I have a six month old silkie hen who laid her first egg this am. I noticed her just laying in the yard on her side. Her neck looked unnaturally tipped back. She can’t seem to hold it up or stand. She almost seems to be having seizures. She just jumped up and fell on her side and liquid came...
We have three sets of chickens that we got at different times, and they are all in different coops next to each other. Set 1: Roo and (4) hens- aged 1 year. Set 2: six-month old Easter egger hens, and Set 3: four four-month old silkies - sex undetermined. The 1-year old group and Easter egger...
Hi there! We have 4 silkies, all born on November 1. One white, one black and two gray. We're wondering what their gender is and hope you can help. You've always been right before. :) Sorry for the mess. These were the best pics we could get since they won't stay still.
Fancy (white)
Loki...
We have four hens and a roo - all 8 months old and barnyard mixes. They share a coop and run intended for 8 chickens so they have lots of space. We've also been letting them out of the coop during the day to free range. We don't pet them or hand feed them, and we mostly keep our distance, though...
Okay, so my mom had four hens and a rooster. You all helped identify them as backyard mixes. On Oct 7, my mom also bought chicks at a local feedstore. I'm not sure how old they were, but I took the attached pic (see babies). The older pics are from today. I called the feed store and they don't...
Hi All! First off, thanks for the community. I've been stalking posts for a bit before finally joining today, and the forum has been so helpful in decoding the behavior of our chickens. In particular, the tips in other posts have helped us break two broody hens. Now, we have a hen in our flock...
Hi! New to Backyard Chickens and new to raising chickens. I just moved to my mom’s, and I’m helping to take care of her flock. In her coop she has 1 rooster and 4 hens. They are all around 10 months and we’re given to her. She doesn’t know the breeds. I think the rooster is a Rhode Island Red...