Posts by jenn1971

Thanks for the great advice from each of you, I appreciate it.  My coop has a closing hatch chicken door which I shut at night so no predators can get in. I had racoons tear through the outer chicken wire last year and killed 9 of...

Thanks so much! This was so unexpected and only one chick so I was in a panic about it freezing to death overnight.. So the little chick is a cross between my Splash silkie rooster and a buff hen and he looks like a gold and black...

I have a silkie hen who has been laying on 3 eggs. My roosters are young so I didn't think the eggs would be fertile but lo and behold today she hatched one baby chick.  The weather here is in the low 40's' at night now. ...

Howdy northern neighbor in Renton. We are just south of Olympia in the Castle Rock area.  Keeping our fingers crossed for some more nice weather like yesterday and today.    = )

I will check that out, thanks!

Thanks!  I am really enjoying the Runner ducks. They are like little heelers everywhere I go.  Cracks me up.   Can't wait to try the eggs.    = )

Thanks!!   = )

Hi,  I'm Jenn and just joined the forum.  I have four Silkie laying hens, just got a pair of Indian Runner ducklings, and have an order of 15 more Silkie chicks on their way.  The chickens I'm comfortable with but ducks...

I have new baby runner ducks, 3 weeks old and doing great.  Several questions;  I read that you can't use wood shavings for bedding for ducklings as they will try and eat it and they can die from ingesting it.  I use...