Recent content by BlossomSilkies

Updated pictures of the 3 babies. The black has turned cuckoo! Any chance any of these are sex-link? Any other thoughts on the results of Rufus/Mollie (Mille) and Rufus/Isabelle (paint)

I see! That was a great explanation! Thank you! Yes, we are talking about the paint hen. Sooo does this also mean that Rufus does NOT have a white gene? He is from a red Silkie project. Also looking closer at the black chick, now that she is dry, she has some white feathers mixed in.

He has been adopted by a a 4H kid. And I guess he is being spoiled rotten 💙

This was my first time hatching with an incubator. I put three eggs in and three chicks hatched today! The two brown chicks are from Molly, the Mille Fleur and Rufus. But my question is the little black chick… I thought I had grabbed one of Isabelle’s eggs. Could Isabelle and Rufus make a...

Yeah, I think he is really going to be a beauty once he is grown!

Free to a good home 5 month old gray silkie rooster. This guy just started crowing and will be a good protector for your flock or a great addition to your bachelor pen. Pick up in Niles, Michigan or would be willing to meet you part way .

That is zoomed in on her face near her eye. I’ll post a picture not zoomed in.

This is on her face. This morning it seemed like her eyes were fused shut so I brought her in and put a warm washcloth on to get them open and it appears she can still see so I’m glad she’s not blind. I was worried about that for a minute. They probably were fused closed because of all of the...

I just read through several ventilation threads, but I need individualized advise. I'm new to construction and cutting holes in buildings. I have a jigsaw, and used that to cut the hole for the chicken door. I also have a rotary cutter, which didn't do much on wood, I think that is more for...

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Just my luck, 3 of the 4 babies are males, confirmed with a DNA test. Anyone in the Northern Indiana/Southern Michigan area looking for some gorgeous males? Or know of a chicken keeper with a bachelor pen you could pass this on to? Outside the area? I would be willing to meet you part way...

Always an option, but in this case, I have decided to rehome the hen.

I have decided to rehome the hen. She has gone back to the home where she was hatched and I just found out she is attacking a young rooster there that came from the same flock as my rooster and actually resembles him, but much smaller. She is the aggressor, and only mean to my young rooster...

She is about 10 months.