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When I first started with my chickens I was told silkies couldn't roost because of their 5th toe. They proved everybody wrong... two of the three do roost.

I love the idea of free, protein rich chicken food. The hanging coffee can with holes in the bottom sounds like a great idea to me. Has anyone found this design to work? I saw the DIY bin using a big tote and PVC pipes. That just looks like too much of a project for me. I'm hoping the...

I was pretty excited when I found out.. While I LOVED Santa and the others, I had my doubts. I actually felt more like a detective cracking some huge case wide open when I found out the truth. I remember asking my mom if there was a Santa. She gave me a book with the letter "Yes Virginia...

I wanted about 4 silkie pullets but they were impossible to find anywhere locally. I dove into an assorted bantam bin and somehow ended up with 12 assorted chicklets, 5 are some sort of silkie. I don't know how many are roos yet, but I am hoping for at least 4 or 5 females total. Maybe 6 or 8...

Near Modesto/Stockton. Took the 9 babies outside today when the sun poked out for about 30 minutes before it got too chilly again. What happend to our warm sunshiney week??? I threw a palmful of mealworms out, and let me tell you.. those 2 white silkies are waaaay too fast for anybody else to...

I've got 9 chickadees just a week old. I've got quite a ways to go before I see an egg. I'd like to ask a total rookie question please, if someone wouldn't mind humoring the ignorance. The term "broody" is used often. "... wants to go broody", "is broody"... what exactly does this mean? A...

I am pretty excited you guys know what these chickies are. Thank you SOOOOO much! I'm gonna try and get a better photo of two and six. These babies are really hard to photograph! They move so fast!

I'm also very new, and I know this is pathetic... I'm asking y'all to hold my hand here, but should I feed the parakeet grit only on the days I take the babies outside since they're pecking at everything? With 9 babies should it be a tablespoon total each day or less or more? I'm so glad I'm...

Tractor Supply Store had a nice big selection of bantams.. I grabbed 9 of them. I've dug through many previous posts trying to find pics of these lil chicks. I know creamy white ones are white silkies. #4 and #5 are some sort of silkie. But these other few I'm not sure of. Do these look...

I was at our local feed store asking questions about the assorted tub of brand new bantam chicks. The employee who helped me said they aren't exactly pros when it comes to the baby chick department. Great. I wanted to know if there was a way to identify silkies from another baby chick...

Yah, I only want 4 or 5. My friend wants a few more. We're both trying to find them. I'd rather specifically get pullets. The straight run seems too risky for mostly roosters, which I CANNOT have in the city! I let you know if I get any leads! Ya know, I can buy them online. They're...

Being so new to the chicken world, I have no connections. It seems like I'm on every "waiting list" possible at the few local feed stores around. Any leads would be appreciated. Oh, I'm looking for at least 4 and up to 8. Thanks!

I'm a city gal and have always wanted a piece of the country living. I've got a friend who has some silkies in her side yard and I fell in love with the idea of having a few pet chickens. It may be as close as I'll ever get to farm life. I've been poking around online the last few weeks...