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People have no idea what I am talking about when I mention the color Isabel. With all the silkie people doing blue cream projects, using buff and lavender birds together, it seems like there would be Isabel colored chickens popping up and no one mentions them. Are people calling them gray...

Hello, and I am wondering about feet. I am over the top particular about my silkies feet. I have silkies with four toes and i have silkies with lobster claws, an extra toenail, and nubs on top of nubs. lol but not on the same bird. I also have birds with perfect feet toes and spacing. Those...

I have a 5 month old who is crowing and no female of the same age. I do have a broody hen tending babies and was just wondering about putting the two together soon. Has anyone ever had a 5 month old fertilize eggs?

I just incubated 4 peafowl eggs and one has hatched. It's bright yellow. The egg seller said they were indian blue. I know nothing about peafowl. I only know about silkie chicken color genetics. Did I just hatch a white pea bird? or do they morph colors later, or what? Thanks. Honestly...

Who has eggs hatching tonight? I do, I do! and tomorrow. Lots. Silkies. Some are supposed to be showgirls. Only one for sure is marked that way and has pipped. So with the one showgirl egg, I guess I have a 50/50 shot of a naked neck, huh? Crossing fingers. I have no showgirls and I want...

I know the box of Ivermectrin says not for use with other animals. It's a liability thing. But has anyone used it for dogs and know it is ok? Maybe it would be a huge no no. Seems to me as long as we don't overdose, it would be ok. I'm just interested because it would be so much cheaper...

pic quality is bad. What are these?

I raise silkies. No one in my family knows a thing about chickens except that they eat eggs for breakfast and have chicken dinners sometimes. Ive been telling them about my hobby and all my stepdad ever says in remarks is about eating the silkies (jokingly). I tell him they are too scrawny to...

Chased off the beagle this morning, with the aid of my maremma, from the same neighbors whos dogs killed my entire flock 3 years ago. I have had conversations with them, and didn't make them responsible for the birds before. This time I have a valuable breeding program and this means GD WAR...

I live on 2.5 acres surrounded by farmed fields and woods. Lots of wild things...coyotes, snakes, owls, hawks, coons, opossums, mice, rabbits, deer, turkeys. I have to have a dog or the yuckies are up on my porch. I also want to breed chickens full time and need the help of a dog. The...

never mind im not up for criticism today just thought it was a funny story...I just should have killed him and eaten him.

So my self blue silkie hatched and had not fully absorbed the sac. its small but ew. Now its more dried than when it hatched but still out. What now?

If anyone knows the real Slim Shady, please set me up! lol not kidding though. I need a husband and I want it to be him.

all the time! It seems to me that lockdown and its rules are for big cabinet type incubators. When I open and shut, in the little giant, the humidity doesn't change enough in that short of time to affect the developing eggs. When the top closes the water is still evaporating, the water temp...

I need more, I want more, I need more silkies...more lavender silkies. I want lavender splits! Heeelp. I also ordered 15 self blues from Ideal. Guess I'll work on the type once I get the color. Self blue silkies are toooo hard to come by.

I live near Evansville, Indiana. I have a 15 month old maremma, Bruno, who is not being used to potential. My place is too small for him even though its 2 acres in the country. Unfortunately Bruno would rather be a pet than guard my chickens and I cant keep the dog if he would rather wait for...

Ok everybody, help me out. I'm a newbie so I don't know that much here. I am not a newbie to ebay though. I ordered eggs from ebay. Expensive. The eggs of this clutch did not develop and I cracked 2 open and they are not fertile!!!!!!! Ive seen the pictures of the difference in fertile and...

Greetings from Kentucky. I am reading all the threads that I can find on the colors and patterns of isabel and porcelain silkies. I am also trying to learn the language shared with silkie collectors. Are these colors splits? the isabel is a buff/lavender split the porcelain is a...

Ok, I detest even looking at Miracle Whip or mayo, wont even touch the jar and get bummed about deviled eggs because they look so good. I made them better! With the yolk I mixed cream cheese and a small amount of heavy cream because it was so thick. I'm sure something else could be used in...

What do you guys think about this wing? I know the picture is bad but is this cuckoo? Hard to see detail but they also look a little frizzle. It is possible that a frizzle white roo got with a splash hen but I doubted the frizzle because the buff rooster is dominate. I say this is cuckoo from...