Posts by totallytang

can you post a pic? mealworms are normally light brown...

Thank you for your responses : )I breed silkies and show them… but I have one random Cochin hen and some of her eggs ended up in my incubator on accident… so now I have 4 little Cochin/silkies running around in a sea of white puff balls…...

What happens if you breed two silkie/cochin mixes together?

Quote:Originally Posted by Capvin For most chickens it would be normal for them to begin layin at 19 to 20 weeks.  It would not be unusual, depending on the breed for them to start at 18 weekls.  16 weeks is early for any...

Quote:Originally Posted by stcroixusvi Sorry to hear this, and sorry for your loss - I have no idea, but maybe someone else does....Thanks… I feel so stupid its just I never thought a 3 1/2 mo. Chick would lay an egg…

when my roos started they went on and on all day everyday for about a week and now they make very little noise...

I had three silkie pullets that started laying last night… one of them died from being egg bound. I was wondering how common it was for them to do this? My other silkies didn’t start until 7-8 mo. The chicks were not all from the same...

oh well... i was hopeful to find some… :  (

Quote:Originally Posted by lcharmer My chickens are about 2 years old, my little rooster man is probably 12 months old ish. Like I say hes only just found his voice, so only young.I dont think he will be staying long, neighbours...

How old are your chicks? How did one disappear?  As far as I know you cannot tell if the egg is fertile or not until it has been in the incubator for a few days. You have to wait for your girls to go broody and then they will sit on...