so I had a bunch of bantom and golden comets.... 10 total. 1 tur Ed out to be a rooster, a bantom he is beautiful. He has always been so friendly until recently. One night something got into their run and coop and ate 7 of them. There was nothing left of any of them. 1 comet and the rooster and...
Yes I am SURE she is a hen. She has been laying since last summer. A little background, I started with 2 easter eggers, 2 comets, and 6 silkies. All of them were hens except one rooster. Classic silkie look and size. 3 our of the six silkies sadly got taken by hawks which leave the 4 big girls...
I have a total of 10 chickens. 6 silkies, yes still waiting on sexing. 2 comets and 2 eatser eggers. My comets started laying at 17 weeks. My Easter eggers are about 20 weeks now. Yesterday and today my black easter egger layed in one of the nesting boxes that is frequently used by the comets to...
I have read and read and read about how to sex a silkie and that they are notoriously hard to sex. I understand at this age it will be all guesses. I'm so impatient! If course I want hens but even if all six are roosters as long as there is no aggressive behavior they will be welcome. Soooo...
I have read and read and read about how to sex a silkie and that they are notoriously hard to sex. I understand at this age it will be all guesses. I'm so impatient! If course I want hens but even if all six are roosters as long as there is no aggressive behavior they will be welcome. Soooo...
Would anyone happen to know what breed of chicken this is? About 4 months old. She is beautiful with greenish legs and her gray feathers have a bluish tint. She looks to be bearded. I am new to chickens this year. I have 2 comets and 6 silkies that I am trying to PATIENTLY wait to find out their...
Hi! I have six silkie chicks and they are 4 weeks old. They are still as small as a regular size chicken on day 1 hatching. Is that normal? They have all the food they want at all times and are ket outside when warm enough with chick grit to get any goodies in the grass with food available. I...
Hi everyone! I am new to owning chickens and I absolutely fell in love with my chickens. They have such great personalities! Who knew! Anyway I currently have 2 easter eggers and 2 golden comets that are about 7 weeks old. They have just been moved outside to a coop and run. They will free range...