Don't know what to do with my broody hen.
1 year old Silkie hen
Went broody 5-7 days ago
Refuses to get off of nest. Very nasty. She hisses and pecks at me when I try to move her. Otherwise, she is such a sweet girl.
I put her in the Broody Buster (raised wire cage to cool her, no bedding...
Hi all-
New chicken owner here.
I have 2 Silkie hens 6 months in age.
Fed them chick starter from the beginning and their droppings were solid. Cecal poos were normal and smelly.
Started them on layer feed 1 month ago as they started laying mid-September. As soon as I started them on the...
Hi everyone~
I am very new to the wonderful world of Silkies and lost one yesterday to Cocci. I have 3 remaining Silkies.
I've been asking many questions at the feed store, to friends who own chickens, to the woman who sold me the Silkies and also been reading up online daily about proper...
Good morning all~
Brand new Momma to Backyard Chickens.
Just got 4 non-bearded Silkies-two are around 6-8 weeks old and the other two are about 3-4 weeks old. I was told the two older ones are hens but the babies we don't know yet.
Only had them a few days and I've noticed from the beginning...