Hi there! I am Jess. I started raising chickens in March of 2010. I am a newbie, but I have certainly done my research. This site has been so helpful with all of my little quirks and issues. I plan on breeding silkies and LF Cochins. My daughter Kaeli (she is 5) she plans on showing a few...
Haha! I don't think they have silkie free range eggs at the grocery store - haha - that is what I am going for...but if I find some at the grocer, I will be sure to let everyone know...lol - you are too funny!
So - I ordered all of the eggs that I needed and dh said - no more money on chicken eggs....well, I had 13 hatch out of all 9 dozen...13, that is all - now the 13 that did hatch are beautilful little silkie babies...but this last batch was my very last chance I think I feel the water works...
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Nama has been busy in the sewing room with her "shawls", she has lots available in several sizes. Nama's...
That is a very handsome boy Same thing happened to me - all three of my silkies looked like pullets and were confirmed as pullets by BYC until all three crowed the next week! Silkies are tricky little birds!
Oh the poor baby...
I had the SAME exact thing happen...this is an awful story...
My little one had an upper respiratory infection, we treated with Tylan based on the advice of a lady locally that breeds chickens. We used a small needle and we were told to inject 1/2 cc into her breast (I...
Nama has been busy in the sewing room with her "shawls", she has lots available in several sizes. Nama's shawls are made with high quality quilters cotton or denim. All are double thickness, some triple, some have batting inside for comfort.
Nama makes them all with love - sounds funny, but...
Nama has been busy in the sewing room with her "shawls", she has lots available in several sizes. Nama's shawls are made with high quality quilters cotton or denim. All are double thickness, some triple, some have batting inside for comfort.
Nama makes them all with love - sounds funny, but...
Thank you so much! This helps alot! I am just running out of pens and I hate to see them fight - They are starting to lose some feathers in their top knots - and I hate that...but I guess I better just let them work it out...I can't eat them...although sometimes I wish I had the nerve...lol.
I have a TON of roosters. I have a beautiful Calico and 2 lovely Silver Partridge - I have no girls and I am not comfortable breeding them with other colors as I want clear backgrounds for them all. I am looking for hatching eggs - silver partridge, calico or grey - or all - if you have what I...
Ok - so apparently - the roos like me. That is all I can seem to get around here. I have 4 coops. 1 big A-Frame, 2 small "upcycled" rabbit hutches that have been turned into proper coops that are appropriate for a quad each, and I have 1 standard hutch with no ground access that will fit 5...
Omygosh - this is funny...my grandmother makes chicken saddles (she calls them shawls) and I swear, this week I am going to design a bonnet...I will take pictures and post it...All of my neighbors chickens are bald...poor girls, I know it must hurt too...their heads are actually raw...I am...
Nama has been busy in the sewing room with her "shawls", she has lots available in several sizes. Nama's shawls are made with high quality quilters cotton or denim. All are double thickness, some triple, some have batting inside for comfort.
Nama makes them all with love - sounds funny, but...
Today I cut the incubator off...I had 12 total - I have no idea what colors each of these guys are - I lost track...Out of the 30 I got 12 - so not too bad. I am VERY pleased with the pretties that I got - I only got one with a problem...he has 6 toes on each foot! I guess that is better than...
I had a 6-toer hatch this morning - but his was not just the extra toenail - it was on both feet and his toe separation is PERFECT on all 6 toes...really creepy...lol...but this bird has lovely feathering on the feet, it's coloring looks nice and it has a huge vaulted skull, do you guys think...
Nama has been busy in the sewing room with her "shawls", she has lots available in several sizes. Nama's shawls are made with high quality quilters cotton or denim. All are double thickness, some triple, some have batting inside for comfort.
Nama makes them all with love - sounds funny, but...