I've just hatched a bundle of silkies, some from my hens and some bought.
The ones that are not from my hens have hatched and I've got one with wry neck, one with curled toes.
The one with wry neck is not doing well.
My question is, they are on medicated chick starter with added selenium (its...
I'm making a second post as I'm not sure who will see my response in my first.
I was staggering a few batches of silkie eggs. Batch one hatched beautifully and I have a bundle of lovely floofs. The day after my Mom had a stroke. I've been back and forth frequently, but I've also had my neighbor...
So I have hatched before, but I guess I'm being a worry wart.
I'm staggering 32 Silkie eggs currently. First batch of 7 was set March 27th, and should pip by the 17th. The second set will pip on the 22nd. 3rd set on May 3rd.
I've done staggering before, and its gone well (I only had one quitter...
Hi there!
I'm fairly new to figuring out genetics, (think approx a month worth of research) and im a bit stuck in regards to my Serama.
As far as I knew, there was no way Serama could "breed true". That was kind of the fun of them, they were like little surprise bags. Or eggs. Whichever.
Last...
Hi Everyone!
Figured I would throw this in here, before I started pestering everyone with questions!
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? Newish! I've been keeping chickens for about 7 years.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Oh gosh. Chicken math lol. 17...