Posts by 4 Love of Baby Chickens

The reason why they are due on that day is because I am setting 8 eggs tomorrow night under one of my black sexlink hens, Feather.   Gonna be setting 6 RIR eggs and 2 Silkie eggs under her. I am excitd to have some...

Quote: Originally Posted by Mama Hen Chris  Their own room...wow! :) Would love to see pics of your girls.   She is a beauty for sure!  When she was a young chick, at the breeders house, a coyote...

@ Mama Hen Chris - Can I have your Buff pullet?   I have 3 silkies of my own. They each have their own pen, about 3' by 3' each. My little Princess has a 5' by 2.5' pen to herself (for now).

I just show my chickens in the local fair every summer. They do win prizes, but I do wonder what Princess would do in a REAL show. Isn't she lovely? She has filled out to the full Silkie fluff since this picture. You cannot see...

Sooooo, I guess it is not a good idea to pair those two together?

I really want to know. Please someone post!

What will a Bearded Buff Silkie rooster give......... When crossed with a white Non Beared Silkie hen?   I am not sure if I want more than 3 roosters. I am going to get a good white silkie rooster for Princess...

Your chickens, as they get older, will venture further out from their coop. Especially when they see all the delicious treats in the spring! Bugs and such. I do too! I love watching chickens free range.

Stupid dog owner!   My chickens are my livestock, but I have one favorite, a silkie pullet whom I say is my pet. Right beside my Great Pyr, cat, and Betta fish . I may not consider my other 18 chickens pets, but I take...

I take a pumpkin (or in my case, 3 or more), drop them on the ground, say, "Whoopsie", and watch them go to town.   They eat all the seeds they want, and eat the pumpkin down to the rind. Sometimes, they ever EAT the rind!