The 2 chicks in question are the grey/blue/silver ones. The first #1 (darker )is shown in the 1-3 pics #2 (pinker/lighter) chick shown in 4-5 pics. They look very very similar but #1 has a darker head darker around the eyes & beak almost all dark. They both have pinkish grey legs, chick #1 has...
I’m not at all familiar with the standard of perfection or showing birds, but I have been looking into the SOP for my GLW and she seems to me to have beautiful qualities. Let me know what you think !
I’m posting this here because I was misinformed by my town officials before getting my chickens, and recently have been dealing with my next door neighbor complaining (litterally) going to town hall every single day and complaining that I’m breaking the ordinance ect. I have to find a home for...
Before I went and purchased 12 chicks from the LOCAL store, my fiancé and I went to town hall and asked the officials there what the laws were involving keeping chickens. The woman basically explained to me that well technically it’s 10 acres to own ANY chickens (crazy) but that this was a hush...
Violets first egg was a creamy pinkish color with some pale blue/green specks (or calcium deposits?) I was a little bummed out but the next egg she laid and I know for sure it was hers was a pretty pale blue ( I even cracked it open to see if it was a true blue egg inside and out and it was!)...
I can’t even put this into words I just don’t know if he’s going to be okay. This was him before and after the fight. I don’t want to get into details about the fight I just need help in healing this beautiful creature. He’s a gentle giant and was challenged by my Silkie Roo, who jumped over and...
Hello I’m trying to find a decently priced at least 25’ x 25’ netting to cover my garden with. I have a ton of hawks in the area! If anyone has any recommendations... I’m not trying to spend a whole lot of money (since I’ve been buying nets and fenced ect. For trial and error..) but any help...
I noticed my Silkie rooster Chippie start pecking at my feet the other day, than it progressed to him pecking/attacking my feet when I got into the garden to feed/water everyone. He has been living together with my (Cornish x) rooster and (I think is his sister) Cinnamon my Female Silkie. Just...
She is 21 weeks old and I knew she was ready to lay she laid a tiny egg and than onother “fairy egg, fart egg ect.) her next day on the ground both times. I put her in the coop and I’ve done this with a few who didn’t catch on that nesting boxes are a safe a spot to lay, so I’d let them out make...
I have 2 black chickens that I purchased together they were in the same brooder, one turned out to be a Bantam GLW and the other I’m not sure what she is but she lays tiny eggs. The shells are all in good condition there not soft or see through there good eggs just tiny and to me she seems to be...
I have 9 hens total all of them are between 20-22 wks and they are all laying except for my Silkie, my 2 Easter Eggers, and my Bantam GLW. I’m mostly concerned about the EE’s as I’ve heard Silkies & GLWs lay later than most breed but I heard they EEs usually lay early and frequently...but...
I have a Silkie girl who is about to be 21 weeks and she still hasn’t laid an egg yet. I have younger hens that already started, so she is on the layer feed also supply oyster shells and egg shells for her too. Is this just normal for her breed? As I’ve heard some breeds like my Bantam GLW wont...
Hello I live in NY now that the weather is warming up there has been hawks or eagles (maybe both) surrounding my property everyday I let my chickens out and as soon as I go inside for a second to get there food there’s about 5-10 of these things circling swooping down. I already had one hawk...
Violet is front & center (my other EE is in the far back )
When I got her I bought her as an Ameraucana, I was told by members she is most likely an EE. Along with my other “Ameraucana” Cookie. They both look completely different. Violet has extremely long legs. She’s stands more upright...
I found out I have a Bantam GLW and I was curious how big or when they usually start laying? Mine is 19 weeks today but she hasn’t produced an egg does it take longer with bantam breeds?
Someone please help i don’t know what happened I just had let them out I have a camera that I have on the coop at all times otherwise I’m out there usually all day with them until they go In and are safe for the night, I would literally look at my phone every 5 second as I saw Kurt walking over...
Sapphire (who laid first two nice eggs above)
My Sapphire Gem (Her name is Sapphire) laid her first egg on 2/26 (it was warmer out that week) Than her second came the next day. The temp dropped here the following night so I couldn’t get her to go into the coop where she’s able to lay ( I...
My birthday was 2/26. One of my sapphire gems had been making these honking noises looking very impatient days before running around so I looked into that and found out it could take a week for her to lay after she starts making those noises so I wasn’t expecting Her to lay one so soon but I put...