sparkysmum Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 We have a little bit of garden which is needing a couple of hens I have been following jellykelly's thread and decided on Pekins But then I remembered Silkies and now I don't know what to get So please omleteers help me decide. I would add we are in central Scotland & accordingly wet and windy is the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Pekins Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 Silkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 I voted Pekins. Normally I would of said Silkies as I LURVE my furry little monsters but as soon as I read wet and windy the image of my two sulking inside their ark whilst my pekin loons run around almost jumping in the puddles popped into my head. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted February 5, 2010 Author Share Posted February 5, 2010 Thank you for your comment Palmer, I think my mind is made up - Pekins it is . Oh for warm, sunny climes, lots of land & silkies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 It's the opposite here - our silkie loves getting wet - she does it on purpose to get blow dried, which she just loooooves. Funny little character - OH is quite smitten. The Pekins are cute too. Mum says the black one reminds her of her grandmother - little old lady in a Queen Victoria dress complete with bustle! The Pekins are really funny when they run - they look like they've lost the elastic in their knickers which have fallen round their ankles. On the other hand a little fluffy head bobbing up and down is equally funny. How about one of each? Pekins can be a bit bossy, but if they know the score from the beginning it should be fine - silkies know their place at the bottom! On the other hand silkies don't know when to shelter, so can get chilled easily with their feathers - especially if it's wet and windy (and Scotland has had a basinful of grotty winter weather this year). I have been adding citricidal to their water just as a precaution - we've been wet, windy (quite high and exposed) and cold but I think we have warmer temperature overall. Yep, stick with the pekins. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted February 5, 2010 Share Posted February 5, 2010 why not both or three YD has a silkie and pilkie and pekin they are sooo sweet and stick together like glue they couldn't care less about the cold and rain unlike my big girls I would recommend them to anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 oooh yes.....i have two pilkies and they could be the happy medium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dappy Chick Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I would get both too But I keep getting told off by a certain other forum member that is not too far from me that I am a hoarder of chickens Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mags Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 I love my silkies mine do go back in the eglu when its cold so fluffy and I will get others to replace my boys when they go to new homes might get perkins as well Well I do have an empty coop ! Mags Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted February 6, 2010 Share Posted February 6, 2010 pekins & frizzle pekins - my silkies are filthy little poo balls! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
