Recent content by mcdowell89

Thank you so much for the advise I will try that when I get home :)

Yesterday I rescued a silkie hen. Her whole flock was killed off by a dog, she is the only survivor. Her original owner was a 75 year old man that just passed away the beginning of last week and his daughter took over the care of his chickens. She asked me to come get the little remaining silkie...

Thank you she is the sweetest. She jumps in my lamp all the time just to hang out and get some love.

Oh my she looks juat like my girl Bitsy they could definitely be twins. You can see blue ears, I bet you have a silkie x cochin too

Thats what I thought. So my silkie rooster has been paying special attention to her i wonder if I hatched some of her chicks next spring what they may look like. Her dark skin and fuzzy head made me think she was really a cross.

Hi all I have what i was told is a bantam cochin but after looking at pictures of other bantam cochins and then of cochin x silkie im starting to wonder if she is a cross. Would greatly appreciate some feed back and guesses.

Thank you so much for your help and answers dawg. I defintely feel more at ease now. :)

Thank you my husband definitely worked hard builidng it i was just carrying tools lol and painting. I will give sand a go if its healthier and definitely like that it will keep parasites away. We get a lot of rain one of the things i worried about was the sand just washing away.

Ill look in to the alternative options for bedding it tends to rain alot here during this time of year I'm in South Carolina and its hurricane season here are pictures of their coop i still have to finishing painting the trim. I let them free range only when im able to be home. Right now all the...

Whats a good bedding substitute instead of these pine chips? I tried sand before but it does nothing to sway odor even after one day it stinks. I clean their coop every other week sometimes every week if its gross.

Update on Hai Hai the silkie. Still gaping only sometimes now. But the other bantam cochin is now doing this sometimes too. I'm so confused I checked their crops in the morning nothing, I've been providing fresh water and food. After i check them. They seem happy and healthy otherwise and again...

Is there a way i can help him out with dislodging it ?

It did not feel like anything was there. Im going to remove the food tonight and recheck in the morning. If its his crop can i help fix the problem other than providing grit.

There is grit readily available and the crop did not feel hard when i check it this am.

Why would he be doing this ? Should i be worried ? Hes doing this alot