Are you an animal lover looking to care for 3 adorable bantam hens?
1 white Silkie bantam hen (broody)
1 buff Brahma bantam hen (not broody)
1 black and white mottled Cochin bantam hen (the broodiest!)
All are a little over a year old and laying.
These girls need a little extra TLC...
About a month ago, my three bantam chickens began developing dry flakey patches on their heads and bodies, their feathers fell out on their head and neck, and feathers on their bodies began falling out in clumps. From the research I did online, I thought it was favus, or ringworm, and began...
So I have a sweet Silkie who has been broody for about 4 days. We don't have a rooster, and I would like to continue to get eggs, so I've been trying to break her broody cycle by putting her in a "broody breaker," or a little wire bottom kennel to get good airflow underneath her. She's been in...
Hi Everyone!
I'm a first-time chicken owner and just got 3 chicks from a breeder yesterday. One is a 3 week old silkie, one is a week old buff brahma bantam, and one is a week old mottled cochin bantam.
I have 2 questions:
First, the brahma began picking at the feathers on the cochin's...
Hi Everyone!
I'm a first-time chicken owner and just got 3 chicks from a breeder yesterday. One is a 3 week old silkie, one is a week old buff brahma bantam, and one is a week old mottled cochin bantam.
I have 2 questions:
First, the brahma began picking at the feathers on the cochin's...