I feel the same way you do ! I don't think we should mess with the natural color of a hens egg.. putting something in the feed that can change the color could be harmful to the chicken and maybe even the people eating those eggs?? Also some people may try to SELL them as 'BROWN' eggs which...
Thanks for the advice, I,ll try to move her to her food and water.
Her box is about 3ft by 2.5ft she's sitting in a corner opposite of her food and water.
I am worried about my broody hen. she is a pet silkie, sitting on 4 eggs.
we moved her into a brooder box (cardboard box) in the kitchen ,(we thought it might be too cold for them in the garage ). She hasn,t gotten up for 3 days now!! I have put some food and a couple of her favorite...
I have house chickens myself. 2 white silkies. We keep them in a large box w/clay catlitter on the bottom and use a cat scoop to clean out the droppings. They go out in the backyard daily for excercise,dust bathing,finding food,etc.. They are VERY tame and like being held and petted. Only...
I am new to this site and have a concern about my
2 newly hatched silkie chicks. I have 2 white silkies a hen and a roo as pets. The hen was laying nearly every day for a cycle of about 3 wks then would go broody. Shes nearly 1yr old now and the last time she went broody, we decided to put...