Hi guys. So I know that pretty much everywhere says that chickens don't overeat. But my silkie girl's behavior changed drastically after she kicked out the chicks she raised this summer. Since shes gotten out of 'momma mode' I've noticed she eats more than my other two chickens combined! She has...
I am living the dream of finally letting one of my girls raise some babies for the first time!! So, our girl tenshi went broody and she's been sitting on a clutch of 11 eggs since the 9th of this month. Today I noticed my other silkie girl Papillion is going *full* broody on me. I only have...
I have found another hen I want to home! 😍 This pretty chick is a 5-6 month old polish silkie cross. I didnt get good pictures of the saddle but I got lots otherwise. Such a sweet baby I want to brood my silkie roos chicks 🥰 I have never had a polish so I got nothin, what do you think?
I just want healthy babies :hit So genetics I guess?
So you're saying it doesn't really make a difference if I pair him with show quality or pet quality? Thanks for the insight!
Hey guys! I am finalize realizing my lifetime dream of breeding my baby birdies 😍 I have an 8 yo partridge silkie rooster who is definitely pet quality. He has feather quality issues including ingrown and (small) feather cysts on his feet. I want to breed him because I have NEVER had such a...
Thank you for the insight! You are right, I am only looking for a sweet pet rather than show quality. Out of curiosity, how would you rate her genetics though? I am buying her to brood my partridge silkie roo's chicks and he has problems with ingrown feathers and feather cysts on his feet. Do...
Oh noooooo 😅
Yep I am definitely looking to adopt a lil girl. I am having SUCH a hard time finding a silkie hen that has been handled enough for me to feel like she'll bond to me. I'm one of those house chicken/ chicken baby people 🤪
Hey all, I am worried about my feather child Poulet. A couple days ago we notice my going on 8 year old silkie roo was limping a little bit. Nothing to be concerned about, but we figured his spurs were too long and curling into his foot. Two days ago I used the potato trick to remove his spurs...
This lil fuzzybutt I'm looking into adopting was hatched on December third. The first 3 pictures were taken at 9 weeks old, the rest are recent within a few days. Do your thing folks!!
Hey y'all! I posted in buy/sell/trade but I figured I'd try here as well. I have a sweet single silkie roo who I'm trying to find a young silkie hen/pullet to pair with. I'm hoping for a girl young enough to bond to me and my roo, but old enough that I can reasonably expect her to mother silkie...
Hello! I am in the market (or dating game) to find a under 6 month old silkie hen to be paired with my single silkie roo. I am hoping to find a hen young enough to bond with me and my rooster, but old enough that I could expect her to mother chicks in the coming spring/summer. I live in...
Ok! So! I researched into a bunch of these infections and avian flu is common in waterfowland can be transferred through feces. I took poupou to the park a couple days ago and there were DROVES of geese and droppings everywhere. Poupou is a solo rooster and this was really his only oppurtunity...
What is MG and how can I rule it out? His eye his more watery than usual and the lid is not where it should be. How would I tell if he had eye bubbles? His breathing is fine, he gets gook in his nose area all the time that I semi-regularly clean out...
Other than looking funny he's actimg...
Hey all,
Its been a *long* time since I posted here but I am worried about my beloved travel chicken Poupou. Poupou is a 7 year old red silkie rooster and I noticed a few days ago that the right side of his face is swollen, to the point of lifting his bottom eyelid over his eye:
As you can...