Posts by SouthernOregonChick

Last summer I got EE's from Cackle Hatchery. I ended up with one Roo and the rest were female. One of the girls in particular was bonded to the Roo from the day they arrived. She followed him everywhere, and they became very distressed...

As you can tell from all these posts, peoples' experiences vary a lot. IME, however, I have had no problems with chickens and cats. I have my own cats, and there are ferals on our property, too. My chickens free range all day long and...

My dog does this, too! My dog discovered the golf balls in the chicken coop long before our hens were laying, and would go in and steal one and pack it around. Now he still does it, except half the time he has an egg! We have been...

Have you tried dipping your silkies' beaks in their water? I have no idea if this is an accepted practice, but all the women in my family do it. We just, carefully, dip the tip of each birds' beak in their water to show them where it is....

I do still have the hen, but I looked up my state's veterinary lab and it is over 5 hours away. About the hens being egg bound, I researched this when the first hen died and most things I have read say that the hens' behavior changes...

This morning I went to let my flock out and found that one of my red star hens lying dead where they roost, as if she had died in her sleep. About 2 weeks ago another of my chickens was found this way. I am extremely worried for my...

Tonight when we went to close up our chickens and make sure everyone was in bed, we found we were missing one. After a long search with flash lights we found her bedded down under a bush. She has never not gone to bed with the other...

:-) Very funny! Fortunately we moved to a very chicken friendly neighborhood, 2 of my neighbors already have roos! So I we are definitely going to keep our boy. Plus I like the idea of my hens having a little protector while they are...

Quote:Originally Posted by rebel-rousing-at-night Quote:Originally Posted by BroosterSpringsteen I have two 7 week old EEs, and have no idea whether they maight be roos or hens. Any thoughts? They're numbered to help tell them...

#2 looks like an EE to me! Not sure about the others