I gathered the first egg Fri. and the 2nd one today. They both came from the same Olive Egger. The first egg had NO shell at all!! The 2nd egg has a shell but it's inside the "skin". What in the world causes that?? lol
I know ya'll might think I'm nuts but I promise this is true. I have a 2 month old silkie who keeps putting her head between her legs and seems to be stuck there for a good while. She rolls around till either she moves it or I do. What in the world can that be??? She's same size as the other 2...
We decided to remodel our coop and one Deleware hen did not want us to! First thing was taking down the "make do" nest boxes then the few perchs we had up. We basiclly gutted the entire coop. The whole time we were taking down the old boxes Cinderella was right there trying to stand on the boxes...
You know your house and life are ruled by pets when...
Your cats come to you and let you know their litter box or water bowl need changing, or food dish needs filled. NOW!!
Your dog raises cane cuz something is in THEIR spot on the bed.
Your parrots scream at you or start saying "Is...
Hello all, We had 3 hens and were given 3 roos. We put one roo in the coop with hens. The other 2 roos were loose in our fenced backyard that is connected to the coop. Now our 15 new hens are old and big enough to put in the big coop. I want to put the other 2 roos in with them but they are...
Has anyone ever used these waterers?? By Fleming Outdoors
Enables container to be re-used as a flexible drinker for any breed of bird. Its unique float-valve system ensures that it is always full. A simple, easy to use, low cost, multi-specie drinker system that does not require the use of...
I posted yesterday about my lil 2 wk old silkie and ya'll said she may have Merek's. I started her on Poly Vi Sol last night. She's not doing well at all. I think she's having seizures. I'm trying to get her to drink the medicated water often but she's very week. She was in the brooder with 9...
My little black silkie is about 1-2 wks old and can't stand. She is not using her left leg correctly. Kinda holds it limp. What can I do? I'm a newbie and at a loss! Help!!
update.. I put her in a plastic shoe box with some shavings food and water near the light where they normally sleep...
We have 10 new lil babies less than a week old all do very well. Can anyone help me guess what kind? some I've been told what they are..sorry about the poop
pic 1 Black silkie
pic 2 lt blue splash silkie
pic 3 drk blue slpash silkie pic 4 white silkie pic 5 black brown bantam pic 6...
We got our new 3 day old babies Friday. We lost one CE yesterday. These are our babies tonight all doing well! (date is alittle ahead on camera lol) 5 each- Cherry Eggers, Delewares, Mottled Houdans, Cinn Queens and Americanas
I'm new to raising chickens but it's something I have always wanted to do. We bought ours from a hatchery. I've seen some chicks on CL that I'd love to have! Everywhere I price them online is more than we can pay. The add on CL has been there repeatedly for months. My question is how do I make...