Kalamani- How did your Silkie do with the chicks? I'm just curious
I tried to brood 3 more chicks with Henny Penny (and her adopted babies, too), but no one would take to my new chicks. So now I am keeping them in a broody box in my basement. I guess I got lucky with my first 3 babies!
How fascinating that the Cream Legbars don't show any interest at all! I'm glad that you have a happy momma to adopt your baby. I have read great things about Speckled Sussex with their young. Is your chick a full CL? Or is it possible to know? I'm very curious about your situation!
Annie...
My roo is about 3 1/2 months (14 weeks) old (I took him in when he was about 9 weeks old so I don't know his actually age). The day before yesterday I noticed pin feathers on the back of his neck and feathers of all sizes are all over the coop... I give my chickens an in-depth inspection every 2...
Everything has been going great with my chickens! Henny Penny never goes far from her adoptees. I open the coop and let my chickens free range every day for a couple of hours. My older chickens (Annie, Chippie, and Charlie) all go out right away, but Henny Penny stays in the coop/run with her...
I'm so glad I found this post!
I have 3 Crested Cream Legbar pullets that are 16 weeks old (and a roo-mutt who is about 13 weeks old-but he isn't involved yet- haha). Yesterday I bought 3 more chicks (2 are about 3 days old, and one is about a week old) and then experimented with my pullets...
My name is Brittany and I am getting my first 2 chicks this week (Wednesday or Thursday). I'm pretty excited because, well, chickens are AMAZING!!! I have been researching like crazy to make sure that I spoil and pamper my girls :)
We live in the suburbs, but have a little chunk of land where...