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I have a pair of these, so colorful. He has the funny crow voice and both are quick and flighty.

Ok Truth needed, well you asked and I'm not shy so I will give you nothing but honest answers. Even if you have roosters with your hen's it doesn't mean you will have babies. Just pick up your eggs often. Either use or sell them, you don't want to leave any to set on them and become broody. It...

Not all Silkie Hen's have blue ears, I have blue, white, even plumb ears on my Silkies.

It looks like a Brown Leghorn pullet.

This happens to all of us. I have to ask ? Are these eggs from your stock or did you buy them from somebody to hatch out ? Sometimes this is how you find out if it is time to get a new Roo or not. Lots of people think if a Rooster is mating with the hen's then he's got to be fertile (wrong). I...

Yep, looks fertile and there is no blood ring in there. Watch it for a few days and check it again, from large end. Then you should be able to tell more. :D

Looks like a pullet to me.

I know this will sound funny but, try sprinkling some crushed red pepper flakes ( free from Pizza Hut ) on floor and let her eat some. Doesn't affect taste of eggs at all. Should start laying within 3 days. If this doesn't work she may be older than you think. Ole timer told me this secret and...

When you are referring to hardware cloth are you meaning Hail screen?

Don't know what happened there Lol I was trying to respond to a guy having problems with humidity in his bator. With plugs out this will mess with that right at hatching time. I remove both plugs when babies show up outside of shells.but I keep both plugs in as long as I can for the moisture.Yes...

I think you misunderstood your instructions. Mine say red plugs should remain in the top until you have one chick hatch fully then you remove the one higher on lid. This is for ventilation and to help in drying the new babies. When all hatch the second one can be removed. Hope that helps

I figured everybody did this, was I wrong? I will start with my Roos #1 is Cogburn( like the John Wayne movies) #2 is Floyd cause he's quiet the pretty boy. #3 is Blackberry my black Silkie and got his name from that big BB up on his head 12 RIR's hen's that I didn't name and can't tell EM...

I know this is going to sound kinda funny,but here goes, when I was building my coop I wanted to just use what I had on hand (Frugal gal here ) , I had a 6 station nesting box with the wood flip down ramps but I had 23 hens that were to share these, so sometimes there was a waiting line. LOL I...

Ok Erinszoo, Let's get this straight, If you are an okie, you should know all about putting on your big girl panties and getting on with it ! We don't have to be told it's a two way street. So, sweety, pity party's over, it's a new year. Call your son tell him to get part time job to help with...

I have two dogs, a Siberian husky 1 1/2 yo F & a 6 mo. F American Bulldog - believe it or not the Husky ( which has the worst reputation around small animals ) , happens to be my chicken dog and takes her job very seriously, she also guards our rabbits as well, alerts when anything is wrong. A...