so i have a couple silkies and the past two months my four laying hens have not gone broody. They have been laying almost daily. Ive tried leaving the eggs and letting them collect and still nothing. Am i able to help them go broody? Is there a technique that may help them along?? I have been...
So my first question as I separate my flock between pens is what is an ideal hen to roo ratio for my silkies! I don’t want to give one roo too many that he can’t get the job done.
Also when breeding silkies would it be ideal to only breed to straight black to my paints or if I have a good...
So I have silkie eggs in my incubator that were due to hatch yesterday. 5 out of 7 are still alive but no pip or anything showing remotely they are ready to hatch. What are the chances of them hatching? Should I leave them in a few more days and see what happens?
So this is the hen and rooster I’m starting out with. My rooster has the mottled feet and I think they both have a bit of leakage! I’m just learning the genetics of paints and want to know what I need to do to correct this!
So I’ve made it through the first week of incubation and decided that I needed to put my girl thermometer in my incubator to see where my temp is sitting with a secondary thermometer and it’s raining 95° I raise the temperature according to my incubator to 100.5 and now my thermometer is reading...
so I am in search of rare non common breed of chicken but something likable. I’m finding tons of ornamental or many that are sold greatly at feed stores do you know of something less common but full of beauty??
So, my name is Rachel! I’m super excited to be apart of this amazing group! I am fairly new to chickens as I bought my first pullets last year! Over this year I have ensured many struggles but it has been so rewarding! I currently have 8 laying hens. Barred rock and RIR. Also I have chicks in...
OK, I’m totally new to breeding chickens and want advice! My goal is to breed sizzles. I know that these are Cochin silkie cross BUT I’m not sure which way to breed! I have this guy already and I’m not sure if I need to invest in more silkies or Cochins to get my desired outcome! He is a satin...