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They started laying about 2 months ago. The one being aggressive is a Polish so she can't see very well either! She isn't drawing blood and she doesn't pursue the Silkie once she's out of her way. The coop is open to them all day and they definitely have space in there to retreat. I'll wait then...

I've had my girls since they were two days old. They have always lived together pretty peacefully, maybe tiny pecks here or there, but that has been the extent of it. All of a sudden one of my hens is showing aggression towards one of my silkies. She's pecking and charging at her. She's never...

Thank you everyone! The toe nail fell off on it's own and she's doing just fine!

She laid! I got worried for no reason. Thank you!!

I have a pullet who jammed her toenail (no clue how she accomplished this!) It's bleeding and the nail is a bit loose. I cleaned it and sprayed it with Vetericin. I tried wrapping the toenail, but she's pretty crafty and getting her wrappings off her foot... Other than keeping it cleaned up and...

First eggs from my Silkies (Sister Clare and Flannery O'Connor) and my Silver Laced Polish (Velma)!

I have a buff laced Polish that just started laying. I have a Silver Laced Polish that starting laying a couple weeks before her (Velma) and Velma lays every other day like clock work. The buff laced (Bowie) laid Friday and Sunday and I haven't gotten an egg from her since. She's eating and...

It's winter here of course so the girls haven't been able to forage and roam the yard and even when they do everything is dead so there aren't many options for fresh greens. I've been giving them kale, spinach, etc. about every other day because from what I've read those foods are still...

Welcome! I adore my Polish girls and I was worried my Silver Laced was a cockerel too at 18 weeks! I would wait it out a little longer. Velma's crest didn't really fill in fully and round out until 20 weeks or so and now she's laying! I think you have a pullet, but I'm a first timer! I would...

I have a Silver Laced Polish pullet (Velma Kelly) and a Buff Laced Polish pullet (Bowie.) I absolutely adore them. I have 3 silkies as well and my Polish gals are actually my friendliest girls. They are just about 6 months so I'm hoping for eggs soon, but I'm also counting on them laying later...

I have 3 Silkie Pullets. White-Sister Clair (we have a white dog named Brother Francis, haha) Blue- Flannery O'Connor Buff- Daisy Buchanan (I have a silver laced Polish named Velma Kelly so I figured I needed another roaring 20's name, haha!)

Thanks! chicmom! I think so too . I am one proud mama !

My name is Bri and I am a first time chicken owner. I have a little urban brood of 5 and so far I am looooving it! My husband and I live in the city, but we still want to be self-sufficient so a kitchen garden is going in the front and eggs are going in the back (we are vegetarian.) We have a...