What could have caused this? She still walks and stands on it. Doesn't seem to bother her all that much. Not sure how long it has been like this. She hasn't been laying for a month or so now.
I have a silkoe roo, about 6 months old. Has clear, distinct rooster characteristics, crows, dances, the works. This morning, I found him sitting in the nest box. Is he just gender non confirmative or is this something roosters do from time to time. All the while my other silkie roo(I know, I...
I have way too many roosters in my flock. Need to re-home a 6 month old black Silkie Roo. He's not aggressive at all. He's not flighty or skittish, just prefers to not be touched. If you live near the Austin area and want to take a roo for me, I would appreciate it greatly. I just had to...
I was told the Welsummers were all pullets when I bought one. But River is noticeably bigger than her 3 week old jersey giant friend, the Boss, of the same age. Did they just get it wrong and she is actually in fact a he? I don't want any more roosters. Please help me out. I'm sure if I let the...
I just lost my first hen, a silkie, to an animal attack. My poor silkie rooster wasnt able to defend her. I want to hatch her remaining eggs and was going to use an incubator, but my remaining hen is broody right now. Should I just have her sit on them and raise them? I live in Austin, so it's...
I've been wanting chickens for forever and I've done a ton of research, but never felt knowledgeable enough to feel good about keeping them alive. But then I said what the heck and finally pulled the trigger and got chicks.
I stopped by the feed store just to look and it must have been fate...
I was sold a pullet, but everything behaviorwise tells me she's a he...not super interested in pecking around with the other chicks, "tries" to crow, "fights" with another one of my chicks. She is around 11-12 weeks old. And I can't tell by the way she looks.