yeah, I thought there may be some silkie also. I bought the eggs online last year advertised as rainbow layers. unfortunately got mostly rooster such is life. I'm only going to keep a couple of them.
Baymule thanks for the laugh, hehe, they are all handsome, will be a hard decision which to...
Thanks everyone for your inputs, it such a hard decision to make, sigh.. Roo boy who is 2 years old it very gentle, the bearded silkie was hatched this past spring and so far seems gentle.
I already have the following roosters I hatched from eggs this spring, so they are up and coming into...
I have 2 dark silkie roosters. Roo Boy I hatched from egg 2 years ago.
they younger dark silkie I hatch from egg this year This one seems to be bearded while Roo boy is not.
I would like some insight please
If these were your roosters and you had to get rid of one, which would you chose...
we planted small ornamental gourds this year for the first time and didn't realize there would be over 100 of them.. WOW.. we gave some away, sold some, but still have alot left. before we go and do something stupid. I thought I would ask here first. Can chickens eat the ornament gourd seeds ?
I was told that you can feed chickens used coffee grounds, that it is good for them. is it really ?
also a neighbor of mine gave me a 100 pound bag of cornmeal / molasses mix, can this be fed to chickens ?
I normally feed them lay mash and 16 % grain in between..
I appreciate any input, thanks
up for bid is a dozen (will add more if I get them) eggs from my mixed flock.
Roosters are Black Silkie and Black & White Anacona
Chickens are:
Full Size: 2 Black Australorpe, 1 Dominic, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 New Hampshire Red, 2 White Leghorn, 1 Ameraucauna, 1 Black Silkie one Bantee: Rhode...
LOL, yah it is funny we meet on here also. I know sometimes when I buy chicks, if I don't write it down right away, by the time I get home I forget what the breeds are..
Here is the black silkie father
Close up
Looks like chickens I sold recently to Lady from Malone, (did you get them in Fort Covington ?) if same they are Silkie/Black Australorpe mix from my black silkie rooster and black australorpe hen and other is EE (Easter egger)/Anacona mix (from my EE chicken and Anacona Rooster). The little one...
up for bid is a dozen (will add more if I get them) eggs from my mixed flock.
Roosters are Black Silkie and Black & White Anacona
Chickens are:
Full Size: 2 Black Australorpe, 1 Dominic, 1 Buff Orpington, 1 New Hampshire Red, 2 White Leghorn, 1 Ameraucauna, 1 Black Silkie one Bantee: Rhode...
Does anyone know what kind of rooster this is ? He is such a gentle young fella. I got him at 4h auction as baby last year.
here is my red hen, hatched from eggs I bought last year. She is full size, showing her best side. I tried to get a better picture but she kept turning around
This...