I know there are tons of threads on Broody Chickens but I just can't find what I am looking for.
I have two Pet Silkie hens that were born in May of last year. They both have gone broody for the first time.
I am not interested in "breaking" their broodiness if it involves hanging them in a...
I have a Silkie. named Ashes, DOB 6/15/10 so a little over 6 months old, and weighs 1lb 12 oz
Today, Ashes ran to her coop and sat in one of the nest boxes... this is the first time she has ever shown any interest in the nest boxes (I kind of thought she was a Roo). She sat there for over two...
Folks,
In May I got 8 day old Pet Silkies from a local farm. One by one they started crowing and I took them back to the farm. There was one that never crowed but, at least to me, "he" seemd so Roo-ish... he was at least 1/3 bigger than the others and he got a pretty good size red comb by...
I have 10 Silkie-ish chicks ranging in age from 15 weeks to 8 weeks.
I live in the middle of downtown w/ a little backyard where I am only allowed to have 3 chickens. I am madly in love with each one of them and fall more in love every single day. It breaks my heart to think I can't keep...