We went to a Bird Fanciers meet last weekend and ended up coming home with a 4 1/2 month old Silkie Bantam pullet and a rooster from Roooster Rescue! Rooster doing well with our older hens but am worried about introducing our Silkie pullet to either of our 2 groups of bigger hens/roos as shes so...
Neighbors had a 10 x 50 mobile home chassis sitting in the woods and I never gave it a glance until I thought about how to build the base of my new coop! Its up off ground with steel girders for support and didnt cost anything. They were happy to get rid of it. My husband very reluctantly helped...
I have 3 Buff Orpington hens we aquired from someone selling them who said they were about a year old but really have to wonder? Theyve never had feathers covering their heads fully and a year later are actually thinning more. Is this a sign of an older hen or something else? Can we buy wigs to...
I am new to the site. I have 2 kids home(3 grown), 3 rescued Pit Bulls, 13 chickens(2 Barred Rocks, 11 Buff Orps) and 1 patient husband who would let me bring home camels if I wanted them! LOL! I have referenced this site often and finally took the time to register. LOVE LOVE your site!