My husband had to cull a few chickens today unfortunately. We tried to separate the hens we were keeping from the others. One of my chickens - little foot- is very hard to catch. I couldn’t get her separated so she saw everything. One of the chickens that’s now gone was her best friend. Little...
I have a few questions:
First, I currently have 5 older chickens in my flock. I also have 8 chicks that are 7–8 weeks old that I’d like to integrate. They’ve been in the chicken run in a separate pen (safe but visible to the older birds) for about 2 weeks. How much longer do I need to wait...
I have 2 silkies- about 5 weeks old. I really don’t want to get attached if one is a rooster. I came across the silkie lab. Any opinions of this site? I was planning on doing a blood sample.
Also what’s the earliest you’d be able to sex a silkie by looking at it? I’ve read sometimes it takes...
Hi everyone! I have currently have 18 chickens. My go to has been Facebook groups but I feel like there is much accurate or helpful info given. If you’re even able to get some to answer posts.ive been browsing this forum for a few weeks now. I have enjoyed reading the post more than on FB so I...