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Bananas and blueberries

Shocked to see so many people saying bananas and blueberries. I can't think of 2 foods that my girls like more. They go absolutely crazy for them.

Not many leaves here either. We are still getting snow, yesterday in Hermitage, PA. Crazy Spring.

Northwest Yinz!

Thanks again. After checking pictures it definitely looks like we have a Gold Laced Polish and a Dark Brahma. Both came out of the same Silkie bin at Tractor Supply, go figure. Guess little BoBo will remain the lone Silkie. You certainly are an expert at chicken identification.

Thank you very much for the reply. The picture above he/she is probably between 8-9 weeks old. Very clumsy bird to say the least. I'm hoping it will grow out of it. Here are a few pictures from same timeframe. I apologize I assume you mean the chickens back when you say saddle area?

Momma wanted to add a few birds to the flock (We currently have 7 Champion Pearl Eggers, 5 Easter Eggers and a Silke from last spring) so we headed down to TSC. They happened to have Silkies and she feels bad that we have only the one and she always seems to be off on her own and doesn't appear...

13 hens total. 7 Champion Pearl Eggers, 5 Easter Eggers and 1 Silkie. They just hit 1 year old. All past summer and fall I pretty much got a dozen eggs a day. This winter it dropped to 8-9. No supplemental light and the Silkie pretty much stopped laying for the entire winter.

Well bad news, our little silkie passed last night. So sad, just hoping she didn't suffer but I know she was in pain from the minute we brought her home. Thanks for your support.

I was told by multiple people to start adding small amounts of chick grit at 1 week of age. No the chick wasn't acting normal at all. She does not stay with the others, seems very disoriented and could not keep her balance. Remarkably still alive this morning but crop is even bigger, doesn't...

Oh no one of our chicks has developed a very swollen crop that wont go away. I have researched the board watched a bunch of youtube videos but no matter what we try it just seems to be getting worse. :( Wife brought home 3 baby Silkies on Friday they are 1 week old. She immediately noticed that...

Hello, this is my entry. Thanks for the chance!!! https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/hello-glad-i-found-this-forum.1294523/unread

Hello all, my wife and I just purchased our first chicks yesterday. We recently moved from Texas to Pennsylvania and found a nice country home on 23.5 acres. We have several empty out buildings one of which we believe is a perfect place for a chicken coup. Property is mostly wooded but we have a...