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Hi, all! I have been keeping chickens for over 4 years and have recently become enamoured of the idea of pigeons. I have been looking for fancy/frill breeds like Satinette or German Owl and not so much for homing or racing/performing breeds. I live in the Seattle area and have been having a...

Hello! I am in need of help! My favorite little faverolles hen, Lilah, woke up yesterday very lethargic with her head pulled close to her body and tail a bit wilted. She did not run up for her morning treats and just walked slowly out of the coop and sat on the grass (not like her usual...

Hello, I have a small flock of 6 chickens and recently acquired another silkie from an over-crowding situation. I took pity on "Olive" and now she is in my garage in quarantine away from the others. She looks rather "rough"... she is supposed to be 1-year old. She was broody when I got her...

So, I had a flock of 4 (1 orpington and 3 silkies). I then acquired 3 younger chickens (2 faverolles and 1 polish) and kept the quarantined from the older chickens until I knew they were disease-free and fully feathered. Then all 3 silkies from the older group ended up being roosters . I kept...

Hello! I have recently acquired a new Polish pullet (9 weeks old). I was really looking her over last night and the pads of her feet seem swelled a bit... but she is my first and only Polish so I don't have a lot of basis for comparison (my other chickens all have 5 toes and much different...

I just got my first Polish (i've wanted one for forever!) She is 9 weeks old, and the lady I bought her from got her from Murray McMurray and had her chicks pre-sexed. Anyway, she is supposed to be a pullet, and she looked "pullet-ish" to me. But I'm a newbie with this breed. I've attached...

So, I have been quite unlucky and I believe the 3 silkies I have are ALL roos. They are about 4 months old, and my black one started to crow a couple of weeks ago. His crowing is very mild, however (more like a gurgle/ choking noise, lol) and he usually only does it a few times a day. I have...

I got 4 chicks when they were about a month old, 3 silkies and an orpington. They are now almost 4 months old and I definitely know the Orpington is a pullet... but---much to my dismay--- I fear ALL 3 of my silkies are Roos! Talk about bad luck. To try to even things out, I got 2 salmon...

Hello! These are my 2 new salmon faverolles who are just over 4 weeks old (Lilah and Lola, named after famous bearded ladies). Anyway, the gentleman I got them from seemed very knowledgable about chickens and has a farm, but I wanted to double-tripple make sure these little lovelies are...

Hello! I currently have 4 young chickens who are about 3 months old. Most are silkies, so small and very docile. I am picking up 2 salmon faverolles tomorrow who are a little over 1 month old. After I quarantine them for a few weeks to make sure there are no illnesses, will it be hard to...

Hello! I am new at raising chickens and currently have 4 (3 silkies and 1 Orpington.. soon to add 2 salmon faverolles). My Orpington, "Gretta" is a very sweet girl and very social. She is the head honcho in the pecking order due to her outgoing personality and sheer size. She is secretly my...

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Hello! I have 4 chicks that are a little over 2 months old. 3 silkies and 1 orpington. They have been in their coop/run for a couple of weeks now and I still have to "herd" them up the ramp and close them up in their coop at night. The coop is only 1 1/2 feet above the ground and the ramp is...

I am a very new chicken Mommy and have only had my "girls" for about a week. They are 5-week old silkies and seem very happy and healthy except my buff occasionally does this little hop/skip thing with one foot.... almost like she takes a large exaggerated step and kind of holds her foot up for...