I always have a separate coop with enclosed run for younger new chickens. This year should be interesting because our two coops are 3/4 full of 1 year-2 year-3 year chickens. We have a very large dog house that is divided into two parts ( that our Great Pyrenees never used) we are going to...
Hi, I joined about a year or two ago. Moved and lost password, finally I’m back. This is a wonderful website for a chicken newbie like me. I started with chickens when we moved out of the city, and lost a 19year kidney transplant about the same time. Being on hemo Dialysis at my home gave me...
What would be around the same size and temperament as a silkie. Really do like the silkies they remind me of Phyllis Diller and the huge feathered hats she would wair. Can you recommend any other breed that lays eggs and is a smaller chicken that I could look into?
So glad I found this site. New to chickens, looking at black and blue orpingtons and Splash and partridge bearded silkies to start with. They seem to have nice friendly dispositions, and may get along well. Do you think these would be good choices? I would get 3 of each.