We had a few extra roos that we processed and I have never cooked silkies before. I hear they are a little stronger flavored than the usual meat chickens and I want to use a recipe that highlights their unique qualities. Ideas?
I have a 6 month old cockerel silkie that has had seizures nearly everyday since he has hatched. He reminds me of a fainting goat, when he gets stressed he starts shaking his head, tucks it between his legs and runs backwards uncontrollably for about 5 to 10 seconds. Then he pops his head up and...
My wife has recently gotten very smitten with bantams and now we have bantam cochins, silkies, d'uccles, and sebrights. They have their own coop separate from our full size flock and everyone seems quite happy, especially my wife. My question is about the lay boxes for these little guys. For my...
I grew up with chickens but my wife was always resistant to the idea of getting any. Once the kids got old enough to help, she finally gave in. We started off with a few barred plymouths and a few bantum cochins, which SHE fell in love with. Now we also have some polish and a couple of guineas...
I just found BYC and I am pretty excited about it. I grew up with lots of chickens and now we are letting our kids experience that as well. We have some barred plymouths and polish. It seems weird to call them polish chickens. As a kid growing up in the 70's and 80's we just always referred to...