littleredhen Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I am getting 2 silkie bantams in a week or so but have also been offered another silkie (full size and a silkie x black rock. We have an eglu and they would be free ranging much of the time. Would the eglu be big enough for 2 bantams and 2 full size silkies (I am not too sure how big the full size silkies are) or should I just get the 2 bantams. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 Should be OK as Silkies aren't very big, and if they are going to have plenty of opportunity to free range. There may be a bit of a problem if there is an age discrepency though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted August 20, 2008 Share Posted August 20, 2008 I've got 3 silkie bantams and 2 teenage 'big girls' in one eglu, with 3 laying girls in the other. I think, as egluntine says, that what matters more is the run/outside space, although there is technically a thing about 4 chickens per nesting box - we havent got that far yet, so I'm waiting to see what happens! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
