Hello!
Since a long time iam trying to fight whatever this thing under Sambals wing is.
Sambal is a 2+ year old silkie/cochin mix
She doesnt seem very bothered by it(she does angrily try to help ripping it off when i deal with it tho😅),eats drinks
and lives as usual.
Its VERY smelly(i can smell...
Go Queeny! Im currently worried about cheekshe has issues walking and i took him to the vet to make sure its not mareks (i already suspected its because of his O shaped legs but better safe than sorry) and yeah..His weird leg shape couldnt handle the weight he gained by growing(i got him as a 1...
All our chickens are considered pets and have a name,including the roosters.The tamest ones are usually boys in our case haha.
In case of troublemakers or "rough with the ladies"Bantams I stick them in the flock of non bantams of my boyfriend.
I got 7 boys in my flock right now and its going...
Looks like a lash egg which is the result of Salpingitis ,an inflammation of the oviduct..One of our hens just recently died from it after having the disease for months(we didnt find out it was her laying the lash eggs until one day she suddenly had high fever so i seperated her and she laid...
Ive got a Sebright couple who stick together 24/7, sleep next to each other,panic if they dont see the other one..he even beat a buzzard bloody who tried to take her with him!
I got a few other chickens who are glued to each other (hen+hen also),i see lots of affectionate behavior in the flock...
Drooling at all the colors, didnt know so many exist! Went to check the market in my country to see which colors we actually have for sale (since we are close to belgium i figure wed have a good variety)and found this cutie for 4 euro ahh..if only my flock wasnt full..what a dream boy
I gave some eggs of my bantam flock to a friend,the chicks are almost 1 month old now.
There are many different breeds in that flock, so for fun here is a guessing game who the parents could be!
Possible parents are :
Sebright,Serama,Silkie,Silkie x Cochin rooster,Cochin,Wyandotte,Dutch...