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He's the youngest roo out of my oldest silkie hen (who I've had for 4 years). She came from a feed store during one of those spring chick sales. His daddy (now deceased, thanks to a wandering homeless dog) was a silkie I acquired from a friend who moved and couldn't take her chickens along. The...

My grandma was the chicken guru in the family. Back when chicken keeping was simpler than its become today, and they just ran all over the neighborhood - the children's job being to "herd" them home in the evening. She used to tell me that unwashed eggs could last as much as 3 months if you...

It's always possible there are muddled genetics in the roo or the leghorn's. The rooster is easily twice the size of any other silkie rooster I've brought up (weighs in at 7lbs and some change). The leghorn's I bought from a commercial hatchery as day olds. They look like the genuine article to...

Hey all! I'm new here, so I apologize if my question has been answered in days past. I have a mixed flock, and this spring added 8 leghorn hens to the bunch. Quite by surprise; one of them went broody last month and hatched two little chicks. My sole rooster is a mammoth white non-bearded...

Another west Tennessean here! *raises hand* I don't have an especially diverse flock, but I love them bunches. 9 leghorn's, three silkies and two crosses of indiscernible origin. ;) They're a good bunch. They keep me busy!

Thought I'd pop in with a quick hello and say how excited I am to be part of this community. I've had chickens off and on most of my life, but never had any virtual format where I could exchange ideas with fellow chicken fanciers. Looking forward to getting my feet wet! Happy weekend, all!