Posts by Silkie Chick

Hi All, The baby chicks we ordered from McMurray came in today! We were rather worried because they got shipped on Friday (probably hatched Thursday), thus we got them about four days old.  But, they all arrived safe and sound....

Hi, Our baby chick order got shipped Yesterday, so I was wondering if anyone has a day-old guineas (we need two) that we can raise with the chicks when they arrive.  We are located just South of Topeka (Kansas). Sincerely, S.C.

  Breed: Porcelain Belgian Bearded d'Uccle Name: Pastella Age: Eight Months Gender: Pullet

What about a non-mix d'Uccle?

  Waiting. Patiently.  

We got rain too, although I am not sure how much.  

Prarie - I could only imagine what people would think if someone went around the cities with goats, passing out milk to customers.  Enough people looked at us strangely when we told them we bought a milking doe so we would be...

chickendanz - We would love to have a couple (2-3) from whatever hatch is closest to the eighteenth.  Lavenders/crosses are great, but we really don't like the pearls much.  

I love all those chicken photos!  My favorite chickens almost always seem to have a beard or a top hat.  :)   Cherwill- I wish our garden looked like that, but most of the stuff we have planted hasn't come up yet. 

karenS - Goat's milk tastes exactly like cow's milk when it is fresh.  If it tastes funny then it most likely had bacteria of some sort in it.  The duck (her name is Drip) is a fawn and white runner.  We have a drake...