I just went down to lock up the coop and couldn't find my Polish hen. After combing the run we discovered that she had become trapped under a plastic tub that had previously been full of water. After I let the chickens out this morning, as I was walking away I heard the tub flip but as I looked...
One of my two 7 week old Silkies has had a red comb for a long time now and is the only one of my five chicks that is showing development of the wattles. I know that Silkies usually have to be a lot older than 7 weeks to sex, but since mine has a red comb, does that mean it's a cockerel? Is the...
I am trying to plan a cross between a Golden Campine hen and a Polish rooster, with the desired outcome being offspring that are preferably gold, have a (probably small) crest, and have at least some of the Campine barring. I have fiddling around with this chicken genetic calculator...
I love Golden Campines and I also love looking at crossbreed threads, but I can't say I've seen more than three crosses that were part Campine. Google results are also scant. This makes me even more curious! :barnie So since it's eating me alive, I thought I'd just ask: does anyone here have any...
I have five chicks who are 4 weeks old. After reading about scaly leg mites, I checked out their legs and now I'm a little suspicious that they might have it. It seems like the edges of the scales are slightly raised. I don't think they looked like this a week ago, but this is my first time...
Hi everyone,
I am new to chickens and new to Silkies, so I don’t know what to do here. I wanted to own a couple good quality Silkies, so I tracked down a private breeder who claimed to have “champion” parent stock that had won multiple shows. I got two, a white and a grey. They are now 3.5...
Hello everyone,
I’ve been lurking here for several months, but now I actually have a reason to join. My family and I just got our first chicks about three weeks ago. We’ve been meaning to get chickens for about six years, but every time spring/summer would come around we were always busy with...