Good gosh I am sorry to hear that her kids were like that, ecspecially since they are old enough to know better.
I took all 4 of my kids to buy cochins recently and they all stood on the side of the fence the lady we bought from told them to stand, never moved, never shouted, never chased...
I havent been on in a while...but I shall update on Ella!
She is almost 18lbs and 27inch tall now and will be turning 10mths old in a few days. She is babbling a ton, saying a few things and loves to clap and make cheesey faces. She is not eating baby food anymore bc she refuses to and loves...
And as for UB here, do y'all think his saddle feathers will grow out more to look more manly or is he destined to be goofy looking? My other roo's have all had lovely sadlle feathers that were deff manly by this age and well..UB's arent very impressive to the point I think I have hens that lay...
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Exactly. Duckwing. How interesting. Now of course, white can indeed mask just about any genetic makeup, I wonder if the Silkie had duckwing behind it. . . Never heard of such, but who knows. Loads of hatchery silkies aren't even purebred. . . Fascinating though!
Yeah she is a plain ole...
Yup, at the time only had 1 silkie and the only roo was my RIR. He looked like a little easter egger chick when he hatched with the chipmunk design and puffy cheekers..then he got ugly LOL
Come on, it will be fun!
UB (as in Ugly Bird) will be 19 weeks tomorrow. I have always somewhat assumed UB was a roo bc at 4weeks the peacomb turned bright red and the legs have always been thick.Now though...I am calling it into question as I caught my main roo mounting UB.
UB is a mix...
I have a hen who has come down with conjunctivitis.She is now fully blind in her right eye, can see some movement and light from left but that is about it.
I plan on getting vit A to help treat her, but I know I cannot reverse the blindness. She is 25ish weeks of age.
What else can I do? I am...
Found out today baby is a boy.
Lady rushed thru the sono so start to finish it was 10min, didnt get a clear look at the boy parts but she got a blurry pic. I am a bit disappointed she did it so fast like that, but she was all "this kid has 2 hands,2 feet, 2 kidneys ,4 chambers to the heart so...