Well I saw my Salmon Favorelle Rooster paying some attention to a couple of my White Silkies. I don't know much about Genetics but I thought Salmon Silkies would be neat. It looks like most got strong Favorelle genes. Almost all did not get the gene for Black Skin etc. So I guess I'll end up...
I have two hanging on a hook in the barn, still new. One of my Black Australorp hens had a pretty bare back and wings. I bought her a saddle with wing protectors. She kept trying to back out of it, I'd leave her be for a while and she would not move. I try to pick her up and she'd try to run...
Thanks, that is what I was looking for. They are in now, I'll keep them in until it gets above freezing in a couple days. Then they can go back in their Tractor. I wanted to make sure they were big enough to keep each other warm. It looks like they have almost doubled in size in two days.
Thanks, that is what I was looking for. They are in now, I'll keep them in until it gets above freezing in a couple days. Then they can go back in their Tractor. I wanted to make sure they were big enough to keep each other warm. It looks like they have almost doubled in size in two days.
I found one of my Silkie Hens killed today. She had 4 6 week old chicks. Now they have no mom and it's going down to 15 degrees tonight. I brought them in but wondering if they would make it outside with no hen? They are feathered out pretty good. Am I overreacting? How long until they can take...
They are all inside, it's just not 98 degrees in here. In order to do that I'd have to set up my Incubator. I could pretty quick, do you think it's necessary?
Here is one of my Incubator babies from this Spring. He is about 7 Months old. Mother was a Black Bearded Silkie Father is a Mille Fleur d'Uccle. Pictures do not show how truly awesome he looks. Animal my Silkie Roo mutt
I was worried it would suffocate in the shell without a pip. I just read here it could take three days after internal pip.I can clearly hear it chirping and scraping it's beak on the inside of the shell. The Hen is still paying attention to it but also to 4 chicks and is not sitting on it...
I have one egg left under my hen. the last one hatched two days ago and I did not think the last egg was good. Yesterday I candled it and heard it chirp so it has pipped inside. that was 18 hours ago. I figured it would pip during the night but it did not. How long should I wait before I help...