HI , all my chooks free ranged but i wanted to split them up so i could hatch out the pure breeds . how long should i leave them before i start to hatch as im not sure who has mated who . i heard that after mating the hen can hold the sperm for 3 weeks so shpould i start to hatch after a month...
Hi , my silkie x has gone broody ive tryed to get her out of it but i gave in and let her sit on some eggs , its been a week now and ive just candled them and only one is firtile .
QUESTION IS .... can i take these 7 eggs away and replace with other eggs as she has sat on them for 7 days already...
Hi i have a gold / brown frizzle hen who has been up to all sorts with my silkie white roo , i have incubatored her eggs and are all fertile with growing chicks in them . now the question is what colours will the chicks be when they hatch anyone know ?? pics below are hen and roo
fred the roo...
My pullet is 22 weeks old and had her first egg 2 days ago , she was going around the garden making a noise and squatting but getting distressed then she went in out dog kennel and had it , it was massive
she has come out the the coop this morning and distressed making noises only to go...
can anyone help please , caught my bluebelle hen is 22 weeks old and has been squatting on and off for a few days now , How long after they start squatting do they start to lay? i have other polish chickens the same age and not caught them squatting yet , will they lay when they see the...
i had 5 eggs on day 22 yesterday did water and candle test and was fine . got up this morning to no pips or chicks so i did water test etc and no movement at all . opened them up and took all yolk in and all membrain was dry and srink wraped ???? what has happened the only chick that hatched...
HI , ive got a 22 week old roo who until today i havent seen mate any of the girls , he has mated a frizzle silkie who is 3-4 years old and ive only had her 4 weeks and hasnt layed any eggs with me yet , when i bought her the lady said she had been broody and had pulled out some of her feathers...
'FRED' IS A SILKIE WHITE ROO IN NEED OF A NEW HOME
he is 20 weeks old , only getting rid due to having hatched 3
he doesnt crow until after 7am ( trained him lol ) i dont let him out until 7.30am
intergrates well with new chickens and breeds as i have polish fizzles and a bluebelle
i live in...
I HAVE A WHITE SILKIE 'FRED' WHO NEEDS A NEW HOME
uk , de21 area
only needing a new home due to having another silkie roo whom i hatched (didnt hatch fred ) bought fred at 4 weeks old , he is lovely its the only reason that i have one other silkie roo and a polish roo and i would hate for them...
guys i have a poorly chick 4 days old and for the past few days i have had to clean its bum in a morning as it is covered in poo and its dryed and clogged up . well today he / she isnt its self just falling over , wings hav dropped down and letting the other chicks walk all over it . ive given...
When will my 20 weeks cockeral silkie start to do his "husbanly duty"? At what age do they start to mate? i also have a 20 week old silkie hen he will mate with but she hasnt started laying yet either so what age will they get it together , plus when they do start and she lays some eggs how...
Hi , can anyone help , i set eggs on 25th august , stop turn 12th sept so due to hatch 15th . we are now on 17th and still no sign of a pip . i have 3 eggs due today and 11 due on 19th at this rate i will be seeing the ones on the 19th . i candled on 12th (lock down day ) and there was movement...
Please can someone help its day 13 in the incubator and ive dropped one of my eggs and cracked it , it started to bleed but not a lot . ive put some damp tissue around it and its now stopped bleeding . what im asking will the chick bleed to death or can it go on to hatch ? im very upset and cant...
Can you help my 9 / 10 week old chicken?
My chicken has become less active, and lethargic and drinking lots of water . i have given Net-tex Poultry Nutri-Drops and seems to be walking around a little more but still drinking loads and falling to sleep like a week old chick does (lowering head to...