Well we don't have a rooster so letting her hatch is not an option lol! She isn't even sitting on any eggs in there sense I take eggs out multiple times a day. I know she has not laid in 3 days now though, when I make her come out she eats and drinks and makes this soft clucking sound non stop...
Hi everyone, I have a silkie pullet who has been laying for a few months now, she has always liked sitting on any of the chickens eggs, but would always come out of the coop once I took the eggs out. Last night when I went to lock the chickens up for the night I noticed she was in the nesting...
No we have not introduced any scratch grains, they eat there chicken food and then we throw in the occasional scraps and the occasional cabbage ball to keep them busy.
Thanks for the suggestion. We do have a large dog corral type dog kennel that I set up and placed in the run. I have put her in the along with some food and water. How long should I keep her in her own pen for? Do I still put her in the coop with the others at night? Thanks for the help...
Thanks I can defienetly switch their feed, is there anything I can do in the mean time though? They are not leaving her alone and her back is horrible. I sprayed the blue kote on her yesterday and the other hens STILL chased her and picked at her to the point where she is bleeding. Besides the...
Thanks for the reply! We switched a couple weeks ago to purina layena crumbles with 16% protein, the coop is a little bigger then 8X4, then the run is 25x12, plus the addition space under the coop which is probably another 50 square feet. I have not notice any other health issues with the...
hello everyone! We have 10 chickens, 7 are full size chickens, then we have 2 bantam silkies and a bantam frizzle Cochin which was a surprise because she was supposed to be a silkie lol. They are all almost 30 weeks old and have been together sense babies and we have never had a problem. Within...
Hi everyone! This is my 28 week old silkie Goldie. As you can see, Goldie has HUGE wattles and comb. They grew This large within the last month, but he/she does not crow. Can anyone tell if it looks like a pullet or rooster? The other day Goldie was making the egg sound and scratching around in...
Where can I find the silkie thread? I keep using the search but only posts with a few comments are coming up which I don't think is what I'm looking for...
See I have so much to learn still lol! No we are not wanting it to be a roo, so I'm really hoping to figure out if it is indeed a he or a she lol! When I went back to the coop and found the egg, Goldie jumped into the coop and "showed me" the egg was in the corner by going and tapping on it.
It looks so much like a roo I'm still worried sense I didn't physically see the egg come out haha, but she was defienetly in there singing the song and scratching around...