I have a chicken coop that was built on my property prior to buying it. A contractor made some fixes and patchwork to make it operable again. However, I am wondering ( now that I have already moved a small flock of five out there), if there is some thing that I should’ve done to treat the coop...
Ok Inseear this will be my last gender post. I have these two litters of silkies (one week apart and not from the same hen). There is one that looks and acts completely different and I wanted to get peoples opinion on the gender or anything else you notice about it. I have never seen an...
Curious about peoples’ guesses for gender for the very white, prettier silkie. There are only two in the flock and they get along very well so I figured it was a male/female pair, but looking today it looks more like a rooster…would two roosters get along well if they were the only birds? She/he...
i have 5 week old silkie chicks and three of them are male and two are crowing. Does anyone have any ideas on where to find them good homes? Thanks for any ideas!
I was wondering if people thought this looked like a male or female. It’s an 11 week old silkie. I tried to DNA test but didn’t get any results unfortunately. Thank you!
Hello, I have a day old chick. From the moment he came out he was very sticky with a swollen abdomen. He is eating and drinking b doesn’t seem to be pooping. He has what looks like a little hard piece of poop coming out but I can’t get it off with usual methods. I’m not totally confident it’s...
I understand it’s way too early to tell but I feel fairly confident in one of my gender guesses and keep going back and forth on the other one. I was wondering if anyone saw anything that made them think one way or the other foe either of them. In terms of behavior they chest bump at times, and...
Hello! I am really new to incubating and would really appreciate any advice! I received eggs in the mail yesterday. I let them sit at 55-60 degrees F. Room air is about 55-59. I put the eggs in this morning and when I noticed the incubator was up to 75 % humidity. I then opened the incubator to...