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I have one of the tall rectangular water stations with the little red cups. I really like it for my young birds run but had a scare yesterday. I was doing my rounds to check on food and water stations and I looked over towards this particular water container and I saw what looked like my young...

The Mom is one of my silkies but the father must not be a silkie. The choice roosters could be... Easter Egger, Polish, or frizzle Cochin.. I’m leaning towards Easter egger because of the shape of the beak and it has a little fluff around the “cheeks”. This little chick is hard to get a good pic!

And it was a silkie who fathered this little chick. It has the black legs and five toes that gave it away lol. Can’t wait to see how the feathers will be since Mommy mostly smooth instead of the curled frizzle. It’s fun watching Mommy teach the baby!

Im loving all the colors and everyday is like Easter! Even my 6 month old silkie is laying :celebrate And now that I had a basket full of different colored eggs the family has permission to start eating :gig

Had to take my son to his Grandmas to get his things ready to ship and the local wildlife were an added highlight to the stay! Lititz PA is a favorite spot while I’m home, just look at the sights in Grandmas backyard... :love

My chipmunk laid an egg today!! I’m so excited, I have a green egg layer :wee

I have to get some Mom bragging out before I explode :celebrate My two youngest boys are on a roll this month. My youngest boy just finished his first year of college and has made the Deans List and the one older then him just graduated Marine Corps bootcamp at Parris Island Friday! :love I’ve...

a Yuengling with friends! :love

I was digging up my irrigation hoses Where I want to build a greenhouse and Mister snake decides to scare the s4it out of me! It was about 36” in length and was just moving off into the woods. With woods surrounding my house I welcome them as pest control, just worried about my little bantams...

I just received this from Ideal Hatchery...:barnie Important Announcement Regarding USPS Shipping Rates Dear Ideal Poultry Customer, I am asking you to write your congressman and the United States Postal Rate Commission about the United States Postal Service postage rate changes that...

Just saw this this morning, not sure how he did it. Should I catch him and file it or do you think his rubbing it on the ground will file it down for him? He matches his name, and is buddies with the alpha Roo, Maximus, and HATES to be handled. If I have to intervene I think I’ll wait till...

One of my Silkie Roosters is rubbing his rear in the sand, and I want to laugh at him but first I want to make sure something isn’t wrong. I haven’t caught him on video doing it but it is a must see! My boys said he’s dust bathing his butt, making sure no dinkle berries hanging on his feathers...

Yesterday morning I noticed Zazu was standing with her tail down and a bit fluffed up, so I started the egg binding steps. After I had her inside and she laid her egg I noticed she still wasn’t acting right. I set up a space for her in my laundry room with quiet and warmth and gave her some...

..to all my fellow Moms out there! Hope you all have a wonderful day! :love:hugs

I read the instructions on diluting and made a spray bottle for in and around coop. Now today the hubby is going to get me a big sprayer to do the run and the wood line directly behind my coops and runs. These things stay right on the wooded border and under the tarps I have up for rain. This...

One of my youngest EE is in question now.. if Hoot is a boy I can officially question Ideal’s sexing :barnie Am I right to believe Hoot is a boy? :fl

My Polish girl, Zazu, is laying eggs!! Yesterday I had three eggs, I watched my two Phoenix hens lay theirs and later there was a surprise egg. Well today I was painting the new coop and was watching who went in the other coop, well it was Zazu!! I thought polish had white eggs? Oh well, who...

What do you think? My order was for pullets but I think Tilly Mint may be a boy?

I have a stock pile of dog medications, I have acquired 3 strays since moving south 2 years ago not to mention I moved 4 along with us... anywho I’m making notes of what I can and can’t use with my flock. Are these ok to add to their water?

they want to stress me out! If some may recall about two days ago I posted about soft, broken eggs.. yesterday I got nada, zilch from either one of my Phoenixes but they were both acting fine. Today about an hour after I let them out I heard Polly doing her “screaming” and went to look for an...