Sslurp
Hatching
- Jan 27, 2015
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Hi. I am relatively new to raising chickens and I haven't posted to this forum before, although I do read it and look for info here. We got four chickens a little over a year ago and have enjoyed having them. We had two Austerlops, a Lace Wing Wyandotte and a New Hampshire Red (I think). They've been great layers. We lost one Austerlop to a raccoon attack a month or so ago and decided we needed a couple more. We got another Austerlop and a Columbian Wyandotte. The Columbian developed wry neck and I was worried she wouldn't make it. I went to the Co Op for advice and ended up coming home with two bantams (I'm a sucker for a fuzzy little chick). I think they might be Silkie bantams (they do have fuzzy little legs), but I was in a hurry and worried about the other chick and didn't get as much info as I normally like to. Good news is that the Columbian recovered completely, but now I feel like we have an awful lot of chickens Are these new chicks Silkies? Any advice for raising these little guys? Thanks in advance! Shana