Hello, I have decided to get some chicks for spring. I am very excited and am hoping to try a few new breeds.One of those breeds being leghorns. I am a crazy chicken lady and treat my chickens as pets. I have hears that Leghorns tend to be harder to tame. I would love some other opinions about them.
I have a young hen that has been attacked by a dog she appears to have a broken leg.The leg slides forward when she tries to get up.It looks as if she is doing a split.I have not dealt with this kind of injury so would really appreciate some advice on how I can get this little hen back on her...
I have two indoor pet silkie hens. I love them very much and enjoy them being indoors.They don't get out of the house much other than going out with me. Because they don't go outside very often means they don't get the natural nutrition from insects and grass that most chickens do.I would love...
Two months ago I rescued two silkie chickens in horrible condition.With some work and keeping them on a diet I have gotten them back to health.These chickens are indoor pets and I have been working on socializing them.Today I took one of them named Levy to the apple fest in my town.She had at...
They don't feel that undernourished but I have had a few silkies before and they felt quite larger. I was told they were treated for mites but I do plan on treating them anyway to be sure.
I have two indoor silkies I adopted about a month ago but they still haven't gained enough weight.They act fine but I would really like them to get some weight on.They have had unlimited laying pellets to eat and I have dewormed them. Please share your advice.