So I go into the tsc to get yet another heat lamp as my addiction grows and I gotta look in the bins....the banty bin had some white silkie chicks...I said to the worker hey you have some silkies in there....she says really? I said yup let me show you, she grabbed another worker and i showed...
now i know this is WAY early for silkies just want to hear what the experts say..... so without further wait here are 2 blue silkies 3 pics of each
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I went out to put the last remaining 3 chickens in the coop....and put the guineas in the fully enclosed run for the evening (daily ritual) 1 of my 7 guinea was dead lying in the run....it did not have any apparent injuries no blood, no trauma.... so sad
so I got this itty bitty egg about the size of i would guess a quail egg....I crack it to make for my 4 year old DH and there is no yolk i guess i will probably get a double yolker
Well I have been getting 3 eggs a day for almost 2 weeks....they were all brown one day I got a white one and that was it. Well yesterday my neighbors white akita dog got away from her and chased and killed one of my RSL....I was so heart broken....I thought she might be one of my 3 layers. I...
I have 7, 8 week old guineas out in the coop with the chickens.....they have been out there for about 4 weeks...I let all my big girls out but the guineas came out to free range one day and since then just stay inside the coop....is there something wrong or are they too young or what? These...
My first egg UGH finally at 18 1/2 weeks I guess one hen isn't a free loader anymore not sure who laid it either by black or red stars for sure..... Just happy I finally made it!!!!
Ok this is my production red rooster named Chuck....so this boy crows, mates....but today after feeding all the chickens a treat ..............the rest headed back to the coop but Chuck hangs out but as he is walking away starts doing this egg song thing.....I have heard him do this before like...
So I had my guinea keets in a brooder until they were fully feathered about 2 weeks ago....I then moved them to a wire 5'x6' x 3' high box in the coop with my 3 silkies....I accidently left the lid open....to my surprise when i went out to shut the pop door...all 7 guinea were sitting on the...
I have a California White rooster he is the head rooster...he is almost 18 weeks old...and quite the hen hopper if ya know what i mean...I noticed this evening he had some faint red on his neck feathers under where his wattles are....I haven't noticed any problem with any other roo or hen....I...
So i went to check on my 2 1/2 week old Keets......i know i have 7 but i am only counting 5....so i started looking around and found one of my white ones...snuggled in a corner.....the other black/white was a little bit harder but found it......i have them in a watering trough like they use at...