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Hello there! I recently hatched a handful of chicks that came from a splash silkie hen and (what I believe is) a satin partridge rooster. The results were unexpected to say the least! Not that I knew much about what to expect in the first place, that is. Here they are, about 5-6 weeks old...

Hello everyone! I let the chickens into the yard this afternoon and noticed my silkie hen was not following the flock. For the last few hours she's been hardly walking, standing somewhat crouched, and not interested in eating. I can't get her to drink water, but she will occasionally take some...

Hello folks! I noticed a couple of my hens have these dark spots on their tail feathers (pics below). I recall from my studies of avian parasites that this could be frass from mites or lice, but upon inspecting their vents/necks/wings and their coop, I cannot find any other signs of pests. Is...

Hey folks! I posted here yesterday regarding my rooster who managed to survive a coyote attack (9/10/19) with just a few scrapes and a whole lot of missing feathers. I put him in the coop to roost last night, but this morning he would not come out of the corner, just standing there, even when...

Hey everyone, looking for some advice this morning. We had a coyote attack yesterday and though we feared the worst when we got out into the yard and saw all the feathers strewn about, it turns out the coyote only managed to pull the feathers out of our rooster's tail and a part of his saddle...

Hello fellow chicken keepers! I've been lurking on these forums for a while, trying to learn as much as I can about chicken keeping, and I finally got a flock of my own about 2 months ago. Yesterday, we had a bad accident. I slipped and knocked over a large 2x4 that was resting on our deck...