Posts by mom2chicksandpups

Thanks for the advice. I will start treating her today.

Awww! What a sweet hen! I hope mine will do as well as yours has.

Oh yeah! We had 4 eggs for the 1st time yesterday. I could have brought them in by hand, but I had to use our basket just to show off a little.

I have a Silkie pullet who I believe is blind. She had an eye infection at one time, which has healed with the use of eye ointment. Now she does not seem to be able to see, though her eyes look clear and normal. We can wave something...

Quote:Originally Posted by iamcuriositycat GORGEOUS chickens. What breed is that? I don't think I've seen such a beautifully fluffy chickie before. Thanks for sharing your pics. They are Silkies.

I think Silkie babies are the cutest chicks ever! So precious!

I am going to watch this thread because I just had the exact same thing happen to my Dark Cornish pullet. Her eye area is badly swollen and runny and it appears that the entire eye has been pecked out. She is still acting normal, but I...

Mine calls my mother MawMaw (the name mom chose) and my step-mother MiMi (pronounced like Me-Me).

We just started getting our 1st eggs about 2 weeks ago. They are small, but normally shaped. Over the past 2 weeks, they have gradually started getting larger.

We have 8 BA hens that were also born in March. They have just recently started laying and not all of them are laying yet. Our friend who split the order with us said none of his are laying yet (same kind from the same shipment.) Just...