Yep. We had two Silkies. One started jumping on the other hens backs,and grabbing the backs of their necks at just about 16 weeks. Then, he started to try out his voice. Luckily, my coworker that gave them to us was two hens was willing to take him back. If we weren't in town, we would have...
We have 8 hens we're trying to keep "under the radar". I think I'll sooner sell and move out to of city limits than to get rid of them.
Edit: Oops. This was a reference to a member on page one with their "contraband" hens before they moved. Sorry. Carry on. :P
We got our first one today. Not sure which one of the girls laid it though.
I took a double-take because it was in a nest box beside the fake wooden eggs I had in there.
I realize that this is an older thread, but I appreciate the ideas. Luckily, I work at a wood treatment plant, so I'll be able to reduce the costs on the framing anyhow. I don't consider myself a builder by any means, but I guess as long as it is sturdy and secure, the chickens will not mind how...
Your Frizzles are beautiful.
So the folks that we were getting the additional chickens from only had two Frizzles, and decided to keep them. Instead we got two that are black and have feathers on their legs and feet. We're told they are three weeks old. The new chicks are a little bigger, but...
Thank you for the welcomes. The youngsters are growing bigger by the minute. Tomorrow we're adding two Frizzles (I hope that is the correct term) to our little flock. They are approximately one month old, whereas our Reds are just over a week old. We hope they'll get along with minimal issues...
Greetings folks. This is a great forum. The Mrs. and I have been browsing for awhile. We currently have two RIR chicks that are a week old. It is so cool seeing them grow on a daily basis. We can't wait until they move into the coop and start producing eggs. Thanks again for all of the pictures...