None of us know what to think. It looks nothing like an egg...it was found on top of their laying boxes, where many of our girls sleep.
It's hard to even know how to describe this thing that apparently came out of one of our chickens...it's smaller than an egg and really looks nothing like an...
So both silkies got haircuts--and I do think it's made a difference! The one had this total look of wonder on her face, like "I can see!!" She just craned her neck all around, looking in all directions. This is all the more noticeable, since she usually kept her head low to the ground. I...
Wow, that makes total sense!! Thanks for all the feedback--we're going out right now to give them a haircut. I feel sort of stupid, because it now seems so obvious :|, but if it's that easy of a fix, I'll take it!!
In terms of handling--I wouldn't call them skittish, but I wouldn't say that...
We're new to chickens. This past spring we got 7 standard chicks--2 RIRs, 1 leghorn, 1 Aurecana, 1 Delaware, 1 Buff Orph, and 1 Barred Plymouth Rock. When these chicks grew to be 2 months of age, a friend of ours gave us 2 bearded buff silkies who were supposedly 5 months and females . . .
All...