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  1. Brian

    Bantam Cochins

    At approximately 6-months old.
  2. Brian

    Are Silkies, Well, Strange?

    I'm really glad to know that this is all just normal behavior for silkies. In my mind, I think it gives them even more uniqueness. They are indeed special. This morning I was in the hen house raking out the straw and laying in the new. All hens stayed outside--the rake scares them, even though I...
  3. Brian

    Are Silkies, Well, Strange?

    You should hear my old english game bantam roo. His crow sounds like a tone-deaf Billy Barty attempting to sing with some bad emphysema. I suppose they can't all be Pavaroti. :P
  4. Brian

    Are Silkies, Well, Strange?

    Silkies come bearded and non-bearded (clean faced). My silkie is non-bearded, and has an unconstructed view of the world, and still she exhibits poor vision behavior.
  5. Brian

    Are Silkies, Well, Strange?

    Thank you, all, for your replies. Okay, so I won't worry that my silkie is a nut-job! Silkies are so unique. I want to get a couple more now. Brian
  6. Brian

    Are Silkies, Well, Strange?

    Oh, yes...ordered a single straight run silkie chick in the blue color. She arrived cold, and separate from the others in the box. She was close to death, but putting her under a lamp saved her. I have several tame chickens, several of which jump in my lap for attention, but I've never...
  7. Brian

    Are Silkies, Well, Strange?

    This is the first time I've had a silkie. I've had chickens for many years. For most breeds, I see little difference in behavior, with most breeds exhibiting basically pretty similar behavior. I find more variety in the indivuals than in the various breeds. But silkies! My girl is 5 months old...
  8. Brian

    Silkie -- Blind-like Behavior???

    No feathers block her vision.
  9. Brian

    Silkie -- Blind-like Behavior???

    Hello. I have 29 4-month old chickens, and one is a silkie. She is incredible docile, tame, and sweet. But she is also a tad strange. For instance, she's always the last to go in at night. I don't mean by 5-10 minutes either, but by 30-minutes or so. She will just stand outside while everyone...
  10. Chicken Art

    Chicken Art

    Original watercolor paintings are available for purchase. These are usually 15x22" in size, look nice mounted in a 20x24" frame. Custom sized paintings may be requested. Paintings may be securely shipped in a mailing tube, and make an excellent gift for the chicken lover in your family. These...
  11. Brians Chicks

    Brians Chicks

    Day One: 2-1-08 Today the chicks arrived. All 25 of them. So, here they are: 7 Rhode Island Red, 6 Delaware, 5 Black Australorp, 3 Ameraucana, 2 Buff Orpington, and 2 Plymouth Barred Rock. They were hatched on 1-29-08, so here they are at 3 days old. Brian Here they are at Day 10: Four...
  12. Combination Garden Shed Hen House

    Combination Garden Shed Hen House

    Combination Garden Shed/Hen House, designed and built by Brian McPartland, 2007. Here is my combo shed/coop. It is 18 feet long in total. The shed portion is 6x8', and the coop portion is 8x10'. I wanted an internal shed area for feed storage, as well as a handful of tools for the neighboring...
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    • Category: Medium Coops
  13. Brian

    My coops done!!!

    So well done. Good job.
  14. Brian

    Racoons...Climb over wire fence?

    I would think a 6' tall fence, with a single line of electrified wire at the top (6" above the top of the wire fence) could work quite well in deterring raccoons! They'd obviously have to touch it to get over, and thus, would not want to go over it. Correct? Is there anyone reading this who has...
  15. Brian

    Racoons...Climb over wire fence?

    With an electric fence, is the whole fence charged, or does the animal have to touch just the charged wire(s)?
  16. Brian

    Racoons...Climb over wire fence?

    This is helpful. I appreciate the comments. I always plan for large coops, and so, I think the one poster is right...it won't be a big deal for the hens to have to wait a little while in the morning, and it has to be the most fail-safe approach. What I would like to know more about, however, is...
  17. Brian

    Racoons...Climb over wire fence?

    Good God! I've heard enough. I'll still need to lock the girls in at night. Anyone know of an auto-door device?
  18. Brian

    Racoons...Climb over wire fence?

    We have sold our old property and have purchased new land that we are building on now. I am planning a new chicken area. At our last place, we had a 5' high wire fence that kept the daytime predators out, but each night we would lock the hen's little door, and each morning we would have to go...
  19. Brian

    Ameraucana's from Ideal

    All of my Americaunas from Ideal lay nice blue/green eggs.
  20. Brian

    Any Show Quality Breeders In Oregon?

    I am primarily interested in bantams: blue silkies, OEG in Wheaton, Splash, Black Breasted, and Crele. In standard breeds, I am interested in Lemon Blue Cochin, Am Blue Laced and Red Wyandotte, as well as Golden Laced Orps. I have seramas and would be willing to trade. Brian [email protected]
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