Ok i am at a loss. Back in April my hens hatched 7 eggs. The 8th needed a bit of help out of that shell. Well it is that 8th chick i am having a little trouble with. Of all the chicks hatched that 2 weeks, this little one, named by my niece as Runt, gets all beat up by the other chickens)...
This is the first time i have had chicks. I have 3 questions i hope someone can answer for me. The first is at what age can the chicks be introduced to the rest of the flock? I have 2 hens and 2 Roosters with 5 chicks in the coop and 3 chicks in a brooder. The chicks in the coop have been...
My first group of chicks hatched under my hen and we allowed her to raise them. However, the group that is hatching now, yesterday, doesnt seem to get along with the first group so we have placed them in a brooder. BTW, my hens are silkies. I have 3 hatches in a brooder and 5 raised by their...
I have a few questions. I have 2 silkie hens and 2 silkie roos. The 2 hens are currently sitting on the fertile eggs. I went out this morning and found a hatched chick. The roos live in the same house as the hens. With the chick under the mother, do i leave the roos in the house with the...
I would have to agree with almost all of the other posts. I own 2 silkie roosters and they crow opposite each other, as if to answer the first. The part i love about it is that one has a smoother crow than the other.
(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens?
I am new to them, I was given two silkies a little over a year ago.
(2) How many chickens do you have right now?
Currently I have just the two silkies (Red and Pepper). I am very bad at names. Red appears a sandy red color...