Hi, I have 2 silkies and 4 welsummers that will be 1 yr old next month. the Silkies started laying @ 5 months old and I have gotten an egg from one or both every day since (even w/o lights during the winter). 2 of my welsummers started @ 6 months old, took 2 month off for winter and now are...
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When I was picking chickens, I chose a couple silkies because they sounded like really nice animals to have and they were small not expecting much in the egg production department. But my 2 girls are amazing layers . Pigwigen (from Harry Potter fame) my little splash has layed a...
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This is a popular topic, but I have a question that I haven't seen an answer to.
Where is the best spot to put a sensor for a remote thermometer in the chicken house????
My house is 3'x3'x4' with 3 nests (buckets) on one side and two roosts on the other. I have 6 hens (2 silkies and 4...
Hi, this is my first post on BYC so hopefully I am doing it correctly. I have a couple question for the group with a little history. My flock started 7 months ago with 3 silkies and 4 welsummers, one of which turned out to be a rooster (silkie, very beautiful but...)From the beginning this...