Just found the headless body of one of my silkies. They are free range (about a month and a half now) and this is the first one I lost to predators. It happened during the day and I suspect the Silkie was a male, although I can't quite tell yet, so I don't know if that has something to do with...
Do I have any hope I'll find her alive in the morning? I was rounding up the chickens to go back inside and had two of my bantams (silkie and a d'uccle) run off into the woods at the side of the area they free range. I was able to locate one when she went up to roost (the d'uccle) and was able...
Any thoughts would be greatly appreciated, I'm trying to figure out how many roosters I have (my profile pic is definitely a rooster I found out by the crowing yesterday). Thanks!
This is the silkie of indeterminate parentage....possibly a cross between a blue and a white?
This one has...
Anyone have a suggestion on good cheap siding for a coop? We definitely need it as there are small gaps between panels but I don't want to break the bank either (the initial body cost more than expected, but the chickens are worth it). I was thinking adobe siding, has anyone tried that before?
I'm on the phone with the vet but there aren't many chicken specialists available on a Sunday. I was cleaning their brooder today and noticed one of them was acting weird when I went to put her back in it. I don't know if her neck is broken or if she's having some kind of neurological problem...