Posts by JKeiser

Hello all,   I am exited to inform y'all that my silkie pullet ( 8 months) has gone broody over a clutch of eggs!! I know that it is quite late, bu our winters over here in California are not too harsh. Will keep you updated!

Hello all,   I have come to the realization that the majority of my chickens are closing in on the big 4. I am thinking of butchering a few for a few reasons: A. They don't lay nearly as much as when they were younger B. I...

Roo! I have two silkie boys, one of which is identical to yours. Take a look at his tail, the feathers have volume and begin to curl at the ends, the true sign of a roosters tail.

Good advice!!! I will wait another couple of weeks to see how it goes..... I hesitated to split them because they snuggle together in one heap of fluff on the floor of my coop every night... haha :)

Hello all,   Within the past 4 months I have begun to mix younger chickens into my flock in hopes of receiving fresh eggs more often. As it just so happens, 2 of my 3 Silkie Bantams are male. I have a flock of 15 birds. That...

I strongly recommend 2 Pygmy Goats. I used to have a set of twin females named Poppy and Petunia. Although we gave them away top a petting zoo, ( we made the best choice possible, as I began to work many hours, and I felt that thy were...

Hello all,   I believe that I made a grave error this morning. My chicks are on day 21, no pip, no zip. I began to panic and decided to assist one, for fear of its life. I took off the back part of the egg, the air sac area....

How many sponges, what size?

Hello,     I have 4 Bantam BR's due to start pipping tomorrow. I have the main section of the water tray filled, but not the others. How, when or where should the extra water go for...

This is a sticky situation. However, I imagine that the hatchery wants to make sure the babies make it. I would look at our postal system...... many things are being shipped later than normal. Cutbacks, and layoffs have sent the U.S....