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  1. Sarahnz

    19 week old rooster silkie - Auckland

    I brought 3 silkie chicks when they. Were 5 weeks old and I thought were all girls turns out 1 is a boy. The council does not allow roosters in the suburbs so. Need to rehome him ASAP . Please text me if interested 0226037846
  2. Sarahnz

    My chicks

    We had a storm this week and which resulted in over 18 hrs of rain the chicks little hut got completely flooded so had to take it away they went into the big hen house and we haven't had a single problem. It's been fantastic merging the girls. It's been beautiful weather today so I've been...
  3. Sarahnz

    My chicks

    They are approx 10 weeks old whittychick . I am thinking about moving their little house and run inside the main run so they Can mix with the big girls but have space where they can retreat to that the big girls can't reach.
  4. Sarahnz

    My chicks

    Gosh they are super cute
  5. Sarahnz

    My chicks

    Ok I feel the chicks are ready to move in with the big girls. Shoul I move them just before dusk? Also do I just pop them in the run or in the house in a nesting box maybe? I'm worried the big girls may attack them. They. Have been side by side the big girls for a couple of weeks so they...
  6. Sarahnz

    Share your chicks growing up.

    My first chicks, first photo is when I got them they were 4 weeks. Second photo they are 8 weeks old (yesterday). They are silkies called Voilet, Rosie and Ziggy.
  7. Sarahnz

    My chicks

    They are so cute wittychick
  8. Sarahnz

    My chicks

    Thanks for all the advice. I love this site. Today was there first day the chicks were outside. I brought them a temporary home and placed next to the chook run. They love being outside, the big girls in the run got very vocal but have settled down. My plan is for them to stay in their...
  9. Sarahnz

    silkie hens,cchicks or fertile eggs WANTED in new zealand, auckland or further north

    I got 3 silkie chicks from heritage farms just outside Henderson
  10. Sarahnz

    My chicks

    Update my baby. Chicks are apprx 7 weeks old and have doubled in size. I've currently got them in a huge cardboard box ( 5ftby2ft) in the garage under a lamp. I've brought a small a frame house and run for them to live in until they are big enough to go into my hen house with the established...
  11. Sarahnz

    My chicks

    Thanks Sarah
  12. Sarahnz

    My chicks

    I have had 3 adult chickens now for alittle over 5 months and I love them, the exciting bit of new is I got 3 silkie chicks on Saturday. I'm keeping them in the garage under a lamp at the moment as they are only 4 weeks old. They are super cute. Any ideas how I should introduce them to the...
  13. Sarahnz

    Hi from NZ, new to chicken keeping

    Woohoo got our first egg, I nearly laid one myself I was so excited to see it :)
  14. Sarahnz

    Hi from NZ, new to chicken keeping

    If you just brought these girls home, they may need a week or two to settle in before they start laying again. Sometimes the stress of moving shuts off the eggs for a little while. But hang in there and pretty soon you should be in the eggs!! Welcome to BYC!
  15. Sarahnz

    Hi from NZ, new to chicken keeping

    Hi I have had my 3 chickens for a few days. My girls are called Apple, Olive and Betsy. They are all approx a year old and are very friendly birds. I have never kept chickens before but am super keen and can't wait to get my first egg.
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