I got my chickens when they were 8 weeks old, they are now 22 weeks. 2 silkies and 4 RIR. Well my silkies turned out to be roosters. The smaller of the silkies, Louise aka Lewy seems to be very aggressive towards the hens. He will grab the back of their neck and pull on them. He also will...
My girls love mealworm treats. I have to say I have spoiled them. I decided to have a mealworm farm (cheaper than buying bags of them already dried). I have done some research on how to care for the mealworms - which seems to be easy. I ordered 3,000 mealworms and hope that they will produce...
I have 2 silkies and 4 RIR. Both silkies are 7 weeks old (per the guy I bought them from). The RIR's are also 7 weeks old. One of the silkies (Thema) is larger than my other silkie (Louise). I have seen Thema poke her breast out and bump the other RIR's. (Louise is to small to do that to I...
This is my first question on BYC. I have 4 RIR and 2 silkies. They are 5 weeks old. I thought I wouldn't want a rooster but have fallen in love with my babies and I am wanting to eventually have a few more babies next year. Is it okay to introduce a new rooster to my girls when they are...
I got my first babies (4 weeks old) on 8/1/15. I am new to being a chicken owner. I have 4 RIR and 2 silkies. I cannot wait to learn all I need to learn about being a new chicken owner. I have done a lot of research on owning/caring for chickens and just about everything I have learned I...