Recent content by Elenor13

I have two roosters, but one is more dominant than the other. They are both sweethearts and there is no way I could get rid of them. I like your suggestion, but I have also read that you should try to keep them outside of the house when it is really hot. I live in the south, so the heat is a big...

My year old bantam cochin hen just started showing signs of receiving too much attention from her boys. The feathers of the back of her head are thinning, and I am assuming this is from the boys grabbing there. Is there anything I can do to help with this? Her back feathers are fine right now. I...

Guess what I have to try now!

You can take chickens to Petsmart!?!

Thank you! This has been really helpful!

So they will try to be broody even if there are no eggs in the nest box?

I have two silkies who were laying when I got them and kept laying up until two or three weeks ago. Nothing has changed in their routine in the last couple weeks. They are not with any other hens and they are eating and drinking. They do spend a lot of time in the nest box. (Could they be...

I hope my previous questions were not too confusing. I just wanted to add that the silkie in question was raised with the two cochins, and I have read mixed answers to keeping roosters together, even if they were raised together. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks everyone, here are some pictures: The cochin cockerel has been picking on the silkie, so I guess it is possible she is a he. Should I separate them or keep them together? I have another silkie roo in a separate pen. Should I put her/him with him (will they get along with no hens in...

I have what I think is a girl silkie in with two bantam cochins, a boy and a girl. They are all about six months old. The male cochin has already started crowing. I have been thinking the silkie is a girl, but the other day she was fighting with the cockerel. She also has darker feathers on her...

I have three chickens that were raised together: two bantam cochins (one is a boy) and a silkie. I also have a silkie rooster who I wanted to put with the silkie hen. I also have two houses with small attached runs inside a bigger run. Right now the three are in one house and the rooster is in...

I am having the same problem with my 2 month old chicks. I tried putting a light in the coop so when it gets dark they would see it and go up the ramp. However, this does not seem to be working with them, even though it worked with my first batch of chicks. I understand your frustration with...

I love everyone's pictures! Silkies are very hard to tell their genders.

I am, we just got new fencing to goon the top of the run, so that will help a lot. Thanks for everyone's help!

This is Edna. I would like her to be a girl because I already have a silkie rooster. I am not sure what color she is, because she looks too light to be a buff. The little patch of feathers on her head stands straight up, and it is so cute! She is about two or three months old.