Hello,
Last night the fox got my Silkie while she was free ranging but I managed to rescue her. She has a large puncture wound on the side of her breast where I can see right through to her intestines. She also has two puncture wounds on her back which look like they might heal, and has a few...
Hello fellow Backyarders,
I've reared 3 Blue-laced Barnevelders from Eggs, and I think one of them has just tried to crow. They are about 15 weeks old now, so I've either got to find new homes or a pot large enough for them. Question is, I don't see much difference between the three of them...
Hello fellow Chickeners
Two days ago I introduced my 5-6 week old chicks (3 Barnevelders, 2 Legbar 1 Araucana) to the older chicks (" Brahma Bantams & 2 Silkies) which are 11 weeks old. I made a pen in the big chicken run last week so they had a chance to get used to each other over a week...
Hello everyone,
I've just has success with hatching 4 chicks in our incubator and now want to set some more eggs. I have 5 lavender Silkie and some 4 Brahma Bantam eggs which I'm about to put in the incubator. I have heard that Bantams sometimes hatch earlier, so should I set them all at the...