Recent content by bsczar1

I gave her a warm water bath, which she wasn't too happy about (and neither was my wife-because I was using the kitchen sink ). There were no mites or lice, but it won't hurt to do prevention. I honestly think she just hasn't developed feathers there yet. She is only weeks old. She did have a...

Thanks everyone, I will look into these possibilities. They are only about 5~6 weeks old, so I have not done any preventative for lice and mites yet. I can get the DE from TSC this weekend. We can also give her a bath and check her out closer tomorrow. I have been spending most of my time...

I don't know, Buddy, I think she looks different from when we got her. She's bigger, that's of sure. She's fluffier too. I do have a question for others here, though: She is missing a lot of feathers around her butt-it's all just bare skin. Is this normal? Could it be the other hens are...

Nice coop! I am building mine now; I worked on it about 15 hours this past weekend. Eventually I'll start a thread with pics of my progress, bu for now I'm just enjoying other people's work and getting ideas.

This is ilovemysilkie's dad. We bought 26 chicks on 4-1, but unfortunately her first silkie died after two days-the only bird we've lost so far. She was heartbroken, which almost made me cry, so I called the hatchery to see if I could buy another one and just have them put it in my friend's box...

Be careful how much you broadcast that out. They are a federally protected (regulated) bird, and I don't know about you, but I trust the government about as far as I can poop. I believe technically it is illegal for one to be in possession of (live) wild ducks. I am an avid duck hunter, so I am...

I have only been in my local TSC twice; the first time about 3 weeks ago they only had Red Sex Link, Amber Sex Link, and Pekin Ducks. Last week they also had Black Sex Link and White Leghorns in addition to the previous three. I got mine from a local (well not-so-local) hatchery an hour and a...

Nice picture Buddy!! ilovemysilkie is my 11 y/o daughter. We are raising our first brood of chickens. We were living in the Milwaukee area, but I recently started a new job in central WI, so we decided to raise some chickens. My friend raised some (50 is "some", right?) Cornish Crosses last...