Long time chicken owner but never had anything like this happen. Our new Salmon Faverolle (3 months old) has lately had problems walking and running and upon closer inspection it looks like her leg is bent in (either broken or dislocated?). Since she was a chick she was always laying down a lot...
So we have three hens an easter egger, a rhodie and a silkie. Our Silkie is quite broody and spends all her time sitting on nothing in her box. We would like some new chicks, do you think we could try giving her a fertilized egg? I'm fine if it doesn't hatch but it might make her happy for the...
The coop used to be our garden, so seeing the girls running around amongst the green was really beautiful. Of course, they grew up and kind of trampled everything (as chickens do). I know this is to be expected but I was wondering if there is any way to make the run a little more green or maybe...
I have three chickens, a rhode island, an easter egger and a silkie. We've started to get eggs (YES!) and we think that they are
from the silkie because they are consistently tiny and perfectly shaped. Regarding the photo, keep in mind that my hand is small. Also, we've seen the silkie spend a...
Hi:
I'm new to BYC and chickens in general, therefore I have a few questions to make sure I'm doing everything right :) I have a partridge silkie bantam hen (the cutest chicken in the world-love her so much), an easter egger, and a rhode island. They are a little over 19 weeks old, here are some...