Recent content by JenWillo

I was crouched down stroking one of mine, she got comfy under my leg and plopped one out!!

Avian flu has some of these symptoms?

My colourful boy. Not quite grown up yet!

Pullet for me

Update for anyone else struggling to sex their silkies. This turned out to be a pullet.

It’s unlikely your hens will take care of chicks that they didn’t hatch. I would suggest waiting until they are a similar size to try to integrate them.

Great thank you for that.

Hi This hasn’t happened yet but want to be prepared for when it does. I have a lovely red silkie pair who are producing great fertile eggs. My question is what do I do if Mrs silkie goes broody? Do I leave her in with Mr Silkie or do I need to move her? Will he be ok on his own if so? Not...

I sold her so not 100% but was looking like a blue partridge

This is my lovely Brahma roo. He is only 15 weeks old. I have 2 questions. 1. What colour is this? Is he a splash partridge? 2. What colours would I get if he was with the 2 hens in the photos below?

Better pic of him now he’s growing up. Potentially splash partridge??

Thank you! Having looked at some of the other posts I wasn’t too sure.

Hi So I’m hoping to get some fertile eggs this year from my Buff Orpington mini flock. I have 3 hens and what I think is an unrelated cockerel. He has developed a red comb much earlier than the others but just doesn’t exhibit any male behaviours. He’s bottom of the pecking order and doesn’t...

I just don’t know!! So torn.

Funny because to me it’s crest looks very round. I wonder if I’ve taken the photo from as strange angle!