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My broody silkie bantam is really squacky and ruffles her feathers alot. I have to take her out of the nesting box and then she freaks out a little and I think she might sleep in the nesting box. Should I do something about it?

Thanks everyone! Today when I left for work my silkie Fluttershy was in the nesting box. When I got home, her egg was in the run. Is it possible that the more superior chickens are kicking her out? I think she's the lowest in the pecking order.

My 6 mo old silkie is laying, but more often than not the eggs are found in the corner of the girls' run. Is it ok that she is laying her eggs there? How can I prevent this? Thanks! Also sorry! I did not realize that I posted this twice

My 6 month old silkie is laying, but more often than not, her eggs are found in the corner of our run outside rather than in the nesting box. Is it ok that she is doing this? How can I get her to lay in the box? Thanks!

Thank you! I would love a medium sized dog and really like pit bulls but I'm not sure if they would do well around chickens. I've heard good and bad stories about pit bulls with chickens.

Hi everyone! I really want a dog but I need a breed good with chickens. Any suggestions? Thanks!

5 girls!!

If you are not already, give them some chick grit to help digest all those veggies!

Mine go up as soon as it starts to get dark.

I just feed my silkie layer pellets.

Have you tried giving them dried mealworms? My girls go crazy for them!

Lettuce, black oil sunflower seeds, mealworms, and scratch

Putting a tiny bit of apple cider vinegar in their water is supposed to help with digestion. It's also good to give them a dust bath every once in a while if they don't have access to sand or dirt. Our dust baths usually consist of ashes, sand, and diatomaceous earth ( the diatomaceous earth is...

MEALWORMS!!!!

Heres a list of no-nos: avacado citrus fruit banana peels raw potatoe peels pineapple salty foods dried or un cooked beans raw eggs candy or sugary food apple seeds peach pits tomatoes Some of my girls' favorites are mealworms, pear, black oil sunflower seeds, cracked corn, plain yogurt...

Corn is good right before they sleep if its cold out because it keeps them warm somehow (I think its something about how they digest corn) but its just a treat so you don't need to give it to the chickens regularly.

Thanks so much for your help! Usually they go up early and settle town, so they wont come back down. I think they probably aren't used to it, because we just got the scratch, but I guess it could be bad...I hope not tht would be disgusting. Would they get sick from that?

People are always saying that their chickens LOVE scratch. I give mine some at night because it's winter and it makes them warmer by boosting their metabolism. When i sprinkle it around, the chickens just stay in their roosts. Also, if I give it to them for a treat, they don't get super excited...

Also that night, I put her up on the roost, then checked about 2 hours later and she was still on it!