I have an about 5-month-old Silkie pullet, but her behavior is kind of bizarre. She lets the other people on the farm pet her and pick her up, but she has been biting me since she was three months old. The first time was while I was pouring food in the feeder, and she reached over and bit down...
I was finally able to track down some Speckled Sussex and Bielefelders, but I was put on a waitlist. Then the other day I got a call that some were finally available at a near-by hardware store. It was so great to finally get some of my dream breeds!
About six weeks ago, I got some bantams from the assorted bantam bin at Tractor Supply. One of them is a Silkie, and the other is a mystery. I am starting to wonder if it's male because its comb is developing very quickly and it's making noises that sound like the beginning of crowing. Can...