Would be great to know your thoughts on what these hens are - they appear to be all heinz variety so crosses. They have all only started laying eggs about 6 weeks ago. I'd put them at around 30 weeks old - my black rocks in the background are old girls now - all around 5 or 6, so i'm starting...
I'm thinking about Orloffs... I would like to find a breeder in the UK or receive some hatching eggs, I know alot of people on here are from the US so that won't help me, but I do know that there appears to be alot more Orloff owners in the US. Is there anyone out there with experience of them...
So one of my naughty silkies has been over indulging again and has had her second crop surgery. I've told her this is the last time as she is costing me lots of money, but I couldn't dispatch her and she is my best silkie (show quality etc)
I wondered what the aftercare was as for the life of...
Well a bit of an exaggeration, but a couple of my flock are starting to look pretty featherless in places. They are nearly a year old and still laying, eating well and very active. They have a whole range of supplements such as cod liver oil / poultry spice in porridge 3 x a week / apple cider...
I hatched these two adorable chicks mid August so they are 8 weeks old. They are so friendly, I'm hazarding a guess that the one with the feathered legs is a Roo judging by the comb and the other possibly a hen and I think they have Buff Orpington in them, but they have different mothers, not...
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Condensed it right down to 8.5mins otherwise you'd probably fall asleep with the full few hours!!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
Hi I'm Sar. Not new to chickens, used to keep Rhode Island's about 15/20 years ago with my parents but just recently got 6 black rocks and hatched a silkie. Got three silkie eggs in the incubator at present
(4) How did you...
Ok, I know they are notoriously difficult to sex and you often have to wait for them to either lay or crow... But here is my nearly 7wk old silkie.
I'd be interested in hearing what colour and what you think, pullet or roo!!