Recent content by Northwest PA chicken dad

We have always used river sand it has a medium to course grit to it good for grit for chickens consumption you'll need to get it from a landscape construction business that delivers far cheaper than 5 dollar bags I did our 10 x30 run 4 inches thick on 5 cubic yards less than 200 dollars...

We have a similar situation with our coop as yours we installed those cozy heaters in our coop the only time I've turned them on was when it was 10below only for about an hour in the last 3 years I tell some of my city friends there a flat panel TV some amazingly beleave me but I really like...

Welcome to byc we have a pure white silkie rooster he is very proud boy stands up to our other 2 roosters who are twice his size they don't mess with him there all share 30 hens

I agree the predators get used to the radio especially raccoons they'll turn the volume dial up on you with those little fingers so you can't hear your chickens screaming if you can hardware cloth the whole place and use good locks we have 33 mini raptors never lost one to predators day or night

Welcome to byc both are ladies love your paint job lol

Thank you!!

I agree still to young but my white silkie is at 11 weeks clearly well defined waddled and comb and started crowing at 8 weeks

I want to say very nice job and also thank you for your family's military service to the best nation in the world. I also build our coop and run from scratch 10x10 and 10 x 30 run our 30 mini raptors love it. Very similar to your design if I could make a couple of suggestions I would place a...

Here are pics of 5 different CQs in our coop at 14 weeks they all look very similar to your bird

Sorry to hear about losing your girls in a tragic fire we have one silkie roo and tragically we had one silkie hen with a mixed dominques,orpingtons and cinnamon queens the silkie hen was always being bullied even though they were raised from day one together the stress was to much for her we...

Thumbs 👍 to you your sis I am leaning towards your chickens are Cinnamon queens a red sexed hybrid between a RIR rooster and a silver or white Wyandotte but the ear lobe and face are throwing me off but CQ's are an excellent and loving bird with sit on your lap and folow you everywhere I have...

I am 99% sure you have a Cinnamon Queen they are a Red sexed hybrid between. A RIR rooster and a white or silver Wyandotte hen these pretty birds are very cold hardy and early egg layers some as early ar 16 weeks there very curious and sweet the pellets are all brown red and roos are white hope...

This is our white silkie rooster at 12 weeks very distinctive purple comb and wadells and blue ears been crowing since 8 weeks but I beleave your silkie is a Margaret great pics on your bird

Lavender ophingtons very cold hardy great egg layers and very friendly will sit on your lap and fall asleep tge black one look like JG but not sure until there bigger