I have 12 hens (no rooster) and here are some of the problems I've been running into. Three of my girls have their neck feathers (down the front) plucked bare, 3 others have parts of their wings plucked down to their feather shafts and one girl has no tail feathers but not a bare bottom/vent...
Is it possible to sex Silkies based on their tail feathers and do different colors show different signs? My little fluff balls are 10 weeks old now and I have 2 ea Buff, White and Blue (bearded) and I'm picking up some more today. I was under the assumption they were all girls until my favorite...
We began having chickens last year and decided to try raising a few chicks because we so enjoyed our adults. We decided to add 6 Silkies (2 Buff, 2 White, 2 Blue) that are 7 weeks old today and 6 Tractor Supply Red Pullets that are 5 weeks old to the mix. Last week we realized that at least one...
I'm a first time chick owner and learning by trial and error (mostly both). We were lead to believe you could leave a chick in the coop after it hatches and it would be accepted by the flock. Oh, how wrong our source was. Now I have a 21 day old chick cross between a Silky and Brahma that within...