Posts by Chickjen

I am a total silkie enthusiast, I went to your website I love your birds!!!  I just hatched 5 eggs from my white pair so cute!!!  Could you post pics how you have your runs set up?  I would love to have a divided run to...

My silkie hatched 5 out of 6 silkie eggs!  Despite the last week being below freezing temps!  My mighty little hen is such a good momma!  I am guessing that the bad egg stopped development around day 10...

AMAZING, thanks, gonna try it out! 

6/8/13 12:00 noon 

just peeked in on the gang, she was not on the roost!  and setting tight on those eggs!  HOORAY!  Talk about gentle coercion!  You go snowflake girl!  Or more appropriate for the topic, You STAY (on those eggs)...

I am not much of a fan of MidAtlantic winters, and have sevear spring fever, So I have been reading this tread and getting super excieted!!!!  I learned that even if it is cold a momma can still raise a clutch AND you CAN use...

I live in Dorothy, NJ I would give her a good home if you wanted to deliver her.  I have an amish coop with an attached run.  I double lock them up at night and feed them warm molasses oatmeal on the fridged nights, like last...

El Nat-U-ral eggs are covered with a coating, by washing it off you eliminate the natural "bloom" as one poster called it.  I am new to chicken keeping as well but I looked it up.  My first instinct was to wash them and or...

HI! So any progress with your chicken project???  I have always wanted some chickens.  But with several life changes it has been on hold... But the time was kind of right this year and it happened. I poked around gently...