Posts by swedishfish

Athena is actually the oldest of these chickas. She was at IFA at least a week earlier than the last week of March when I got them all. She used to tower over the others. I think it's either the picture or the fact that she's by a huge...

thanks everyone! I am so glad...I bought them all so I would have 12 birds total and didn't want another roo, I'd have to kull one. So I am glad. And yes, my mistake, she is a Golden laced, not red laced. I must be color blind But I...

I put mine on tiled plywood and have it on rollers to move it around. It would be more secure in a covered run.hey! i used to have that yellow play house!! Now it's my niece's! When she gets older maybe I'll take it back!

These chicks are about 13 weeks old, judging by when I bought them. I got them from IFA at the end of March. Can anyone tell gender yet? I am unskilled at such things. Buff Orphingtons if that helps, and one Red Laced Wyandotte.Ok...This...

didn't know there was such a section...thank you! haha...

These chicks are about 13 weeks old, I think. I got them from IFA at the end of March. Can anyone tell gender yet? I am unskilled at such things. Buff Orphingtons if that helps, and one Red Laced Wyandotte. And if this isn't the right...

hey, now you've got a whole fake family! good luck. oh, horsefeatherz, I looove your picture. gorgeous horse.

get a mirror! I've raised chicks by themselves with a mirror in their brooder. The mirror is good for chicks who peck because the reflection pecks back and keeps them interested, so they leave everyone else alone. Also, the mirror gives...

ok. using 9th grade biology here....if both silke crosses were from purebred silkies and purebred whatever you crossed them with, their trait would be something like S for silkie feathers and n for normal feathers. Breeding these two...

#1 is NOT a buff brahma. #2 doesn't look like an EE to me. my EE had two dark stripes down her back, and was a completely different color.