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Chicken sitter help! I have an adorable 3 year old Silkie hen (see irresistible photo) who is an only-chicken now after her sister died a few weeks ago. Aside from the loneliness factor, the other chicken was her protector, so I've been bringing her inside at night and giving her tons of attention while I try to figure out the best long-term solution. The problem is that I have a 2 week trip coming up and I don't want to leave her alone all day (I would have someone come in AM and PM to open/close the coop, feed, etc). To complicate things, it will be over 4th of July and I live in a big firework area, so I wouldn't want her left outside. She integrated really well when merged with other silkies in the past, so my ideal situation is to find someone with or without other bantams who can take her in between June 23 and July 6th. I live in Orange County, so please let me know if you have any recommendations. Thank you!

P.S. She is comfortable with cats (obviously, dependent on the cat's behavior) and the hair around her eyes is normally cut, so she's not blind : )
 

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Erinac said:
Chicken sitter help! I have an adorable 3 year old Silkie hen (see irresistible photo) who is an only-chicken now after her sister died a few weeks ago. Aside from the loneliness factor, the other chicken was her protector, so I've been bringing her inside at night and giving her tons of attention while I try to figure out the best long-term solution. The problem is that I have a 2 week trip coming up and I don't want to leave her alone all day (I would have someone come in AM and PM to open/close the coop, feed, etc). To complicate things, it will be over 4th of July and I live in a big firework area, so I wouldn't want her left outside. She integrated really well when merged with other silkies in the past, so my ideal situation is to find someone with or without other bantams who can take her in between June 23 and July 6th. I live in Orange County, so please let me know if you have any recommendations. Thank you!

P.S. She is comfortable with cats (obviously, dependent on the cat's behavior) and the hair around her eyes is normally cut, so she's not blind : )
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I love Silkies with 5 of my own today (plus one old Dominique hen). I had the same issue as you -- 2 Silkies for 6 yrs and then one passed and left a lone Silkie.

For biosecurity reasons you may find it difficult for someone w/chickens to take in an outside bird (for her and their biosecurity reasons). Perhaps a friend who has no birds will take your precious little girl while you are away for a short time?

Your little girl is so precious!
 
Sylvester017 said:
I love Silkies with 5 of my own today (plus one old Dominique hen). I had the same issue as you -- 2 Silkies for 6 yrs and then one passed and left a lone Silkie.

For biosecurity reasons you may find it difficult for someone w/chickens to take in an outside bird (for her and their biosecurity reasons). Perhaps a friend who has no birds will take your precious little girl while you are away for a short time?

Your little girl is so precious!
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Sylvester017 said:
I love Silkies with 5 of my own today (plus one old Dominique hen). I had the same issue as you -- 2 Silkies for 6 yrs and then one passed and left a lone Silkie.

For biosecurity reasons you may find it difficult for someone w/chickens to take in an outside bird (for her and their biosecurity reasons). Perhaps a friend who has no birds will take your precious little girl while you are away for a short time?

Your little girl is so precious!
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Thank you! I've exhausted the friend route, seems that everyone I know has toddlers and/or a non-welcoming dog : )
 
Hello All!

We currently have 4 rooster boys that we're hoping to find a home for. These boys are not stock-pot material, but would make fantastic breeders! Somehow, we hit a lucky streak with these boys, as all 4 are very friendly, healthy and non aggressive despite having a few, brief exposures with the ladies. I would 100% keep them all if I could, but unfortunately, we're not zoned for more than one roo...

Here are the boys' ages and breed:

- Ave 11mos (Lavender Amererucana)
- Jude 11mos (Cuckoo Maran)
- Thaddeus 11mos (Cuckoo Maran)
- Ritz 8wks (Buff Orpington)

We are more than happy to rehome them all separately and are willing to drive a considerable distance to place them. If you're interested in any of these fine gents, please DM me and I'd be happy to answer any questions! :)
 

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