Woohoo! I'm just a little south of you in Santa Barbara! I'm not too much more experienced than you but it looks like I have a similar set up.
I have a barred rock as well as 2 other heavier breeds and they have free run of the yard. They went on little excursions when they were younger and I...
Hey So-Cal folk!
I'm in Santa Barbara! I had no idea there were so many of you in the area! I've got 3 standard girls just got a little serama -- hopefully she'll be able to make friends...
So far its been worse than jr high!
Hooray for silkies! I saw one at the humane society and my mom (from Taiwan) had no idea what I was talking about until I looked it up found out they had black skin and were a delicacy in Asia. Her face totally lit up with understanding. I thought they'd be distinctive enough being all fuzzy...
I tried to pop her in with the big girl when it was dark; and she tried to snug up to one of the others and gets pecked for her troubles. I can't say its entirely the big girls being mean, as she's making a kind of a nuisance making loud keening squealing sounds and getting in between the bigger...
Hi Everyone!
I'm pretty new to chickens, and absolutely love this forum. I started off 15 weeks ago with three fuzzy little chicks and ended up with 3 ENORMOUS chickens a BO, BR, and a light Brahma (and hopefully one little serama if I can make it work). I've been a long time lurker on this...
I just got a 10 week old serama (Plasma) a few days ago, she's already 10 weeks old and the biggest sweetheart ever but she's just the one, and I really want to integrate her into the trio I already have.
My problem is that I think I may have misjudged how very tiny seremas were. I have 3...