differences were in keeping these varieties, would they live together when older. Come to that would they live happiliy with my other larger chooks in a large shed with outside run? If i have to keep them seperate then i have a 2 story rabbit hutch i could convert but that would limit how many i could have.

Any adivice about these birds would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance.

[Jellyhead]

I am sure Babe will be along in a min with fab advice. I have Silkies and Polands, and they are kept in a very large pen and coop together. All my bigger chooks are seperate which is why I cant answer. Other than living accom. looking after them is the same. They are very tame I love em, big time and want some more Polands in different colours but dont know if I will be able to get them here

[Jellyhead]

Oh, and if you don't want them I know someone who will  

[bedifferent]

Thanks for the info   Hopefully babe will be alone to clear up the living accommodation question

[babe]

someone mention 'poland chicks'



have i missed them???

[bedifferent]

Hi Babe, i was wondering if you could shed any light on the above questions?

[babe]

hi ya, they will be absolutely fine. i have silkie, poland, brahma, frizzle, cream legbar, warren, oddsysoddsy, hamburg, jersey giant, aracana, norfolk grey and 12 chickies.....plus mumsy's 4 girls at the minute

and they all live together, you need to have a good nosey about in the furry fluff for mites etc. you'll be fine.



unless you have a whited crested black..... them im coming to slap ya and steal it  

polands rule  

[bedifferent]

Well, actually the whited crested black variety are the one's i will be getting ..........



Just kidding  

I suppose after that i dont deserve to have another question answered but ........ given that silkies and polands dont fly how will they manage a perch 5 ft up?? Can they jump that far?

[babe]

who told you polands dont fly??? its a lie i tell ya.

they arent very good at it, but they can do it, thankfully.

popcorn wouldnt be here after the foxxy paid a visit, if she hadnt flown up into the tree.

but silkies.....5ft is going to be a bit of a big jump to bed.

now.....that joke of yours....WHAT COLOUR ARE YOU GETTING !!!!!!

[Jellyhead]

My silkies sometime use their ladder but also are very happy to nest on the ground :roll:  :roll:
Oh and if you get black crested Polands you "have" to give fertilised eggies to Babe so she can bring em to me, ITS THE LAW    

[babe]

can i take eggs through the airport.... dont want me bergerac arresting me  :shock:

[Jellyhead]

Will have to think about that one :shock:

[chicken soup]

   I have a white crested black Poland and when we first got her she flew over a eight foot hedge and up as high as our neighbours roof line.  She promptly collided with the brick wall and landed back in the neighbours driveway probably with a bit of a headache but that was a couple of years ago now and she doent attempt to fly now and is none the worse for her adventure.

My Polish and silkie live with araucana, pekin and another girl the only thing I would keep a watch for is someone pecking the Polands "hair"  I have one very small bantam she is actually a pekin cross Poland and she takes great pleasure in pecking at the other Polands crest hence the reason they are separated.  Otherwise I would say go for it silkies and Polands are fab.  

[peggyprice]

I love em, big time and want some more Polands in different colours but dont know if I will be able to get them here

Not if Babe gets to them first ... :roll:

[Fat Hen]

My silkie can manage a jump of around 18" - 2', and really doesn't like heights.  Even when put on a surface 3-4' heigh she'll peer over edge looking nervous and "bock bock bock, not very happilly"  My perch (well chickens really not mine) is around 12", she's happy with that.