Oh, so sorry to lose you to another state, but wishing you every happiness in South Carolina. I've got a question for you (and for anyone else on here reading this)Me!
I'll have a ton of Silkies for sale.
Just got my offer accepted on a 6 acre parcel in South Carolina.
Can't afford to stay here.
Just what I wanted to do.... build another house. It's not fun anymore
At least my chickens will be legal.
I've got 8 chickens. About five days ago, they dramatically stopped acting like hungry dinosaurs. Now, they barely look at their bedtime treat of a little bit of scratch grains. Whereas they used to make a mad dash for it and scarf it all down in five minutes flat. Now that they are molting, they've even cut way down on eating their Purina Layena regular food. They're lively and healthy looking; poops look normal; seem to be enjoying their hours of free ranging in the shrubs and on the grass and dustbathing. They'll show some interest in eating the fresh kale and chard that I toss to them, but are not going crazy to get at it like they normally would. Also, while the bedtime bowl of moistened Farmers Ultra Kibble (32% protein) does still get eaten, it may take two days for it to be all gone. They stopped laying completely about 2 weeks ago. I see no signs of sickness. The molt that they are all going through is the heaviest I've ever seen. Zillions of feathers every single day. Zillions and zillions. But the girls are all still perky and clear-eyed. No one is coughing or sluggish. Just not eating much at all. Still drinking just fine.
Think it's just the molt?
