Recent content by amltroia

I would check out the FB groups "Southeastern MA Homesteaders" and "Mass Poultry Swap & Chat," both of these have members with silkies pretty frequently, and if you're from Cape Cod, a lot of SEMH members are in your area.

There are a few Facebook groups that have members who sell/trade/etc. chickens, chicks, pullets, roosters, supplies: Southeastern Massachusetts Homesteaders Mass Poultry Swap & Chat Also, I've got a contact with a guy out in Rochester, MA who we got our pullets from last summer. Nice guy...

Hi there! I highly recommend you check out the Facebook group "Southeastern Massachusetts Homesteaders," they love getting new members and are a great resource for finding animals, rehoming, advice, etc. I'm loving being a part of the group!

Do you have the name of the heater you use? I've got the horizontal nipples on a study plastic bucket (old kitty litter bucket); I'm loving the setup and its worked great from day 1. Now I'm spoiled and can't imagine going to clean out water everyday, but I'm worried about them freezing up in...

Didn't know about the show; just looked it up, I'm thinking we might go! Could be a fun way to spend a Sunday.

I was wondering: about how long did it take for the old birds to accept the new girls? I got my first four about 2 months ago, now they are about 17 weeks olds, and we noticed one of them is a roo, so we went and got another hen from the same person we got the first ones from, so they are all...

I'm pretty new to chickens, but the first looks a lot like my Black Australorp... she's got that same very perky tail thing going on...

I'm brand new to chickens myself, just picked up 4 girls on Wednesday! We built out coop from an old wooden kids playhouse we found on craigslist. We are in RI, just over the border from SE MA. We found lots of listings for coops on the good old craigslist, some people who could also build...

Hi everyone! I'm in RI, but just over the border from SE MA. Even got my chicks in Rochester, MA! 4 cuties, about 8 weeks old. A RI Red, Barred Rock, Gold-laced Wyandotte, and a black Australorp. We may be going back to pick up one of the Buff Orpingtons my husband had his eye on... and he said...