My silkie hen "Flossie Mae" just started laying a few weeks ago, and she's steadily laid nearly an egg a day. Hearing how broody silkies are, I just left the eggs in the nest waiting for her to start sitting (or is it setting?). Well, the eggs just kept piling up, and yesterday I finally decided...
Ethel is a 6-7 month old bantam cochin hen. I came out today around 1pm to check on my chickens, and found her alone in the coop laying on the floor. She is breathing slow and heavy with her mouth open most of the time. She won't walk, but she will balance on my hand when I pick her up. She was...
I went to a small animal auction on 8-13-11 with my buddy. I bought a box of 10 silkie chicks for $7.50. When the auction was over, I paid for them, and went around back to pick them up. I said to my friend, "I wonder what colors they are?" and opened up the box... "WOAH! These ain't silkies!"...
Yesterday evening, I went out to check on my bantams. They were chillin inside the outhouse (their coop), no big deal. Then, I noticed a big black feather right in the middle of the pine shavings. It looks to me like a crow feather. I checked out my three birds, and they all seem to be happy and...
Hey yall, what's up? Been lurking around on here for a few weeks, and I finally decided to introduce myself.
My name's Brooks, and I live in the small town of Taylorsville, NC. My lovely wife Natalie is 35 weeks pregnant with our first child, a little girl we're naming Delia Hope. Oh, and I...
Just wondering if the forum mods / site admins had looked into integrating Tapatalk to the site, for easier mobile device "surfing". I recently discovered it on another forum I frequent, and love it. There's a free version of the app called 'CONVO' that I use on my android phone.