Unfortunately, I didn't take any pictures, but there wasn't much to see.
What happened was I performed an eggtopsy on day 14 because four of my eggs had a similar dark circle (like a dark sphere within the egg; Nothing like a blood ring) and showed no signs of blood vessels. I cracked open the...
I am having trouble figuring out what day my chicken eggs are at. My hens weren't laying, but began laying while I was on vacation (Don't worry; I have a great setup), and now I don't have a clue what day they're on. I was hoping that you could help me out. I have two broody hens, and one's...
I have 6 silkies; 1 rooster and 5 hens. All are young and should be laying well. They are all on a very nutritious diet and receive all the things needed in their food.
They were just laying plenty. Maybe one egg a day... And then they stopped. I know that silkies don't lay much, but it's been...
Hello! I would like to cross my splash/blue cream-colored silkie rooster (15/16 silkie and 1/16 bantam Cochin, hence the straight comb) with a blue sizzle hen. Does anyone have any idea what colors this may make? I was really hoping for a sizzle with the coloring of the father... ;-) Thank you...
Hello, all! I am the proud owner of six silkie chickens. I have five hens and one rooster. They are all very friendly and I love them all very much, but I have run into a bad problem. It has been seeming as if nobody's been laying any eggs, but I've been finding a few pieces of eggshell...