I’ve got 10 eggs, two hatched but the rest have not. My hen is sitting on the eggs for short periods of time but is spending most of her time teaching the two new chicks to eat and drink. They just hatched yesterday morning or the evening before. Should I move the rest of the eggs to the...
my buff rooster silkie has breed with my other silkies which are every color silkies come in. I can’t find a breeding chart with buffs in them. What might I get? Thanks!
sooooooo my buff rooster is breeding with white, blue, splash, buff. I’ve found color charts for breeding but none have buff in them. What am I going to hatch??
I checked on my girls and one silkie was laying on her side unable to walk and use her legs, I immediately thought she was dying. I picked her up and brought her to the water and helped her with balance while she drank. She drank a ton and then had more energy to walk about four steps then would...
I checked on my girls and one silkie was laying on her side unable to walk and use her legs, I immediately thought she was dying. I picked her up and brought her to the water and helped her with valence while she drank. She drank a ton and then had more energy to walk about four steps then would...
I have found my Guinea’s nest and have been putting their eggs under my 3 broody silkie hens. Some are due to hatch in a few days and I’m debating how to handle this. Should I move one of my silkie hens in the brooder with the eggs and let her hatch them and raise them for a bit? How many eggs...
I have found my Guinea’s nest and have been putting their eggs under my 3 broody silkie hens. Some are due to hatch in a few days and I’m debating how to handle this. Should I move one of my silkie hens in the brooder with the eggs and let her hatch them and raise them for a bit? How many eggs...
4 silkies 7 months old. Nobody is laying or crowing yet so let’s play a game of roo or hen!
One blue, one splash, one partridge and one more black partridge.
I'm new to silkies and mine are 4 months old now and have been outside for over 2 months. It's now getting cool/cold at night. 40's to 50ish degree's. They huddle up on the ground together but haven't figured out how to make it into the coop within their enclosure which it nic warmer and full...
I have two Delawares that have been sneezing for a few days, I thought it was the new hay I put in there coop. But I have another separate part of my coop with my silkies and one (my favorite!! About three months old) has now started sneezing a lot. They are all eating and I don't see anything...
my 6 guinea are about three months old now and seem to be getting bored of being in the chicken coop. When can I let them free range? I don't want to release to early.