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Hi all, I noticed one of our silkie hens (they are about 3-4 years old) started to limp quite badly, i noticed her foot has gone really crusty, no wound or bleeding or open sores but looks like she cant move her toes properly. I checked her other foot and it looks normal as well as all the...

Hey guys we hatched some silkies 6 months or so ago…….. i thought they were all hens, but this one has shot up a bit bigger than the rest? Does anyone think it could be a rooster?

Hi all, A few months ago we had our first successful hatching in our flock of silkies, Im not really pushing hard for success and just letting the hens do what they want, we hatched every egg and had 15 chicks, unfortunately I learn a harsh lesson is how these little ones can be wee Hodini's...

Hey People! Yesterday our silkie mumma hen hatched the first ever chick we have ever had. The little thing was sitting under her mother when i spotted the shell in the nesting box and saw the little chick under its mother. The hen was sitting on three eggs, one hatched. A few hours later, its...

Hey guys, One of my silkie hens has gone broody. I searched around and i know there are methods to stop it. But my question is do i need to? Im not fussed about their egg production. I tip her off the nest once a day to check for eggs and take them if they are there. Aside from that do i have...

Have finally got around to taking some pictures of our new silkie hens! I call it the QT flock because we named the roosters after Tarantino film characters........ Jules and Vincent were our first two cockerels but Jules got taken by a hawk, so only Vincent is left. The names of Marcellus...

Hey guys, I'm running a 4 bed garden system for growing food at home on our farm property. I want to include the chickens into the crop rotation but not sure on the amount of work the birds can do......... here is the story.... The crop rotation works like this......... Summer Planted Beds...

Hey all, Ive done a bit of poking around the site but haven't been able to find the specific info related to my current issue, A bit of backstory...... last week my partner found some Silkie hens for sale that we are due to pick up on Friday, By chance i stumbled across a lady who was giving...

Hi Guys just introducing myself, Im mark from Western Australia. Me and my Fiancee have moved out to my family farm that we run with my dad and cousin (Orchards) and now finally have alot more space to become more self sustainable. I have a little dealing with chickens before but only a few...