First time hatching and I have three (shipped) eggs under my broody bantam silkie. She’s as devoted as ever. I set the eggs in the evening of 4/7. 4/28 was the predicated hatch day.
Initially my broody hen was in the main coop but kept getting kicked out of her nest and leaving the eggs for...
Hi All,
I know this question has been posed many times and there's probably no direct answer. But I just need some opinions.
My bantam Silkie has gone broody for the first time. She seems to be committed as she's been sitting on her nest for 5 days. I don't have fertile eggs, so of course I...
Hi!
So I’m new to all of this- BYC and raising chickens. Bear with me!
I know determining the sex is difficult at best, even more so with silkies. But I’m hoping to see if anyone with much more experience than myself has any input.
We were told our chickens are bantam silkies, approx 6-8...
Hi All,
I’m new to Backyard Chickens (although I’ve been reading threads for quite a while!) and we recently found ourselves with our first chickens- so we’re new to raising chickens as well!
A long story short, we went to buy two rabbits from a breeder and ended up coming home with 6...