anyone know if you can tame older silkies...I have 3 that are almost a year old and they are very weary of me (I didnt raise them). I can get them to come close with scratch but I dont want to ruin that trust by trying to pet one..any advice would be wonderful!
Absolutely sure. She was laying in a pool of blood and feathers. Her neck area had all the feathers plucked out and they almost decapitated her. Our Barred Rock's feathers were mixed in. If it were a cat or hawk you'd think they would have done more than rip her throat open.
My heart is broken, I never wanted chickens they were my husbands idea/hobby and I thought he was nuts. 2 years ago we got our first 5 girls (red/black sexlink & barred rock) it's fun watching them grow and develop their own personalities. A year later we got 4 silkie chicks 3 of which ended up...
Monday we brought home 3 chicks, 2 auracanas and 1 buff orpington. Day one was fine they got settled in and acted normal, Day two we started to notice that one of our auracana was acting really lethargic,(taking two steps and falling asleep). she had a little poop stuck to her butt so I got a...