I’ve got 10 eggs, two hatched but the rest have not. My hen is sitting on the eggs for short periods of time but is spending most of her time teaching the two new chicks to eat and drink. They just hatched yesterday morning or the evening before. Should I move the rest of the eggs to the...
So all silkies, rooster is buff, hens are paint, blue, partridge and I have a white hen but I’m not sure if she’s laying yet and a black sizzle roo but he is possibly to young too.
my buff rooster silkie has breed with my other silkies which are every color silkies come in. I can’t find a breeding chart with buffs in them. What might I get? Thanks!
sooooooo my buff rooster is breeding with white, blue, splash, buff. I’ve found color charts for breeding but none have buff in them. What am I going to hatch??
I checked on my girls and one silkie was laying on her side unable to walk and use her legs, I immediately thought she was dying. I picked her up and brought her to the water and helped her with balance while she drank. She drank a ton and then had more energy to walk about four steps then would...
I can’t say if I felt an egg.... I’ve never gone through this before so not sure what I’m looking for. I’m too worried I’ll break it if I put my finger inside her vent so I just stayed on the outside while the vent kinda sucked up the oil on my finger. I couldn’t tell what color the fluid was...
I checked on my girls and one silkie was laying on her side unable to walk and use her legs, I immediately thought she was dying. I picked her up and brought her to the water and helped her with valence while she drank. She drank a ton and then had more energy to walk about four steps then would...
I have found my Guinea’s nest and have been putting their eggs under my 3 broody silkie hens. Some are due to hatch in a few days and I’m debating how to handle this. Should I move one of my silkie hens in the brooder with the eggs and let her hatch them and raise them for a bit? How many eggs...
I have found my Guinea’s nest and have been putting their eggs under my 3 broody silkie hens. Some are due to hatch in a few days and I’m debating how to handle this. Should I move one of my silkie hens in the brooder with the eggs and let her hatch them and raise them for a bit? How many eggs...