This girl isn’t too excited to be caught, but when she is she calms down and is so sweet! I’ve never really thought of chickens as pretty, but her eyes are so pretty!!!!! She loves her BFF RIR Ruby!!!! Lol
My 3 babies have been spending time with our two bantams, with some chasing and light pecking….. nothing that seems aggressive to me, however I’m nervous to let them sleep in the coop with them?!?! I put them with the bantams first thing this morning and all seems well so far, should I just...
My Fluffy finally laid her first egg!!!!!!! I laugh so hard every time I look at it, as I knew it would be a bit smaller than my ISA eggs, but this is “cracking” me up!!!! I didn’t expect it to be this tiny! I love it!!!! It doesn’t even fit in my egg holder, I have to lay it sideways!!
Not sure where to post this.... Im looking for some bantam lavender orpingtons or cochins.... anyone have any ideas which hatcheries can ship me some?!?!
What soap does everyone use to give a silkie a bath??!! I need to check her head for wounds after our rooster tried to mate her and pulled out several feathers. Her eyebrow area was bald and kind of raw looking, and has now grown back really fast, however the gnats wont leave her alone so I fear...
My poor baby….. is this normal or did our roo get aggressive in a non mating fashion?! We didn’t see it happen….not really bloody or cut…. Just looks to be swollen and her feathers are gone….. 😢😢
If a silkie has a fairly prominent breast bone, if she/he is "thicker" if you will... is this a good indication of her really being a he? I have a black silkie that I am 99% sure is female, but my white/gray/partridge/whatever silke is quite a bit larger than she is and we cannot get our hand...
Do all silkies have kind of rough feathers for wings? Or is this a sign of male/female? Not sure if I have a Dottie or a chip!!!!! Lol and what color assortment is he/she?!?!
Here is our little Rascal, she is a survivor!!!! We didn’t think she would survive because my youngest accidentally dropped her at the store…. She was so fragile and wouldn’t eat or drink and walked in circles!!!!! We thought for sure she was a goner but didn’t wanna give up on her!!!! She...