Can silkie chickens live with ducks in the same pen?
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Question by Philippe F: Can silkie chickens live with ducks in the same pen?
I have a Mallard duck, and a Saxony duck. I wanted to get some silkie chickens. Is this a bad Idea? thanks
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4 Responses to Can silkie chickens live with ducks in the same pen?
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yes… they will even raise each others chicks.
Steve G
November 13, 2013 at 3:41 am
ummmmm lets see
no
taylor w
November 13, 2013 at 3:52 am
Ducks, guineas, turkey, quail, peafowl, pheasants, and geese can all be caged with chickens with no problem. Pretty much the only birds that shouldn’t be kept with chickens is cage birds because…well…they’re ment to be kept inside, unless you have a outside breeding aviary.
Silkies are very sweet little chickens and won’t hurt the ducks. In fact, I used to have some ducks in the chicken lot and they followed the chickens around everywhere, roosted with them, and one of them even tried to mate with one of my bigger chickens. It was a bit strange…my ducks had tried to turn into chickens! I couldn’t blame the poor fellow though, he had no female duck to befriend D:
But anyways, yes, the can be put together. The ducks and chickens can both eat the same feed, and they’ll even incubate and raise each others eggs if they happen to lay in the same nest.
Hope I helped, and good luck with your silkies! :]
– Becky
Avian Queen
November 13, 2013 at 4:31 am
no do not do that they will breed and you do not want that do you
holowind h
November 13, 2013 at 5:01 am