Recent content by Chicken Lily

I think Mystery and Starry Night are roosters. Dream, Black Magic, and Jim look like hens.

Do you wrap your horses' legs? If so, do you use shipping boots or polos? My yearling is pretty energetic, so I think wrapping would be a good idea? I am new to trailering, so I don't know what works and what doesn't. Sorry for all the questions! :)

Thank you both for your feedback!

Next month, I am bringing my yearling Chincoteague pony and four-year-old miniature donkey to a show 3 hours away. I have an Adam Rustler combo two horse slant load trailer. I was thinking I could put my pony tied in the divider and my donkey tied on the open side of the divider. What do you...

Does anyone know what this disease could be?

I don't think you have to worry. I have five Silkie hens that choose to cram into one nesting box as well. When I first got them I was concerned too, but it's been three years, and I have never had any trouble. They are happy and healthier than ever! I hope everything works out the same with...

A few hours ago my Silkie chick died. She was perfectly healthy yesterday and hadn't had any problems. I found her barely able to keep her eyes open. I put electrolytes in the water and quarantined her. She wasn't able to keep her balance so I wrapped her up in a towel. She slept for a...

I started out with 13 Silkie eggs! Three were blood rings and five were duds. So on hatching day I only had five eggs left and three of them didn't look too promising. Today is day 24 and nothing has happened. There are no pips or cracks in the eggs and I don't know what could have happened...

Thank you! I will be sure to post pictures if everything works out.

Where should I store the eggs?

I have never bred any of my chickens before, but my silkies are the sweetest, and I would love some more fluff balls running around. I have five silkie hens in one coop and my rooster is in a separate coop. How should I go about breeding them? I was thinking of just putting my rooster in the...

Thank you all for the wonderful suggestions!

Here is some more information to consider: I live in Pennsylvania; it is typically very cold in the winter and brutally hot and sunny in the summer. My horse farm has a lot of acreage, however, it is situated near a fairly busy road. My idea is to build a portable coop that I can easily move...

I am thinking of expanding my flock and want to get chickens that can easily manage free ranging all day, in all types of weather. I am looking for a breed that is heat and cold tolerant and can easily hide from predators, especially hawks. I would like a chicken that is a high egg producer...

Thank you all for the great advice!